Joe FratianniMay 5, 20214 minGetting to Kalymnos in Times of Covid-19As I write this on 03. May 2021, the world continues to struggle to varying degrees with the human, social, and economic effects of...
Joe FratianniApr 21, 20215 minKalymnos 2021 Season ScheduleI hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy as the world continues to struggle with functioning in these times of Covid19. It seems...
Joe FratianniSep 13, 20203 minNew Routes & Additions in Panorama SectorI bolted a few things on the right side of sector Panorama in 2018. There are two completely new lines, two variations/extensions and a...
Joe FratianniMay 21, 20202 minSupplemental Training: KettlebellsI use kettlebells extensively for supplemental training. The following are a few of the workouts I have done in the past couple of weeks...
Joe FratianniMar 11, 20204 minKALYMNOS 2020: Courses, Programs & EventsThis is an outline of what I am offering on Kalymnos (plus a preview of a few non-Kalymnos extras) in the coming season. This is my...
Joe FratianniJul 1, 20192 minKALYMNOS SUMMER & AUTUMN CLIMBING EVENTS 2019The 2019 spring and early summer season on Kalymnos has been busy with courses, multi-pitch guiding, performance coaching -- and even...
Joe FratianniJul 1, 20182 minKalymnos Summer Climbing CampCome to Kalymnos to improve technical and psychological aspects of your climbing! In the first two weeks of August 2018, I will be...
Joe FratianniJan 20, 20181 minKalymnos CommunityI am very grateful for the community on Kalymnos. The people on the island, whether born there or seasonal transplants like my wife and...
Joe FratianniSep 9, 20172 minOctober Multi-Pitch Courses & Guidingkalymnosprimalclimb.com and the Kalymnos Adventure Center team up to offer multi-pitch courses and guiding in October! Multi-Pitch Basic...
Joe FratianniAug 22, 20174 minMore New Routes on KalymnosThere is some more recent route development on Kalymnos that is not available in the guide book, guide book app or other app. I wrote...
Joe FratianniAug 18, 20171 minTraining Strength Endurance in Ghost KitchenA short video shot by my friend Stefan of me climbing the route "Lolli" 7a/30m in the central part of Ghost Kitchen. The route is...
Joe FratianniJul 17, 20171 minFree PDF Download: Climbing Notes from "9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes"Dave MacLeod's book, 9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes, was a thoroughly transformative book for my personal climbing and...
Joe FratianniJul 13, 20172 minNew Routes, Left Buttress "Coeur D'Armeos"There are a handful of new lines bolted on the slabs that form the left buttress of the sub-sector "Coeur D'Armeos" to the left of the...
Joe FratianniJul 10, 20173 minFirst Month on Kalymnos in 2017 Seasonclimbing aegialis" 7c grande grotta I have been on Kalymnos for a couple of days past a month now. I seem to be well adapted to the...