Petzl RocTrip - Kalymnos, Greece

The day the pros were supposed to be resting, over 500 climbers participated in the Freeride Rally. Anyone with a rope, draws and a harness could try to redpoint as many routes as possible in a day. Routes were given point values depending on their difficulty. The one with the most points wins. Locals Daniel Christos and Aris Mauromatis took top prize with an impressive list of sends. 

Returning to the Ultimate Route after a couple days of rest, Dani Andrada (ESP) and Chris Sharma (USA) redpointed the men’s route (8c) to rounds of applause from the crowd of spectators gathered on the edge of the cave. On the last day, Steve McClure (GB) sent the men’s route and Daila Ojeda (ESP) climbed the women’s. 

Winners were presented with prize packages from Petzl and Prana. The crowd gathered for the lottery for local treasures, swag and posters.  Who knew you could win a chalk bag just for having a Petzl headlamp in your pocket? 

On the final night, Ultimate Route awards were presented at the Club Loca where DJ LaFouche, Said Belhaj and Guillaume Broust kept the crowds moving to the beats till the early dawn concluding yet another kick-ass Petzl RocTrip.