The route “Printezi” (V, 180m) has been established in 1979 by D. Korres - G. Printezis - M. Kottaris.
The line starts on the wall left from “Herod”, where there is a little sign with its name. It’s a classic route, with frequent repeats, with some difficulties in route finding, mainly on the last pitches.
For the 1st pitch (V+, 30m), after we begin where the little sign is, we climb some easy parts, between some sport routes, with big threads for natural protection, until the anchor.
For the 2nd pitch (IV+, 35m), we move on the dihedral above the anchor, we find a bolt and move towards the anchor of “Herod”. After, we follow the ramp, avoiding the plants, to reach a ledge where we find the anchor next to an olive tree. This anchor is probably from the route “Thaleia”, and is equipped with rings suitable for rappel. Attention is required in this pitch with rope management.
For the 3rd pitch (V, 25m) , we go left on the wall next to the olive tree, and continue left to the characteristic crack/dihedral (where there is a piton in the low part), which we climb until a ledge, and fix an anchor on an olive tree. On the base of the tree, there is an old sling with karabiners, probably for rappelling. This anchor is not so comfortable.
For the 4th pitch (V,30m), we go up and slightly to the right aiming a ledge below a big olive tree. This pitch is vertical and until the anchor passes through a series of small ledges, which show the way. The anchor (2 bolts), is on the ledge below an old piton with a sling. Further to the left, is the R3 of the route “Good rope-partner”. Although the moves are not especially difficult, this pitch is the most serious, as there is no permanent protection, is continuous and wants good ability on route finding and placing natural protection.
For the 5th pitch (V-, 40m), we move up and to the right towards some plants, to pass through an overhang, secured with an old piton. A newer version of the route though, goes to the left for another overhang (VI-/VI), where there is a bolt, visible from R4, but is protected also with friends. Here, attention is required for loose blocks. After the overhang, we continue to the right towards the olive trees, and we make an anchor a little above. There is a big olive tree with a lot of gear left on threads and the tree, while there are also some cracks behind it for natural protection. This pitch requires a lot of attention because of dirt and plants.
For the 6th pitch (IV, 30m), we move on easy ground with a single move graded IV, while the rest of the pitch is easy scrambling (III), until a comfortable tree, suitable for belay.
Necessary gear to repeat the route is a set of nuts, cams and slings.
To go down, we follow the marked path which leads us to the rappel points of the routes “Tower” or “Kalidonische pfeiler”.
Some reports regarding the description and the condition of the route can be found