Taxidi sto Chrono - VII-, 240m.

A route that follows a natural line, connecting two classic climbs and offering a striking new exit.

Taxidi sto chrono Stefani west face mt Olympus
Chr. Karanikas in “Journey Through Time.”

Taxidi sto Chrono (who means Journey Through Time) essentially links the Demleitner and Michailidis–Xanthopoulos lines on Stefani’s west face, with a newly established entry and—above all—a new exit via a natural dihedral of two pitches. This feature had previously been attempted by Sakis Spanoudis and Nikos Tsavdaris.

The overall difficulty is moderate, with the crux located on the sixth pitch: a loose dihedral graded VII-. The most aesthetic pitch is the following one, which also serves as the route’s final exit. It’s equipped with fixed belayσ.

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