1. Panjika Guidebook 4th edition (2024)
The new edition for the climbing mecca in the Peloponnese is out! Local development continues unabated – 14 new sectors and 355 new routes have been added compared to the 2022 edition.
The current climbing guidebook for Leonidio & Kyparissi – Edition 2025 now contains an impressive 2673 single-pitch and 49 multi-pitch routes spread over 111 sectors.
The guidebook is very clearly laid out and provides all the necessary information in a compact format. Each sector is preceded by an introductory text and a detailed description of the approach. Further information follows as a tabular overview (number of routes sorted by grade) and in pictogram form (altitude, orientation, wall gradient, access time, parking situation, child-friendliness, GPS coordinates, …). The topos are laid over color photographs and are very easy to read.
The climbing guide is accompanied by a 72-page brochure containing further information on how to get there, history, climate and local infrastructure, suggestions for break days, local cuisine, accommodation, soft tourism, … as well as the development of climbing around Leonidio. This division into climbing guidebook + brochure is an interesting idea, which has reduced the size and weight of the guidebook.
With the purchase of this climbing guide you support local, sustainable projects of the Panjika Cooperative as well as the local climbing community, which finances new openings and refurbishments of old climbing routes far beyond the borders of Leonidio.
Thank you for staying true to the original and have fun climbing.
512 pages / 72 pages
Language English
Edition 2024
Pánjika Cooperative
2. Climbing guidebook Leonidio & Kyparissi (2020)
Leonidio has become a major climbing area known for well-bolted single pitches and fully bolted, long multi-pitch routes on excellent limestone. Further south, the beautiful seaside village of Kyparissi now has nearly 400 well-protected routes and unlimited tufas.
This essential guide includes 83 crags (51 in the book, 32 extra in the app) and nearly 2500 sport routes for all levels. Developments up to December 2020 are featured, including new crags Geraki Wave, Loupas, Theatro, Yellow Eyes, and Arcadia.
Bonus: Also included are the new crags at Agios Petros and Agios Andreas, two picturesque villages north of Leonidio with perfect rock and unspoilt nature.
Features
- Pages: 496
- 83 crags (51 in the book, 32 extra in the app) and nearly 2500 sport routes for all levels
- GPS coordinates for each sector
- Large, clear, accurate photo topos
- Ample drone photos for easy wayfinding
- User-friendly layout and info about shade, orientation, kid-friendliness, equippers, and essential gear
- Hundreds of full-color action photos
- Stories about local life, history, and people
- Free app by Vertical-Life. Two books in one!
The proceeds of this guidebook go back into local climbing and crag maintenance. The Municipality of Leonidio has committed to using all profits from the sale of this guidebook to fund further development and crag/route maintenance. Importantly, this ensures that the local authorities will have an ongoing stream of revenue to use for climbing—a low-impact form of tourism which has already added immense value to Leonidio.
A note about the app:
(Updated February 12, 2021)
All crags in the print version of the guidebook are now available for download on the Vertical-Life app.
The “app-only” crags are currently under development and will be available for download in a few weeks.
The digital version of the guidebook is valid for three years from the day it becomes available on Vertical-Life’s app.
Authors: Aris Theodoropoulos & Katie Roussos
Language: English
Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Aris Theodoropoulos & Katie Roussos
Release date: December 23, 2020
ISBN: 978-618-00-2502-6