Kalymnos Climbing Wall
At a unique location - directly against the P+R multi-storey car park and right next to Olympos – a climbing wall, christened ‘Kalymnos’ after the Greek island well known for its excellent climbing, has been erected. Not only Kalymnos’ location is unique; its design, construction and height are extraordinary too. Kalymnos consists of two concrete walls of which the higher one reaches a height of 30.8 metres, thus making it the highest climbing wall in the Central Netherlands. Halfway up, the higher wall is set at an 8 degrees angle. The lower wall (14.2 metres) is set at a 15 degrees angle. Both walls can be climbed from either side.
In total, the walls allow for 20 ropes and a minimum of 40 different climbing routes. These routes will be regularly altered to allow for sufficient variety
Current information
- Many new routes are being built, during a construction day you can always climb on 2 walks. The next construction day is planned for Wednesday 4 June, the partial closure will last until approximately 5PM.
- Sunday 25 May there are instructor exams on wall D (long wall, lying side) and it is closed all day.
- Saturday 21 June is the annual USAC competition, participation is only for USAC members and for other climbers the wall is closed.
- It is summer so there is no drytooling for a while. The drytool wall will open again on 4 October.
Climbing at Olympos
Do you enjoy outdoor climbing? There are different ways to do this at Olympos. Please note: to be allowed to climb independently you need at least an NKBV climbing proficiency certificate Indoor Toprope (IT). If you have other equivalent proof, please email it to Kalymnos@olympos.nl a few days before you come to climb and we will see if we can grant you access on that basis.Experienced climbers can either climb individually or follow a climbing course technique or lead climbing. As a beginner, you are welcome at an introductory climbing lesson or opt to attend the beginners course top rope. We also offer the option to organise group activities at the climbing wall or to rent it out (partially).
Climbing wall opening hours
The climbing wall is open the entire year round at the times stated below (different opening hours apply during public holidays). During winter (November-February) adjustments will be made to the schedule.
Monday - Friday 7 AM - 10.30 PM
Saturday and Sunday 9 AM - 6 PM
Weather conditions or special climbing activities can lead to the closing of (a part of) the climbing wall. This will then be announced as soon as possible on this page under current information (see above).