Description
One of the few Athenian crags in close proximity to the sea. Mostly vertical routes, with constant difficulty and a relative stiff -but fair- grading. The first bolt is a bit high in most routes.
Approach
Follow Attiki Odos towards Markopoulo town, stay on the road heading towards Lavrio and turn left on the sign Kakia Thalassa (traffic light as well), about 8.8km from the stadium of Markokopoulo. Follow the road for another 7.2km until you reach the beach of Kakia Thalassa. A free parking lot is located behind the buildings that face the beach (go till the end). From the parking area, get to the right side of the beach close to the rock faces and start walking on the concrete river bed. following fairly visible footpath uphill. You will see the crag on your left. 400m with positive altitude 50m.
History
The first routes were established in the late 70s. These were the multi-pitch routes by Triantafyllos and T. Adamakopoulos. During the next decade some new routes were opened by K.Kladis, N.Psaltis, P.Iordanis, H.Kirkos and D.Stravogenis. Year 1991 was a landmark as L.Giannakoulis and C.Belogiannis completed an old attempt on route Shismi/Stegi with trad gear making it one of the first significant climbs on this grade at that time. In the years 1998-2001, a massive route setting effort by D.Stravogenis and S.Moutzouvis resulted in most of the routes in the crack area, making the crag what it is today. In 2012 most routes were maintained.