They came by plane. They came by boat. They came by motorcycle ...

On October 25-30th climbers descended on the small town of Massouri in droves for the long awaited Petzl RocTrip on the island of Kalymnos. 

It’s a climbers paradise, more rock than you can possibly climb, untouched lines waiting for their first ascent, and the warm crystal clear Aegean Sea beckons you after a hard day of climbing.  

Early morning starts had the climbers out of bed and loaded on to boats to head out to the site of the Ultimate Route. Petzl setters had been working in the cave for 5 months finding the perfect lines to challenge the world’s best climbers.  Hidden in a secluded bay, the boats anchored along side a rocky cliff as climbers traversed towards the shore, where they got their first glimpse of Sikati Cave.  

From the shore it’s a crescent shaped cave that would entice hikers and climbers alike.  But it's not until you hike up to the edge when your jaw drops and your muscles start to twitch when you see the cave drops another 80m, the walls are steep, with overhanging stalactites dropping from the deep caves and roof on the west end of the cave.