The Kotroni crag is located south of the village of Kampia, which is why it is also known as the Kampia crag. The peak of the same name, Kotroni (733m), is also known as Kampiotiko Kotroni to distinguish it from the dozens of other locations named Kotroni in Evia.
The crag was discovered by Faidon Galinos, who informed Thanasis Avramopoulos; the latter, together with Dimitris Korres and Giorgos Soulas, established the first routes there in 1979. These routes were traditional, with natural (removable) protection. In the following years, the crag was used extensively by the SEO Athens club, when many new traditional routes were established.
The crag is located at an altitude of 700m and has a north orientation, which is why it is suitable for climbing mainly in the summer, since it is quite cold in the winter. The traditional routes have no permanent bolts at all and offer beautiful climbing on dihedrals, chimneys, cracks and slabs.
Apart from climbing, the area also offers the opportunity for many other mountain activities such as hiking, mountaineering, cycling and canyoning. In the village of Kampia there is a café and taverns.
To access the area, we follow the route Chalkida - Nea Artaki - Kato Steni - Kampia and after Kampia we climb a dirt road heading southeast, to the field.
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Climbing meeting in Kotroni.