Kalymnos updates - TNF Festival 9-12 october

The spring 2014 has been the busiest ever and as an example the biggest climbing hotel, Philoxenia has been fully booked for a couple of weeks. Wild Sports have started their second shop and the new rescue service founded by Alternet, with the equipment donated by Wild Sports, is up and running. The picture from Aris Theodoropoulos shows the rescue team in action saving a couple rapelling of the wrong anchor with the rope not reaching the ground. In order to support the rescue you can by a Kalymnos card which also gives you discounts on several shops, restaurants and hotels. Climb Kalymnos reports that it is now safe again to climb in Arginonta. In November 2013, "a severe thunderstorm caused a big flake to come loose and hang precariously from a single bolt (!) 30m above the ground." Since last season, several hundreds routes have been bolted or rebolted and 200 blue recycling bins for paper, plastic, glass and metal have been placed out. The official dates for The North Face Festival is 9 - 12 october so be quick to book up the flight tickets :)