MOLON LAVE

“Molon Lave” (6a, 110 m) was completed and first climbed on 11/9/2004 by D. Mavropoulos and V. Zekis. The route was initially started in 2003 by D. Mavropoulos and K. Nitti.

Pitch 1: Starts between the routes Centaur and Christoforos Agnoglou, passes a small roof and two water grooves, then traverses right toward the first belay of Christoforos Agnoglou.

Pitch 2: Moves right and upward, again passing a small roof, and reaches a small ledge at the base of a large crack.

Pitch 3: Follows the crack from its base to its end, completing the route.

All belays are equipped with double rings and suitable for rappel. Required gear includes a set of nuts, a set of friends, and slings. If climbed with 60 m ropes, the first two pitches can be linked into one.
During the first ascent, a very large friend (Camalot #5) was used in a water groove a few meters before the first bolt on pitch 1, and again a few meters above the second belay. This friend is optional, not essential.

Two rusty pitons were found on pitch 1, reportedly placed by P. Botinis during an earlier attempt.
The first repeat was made by N. Kostopoulos, Th. Skopas, and V. Koltsidas on 7/11/2004.

The route was initially graded VI- but after several repetitions was regraded to VI (≈6a).