![]() ![]() ![]() Maddy skips the climbing element, walks up and chucks herself off the top. A pair of old climbing shoes can be handy. This involves diving into the sea, then grabbing the rock and attempting to climb to the cliff-top. We climb back into the boat and head into a narrow inlet where cliffs up to 15 metres high have become a popular spot for deep-water soloing. Yesterday’s stormy winds, Dimitris thinks, have unfortunately pushed the dolphins out of their usual haunts. The sea bass, sensing an opportunity, race away to freedom. I’m snorkelling above and see them come up, rolling their silvery sides enticingly, but there are no dolphins. Stopping above his father-in-law’s fish farm, he dives to 20 metres and releases a shoal of sea bass. Today we are searching for dolphins and Dimitris assures us that his family connections will guarantee an encounter. No one had told the divers about the dangers and complexities of using air underwater. Dimitris comes from a long line of sponge divers, and points out the spot where, 50 years ago, his grandfather died while using a newfangled brass helmet and compressor. But we start by meeting Dimitris, a dive master who sails us east around the island. We stay in the climbing capital, Massouri, in a cool and lovely apartment overlooking Telendos, a car-free island that I’m itching to explore. I’m joined by my partner Sophie and daughter Maddy (16) who have come over on the ferry from Kos for a few days. I’ve come to test out this island of adventure. ![]() By the early noughties, rock climbing had transformed the island’s reputation. He came over in the mid-1990s on a day trip, spotted the potential, and returned. That didn’t deter Andrea Di Bari, an Italian climber who wanted rocks, big ones. Kevin Rushby’s daughter Maddy climbing up to a cave at from the kayaks near Vathys ![]()
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