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Kastráki, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Laurens R. Krol, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Slim shady boulder traverse

Climbing area · Greece

Is it worth the trip?

76Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Rock dry, Rock about 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
11°C
Air
14°C
Rain
4.5 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
11°C
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
14°C
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 97 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 74 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
12°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 9 h
Rock temp
15°C
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 240, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 583, good
  5. Fri 690, good
  6. Sat 797, good
  7. Sun 874, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1059, fair
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in four facts

  • 5 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Other rockthe rock
  • Sport and tradstyles
  • Best Mar–Apr, Oct5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Slim shady boulder traverse
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*40, poorWet14°C15°C1 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poorWet11°C14°C4.5 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poorWet11°C17°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, goodWetdry in 3 h14°C14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, goodDry15°C14°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov97, goodDry15°C13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov74, goodWetdry in 6 h12°C12°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov87, goodWetdry in 9 h15°C13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov59, fairWet9°C11°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov0, poorWet10°C11°C4.8 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the area and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Slim shady boulder traverse

5 crags mapped, 4 routes on the map. Sport and trad. Other rock. The nearest town to stay in is Kastráki.

  • Crags 5 crags mapped, 4 routes on the map.
  • Styles Sport and trad.
  • Rock Other rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,250–US$2,400 each

about US$1,250–US$2,400 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PVK, estimated from distance and season, changing at LHR, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$570–US$1,180
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$121–US$208
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$242–US$403
Food7 days eating outabout US$235–US$443
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$87–US$161
Totalabout US$1,250–US$2,400

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Kastráki

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Closest

Kastráki

about 5 min by car · 69 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 69 places to stay in Kastráki · Booking.com

About Kastráki its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$94 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 20h 50m

About 20h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PVK, changing at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), then 2h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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