Asprolithos
verified
Ungraded
Unknown flood risk
Armeni, Lasithi
A short far eastern gorge in the Sitia hills with a two minute approach, a 39 ft maximum rappel and 1400 m of easy going canyon.
Also published as Gorge de Asprolithos. One of a tight cluster of four short gorges around Apidia and Armeni in the Sitia municipality that ropewiki documents with trip statistics but no difficulty ratings; the other three, Agios Andonios, Goudouras and Mesa Apidi, are verified and queued for a follow up batch. Most recent ropewiki condition report dates to 23 Feb 2015. Red tape field is blank.
Logistics
| Distance | 0.9 |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 361 ft vertical relief |
| Time | 1-2 hr total, 2 min approach, 1.5 hr descent, 10 min exit |
| Technical | Ropewiki publishes a maximum rappel of 39 ft but no difficulty rating and no rock type, so the grade is left null. Also published: 1400 m of canyon, 110 m of vertical relief, and a required 4.3 km shuttle. The approach is two minutes. |
| Coordinates | 35.02, 26.0928 |