Manikia | Exploring Greece’s New Climbing Mecca // A Family Climbing Film
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- Only 1.5 hours from Athens, we found it insane that the rocks around Manikia - Greece's newest climbing mecca - sat silently undiscovered by climbers for so many years. With so much quality rock, grades ranging from 4-9a, single pitch and multi pitch, Manikia is a climbers paradise with new routes and sectors regularly being developed by a collective of climbers and bolters, and the Petzl Roc Trip visiting recently in 2022 in support of the Manikia Project.
We've circled back in our van twice this year and with the kindness of the local people, the culture and the landscape combined with world class climbing, Manikia is a place we find harder and harder to leave each time...
This short climbing film (the first of many we’ve got planned from our travels!) was a joy to document and a mission to produce but reliving the memories now, it was so worth it. I hope if you watch it with your family it’ll encourage you to plan a climbing trip to Manikia or even just to get out there and enjoy the outdoors with your kids, push the boundaries and reap the benefits. Maybe return to the adventurous life you love or step out of your comfort zone and try something new for yourself or with the sprogs 🧗♀️
Hope you enjoy 🩶
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00:00 Introduction
01:13 Ilona Cave
05:25 Les Larmes de Syspyhe INSANE WALL!
07:08 Archaia kai Monterna - Arlo leading
08:53 Rainbow - kids climbing
10:30 Local Market supply stock up
11:28 Canyon & The North Face
12:10 White Wall - incredible amphitheatre of rock!
14:17 Dragonera EPIC CAVE - saving the best to last!
17:38 Outro - next climbing film location reveal…
Filmed and edited by Kirsty & Hardin Pardede, Wild Adventure Film.
MANIKIA YOU WERE INCREDIBLE!!! 💪🏽 thank you to all the incredible locals we met during our time here at the crag, at the taverna and Maria at Dragonera campsite for being the hostess with the mostess 🥰 if you’re climbers, I hope the film encourages you to visit Manikia and if you’re a family, I hope it encourages you to get out there and find adventure with your kids, push your limits (and theirs!) and reap the benefits and the memories 🩷 thanks for watching! Next up…Romania 🧗♀️😉
Thanks for the wonderful documentation! Definitely wants me to go to Manikia as well! 😊
I am going to Romania too from 26th of August for 10 days. Hope that we might bump into each other at some random crag. 😉
@@andigotaguitar we’re so chuffed you enjoyed this film! Manikia is such an incredible place! Late august is definitely a better time for Romania - we’ve been cooking 🥵😂 didn’t realise how hot it gets here! Maybe see you here!
Thank you very much for your nice words for my shop Kalimera, I' m looking forward to meet you again! Irene.
Thank YOU so much for your kindness and hospitality Irene 🫶 we’ll see you again soon! 🩷
YOU GUYS ARE ROCK!!! Can’t wait to see moreee! ❤❤❤
Aw thank you! We’re so glad you enjoyed it! 😊
WOW!!!!!!! Those drone shots are insane… I honestly can’t believe how brave you all are. And the kids 🤩 Arlo talking Eia through it was a moment. I’ve got to say I am SO HAPPY you are back to documenting your passion. Your filmmaking is amazing and the drive you have to keep this up while living it is so commendable. I can’t wait to see this channel blow up. I don’t know the climbing chat at all but I’m here for it. Ya crag 😘😘😘
I’ll teach you some climbing banter 😂 don’t try anything until then 😝 aw dude, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! The kids fight like cats and dogs most days but they often bond over climbing and Arlo is always so sweet beta spraying (giving advice on all the moves) his wee sister, half of the stuff he just makes up tho cause he’s heard us talk that way and that in itself is so cute 😂 ps. I’m also happy I found my way back to documenting my passion and filming and editing. Leaving Indonesia, I had a little crisis of self and as a mum and judging and adjusting myself and public actions based on others judgements and opinions instead of what I enjoy and what’s ok for us. Really excited to be documenting things again! And i appreciate your support my friend - here and behind the scenes always 🩷
I have a 2 year old and a 1 year old. This film has given us a lot of hope for the future. Beautifully shot and edited. Thank you
Thank you! We’re stoked it shone a wee light 😊 feels like yesterday ours were that age! You climb?
@@wildadventurefilm used to climb a lot. Not much at the moment
@@flatulentpaul I was the same when the wee ones were smaller...it comes back around 🙂
Brilliant. really well shot and edited.
Thank you! We're chuffed you enjoyed it :-)
What a great film, loved seeing the kids fist pumping before getting on the route. I’ll be keeping an eye out for more content like this. So good
Aw thank you!!! Bizarrely they get on best when climbing, the rest of the time they’re like Satans henchmen 🤣 kids eh! Do you climb? Working on the Romania film currently tho it’ll be august before its edited and up. Really appreciate the support tho thank you 🙏
Yes I’m a very keen climber and feel like I’ve watched every climbing film on CZcams so very happy when new content comes out. Also have three children that all climb and there exactly the same. I read an article the other week saying Romania is one of Europes best kept climbing secrets so I’ll look forward to that. Are you on instagram?
@@andrewtelford243 haha cool! Always cool to “meet” other climbing families 😊 yup, on Instagram in real time @kirstypardede and @hardinpardede 🧗♀️ and @wildadventurefilm ig for commercial gigs. From what we’ve seen, I’d definitely say Romania is one of europes best kept climbing secrets! And hiking! The landscapes are insane!! And the climbing is varied and pretty much every route we’ve climbed has been 3 stars 👌
This was really nice and enjoyable, thank you so much for sharing!
We’re so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! Where in the world are you? Local crag? 😉
@@wildadventurefilm In Utah, Maple Canyon mostly. Would love to make it to Greece someday now though
@@climbjacksprat utah 🤩 we’ve never been but we’d love to climb there!
Great content! Keep it up :D
Thank you!! Just wrapping up shooting the Romania film and excited to share it over the summer! :-)
Awesome vid guys....I hope to come and visit :)
You should! It’s been aaaaaages since we’ve seen you! How the hell are you mate? If you make it to Europe, give us a shout and and we’ll meet up 🧗♀️
@@wildadventurefilm all good here in Oz and climbing heaps. Will give you guys a shout when I’m Europe bound :)
@@morgan7a🤩 where are you climbing in Oz nowadays? Maybe we need to visit you!!! It’s been a hot minute since we climbed in Australia…2008 I think.
@@wildadventurefilm based in Sydney so Blue Mountains mainly with the odd trip to Arapiles....yeah might be worth a visit :)
Great video, thanks for sharing. Zero effort on the Greek and French accent but that's fine ;)
haha thanks for watching…and noticing 😂
Visited last December and loved it. Grades there are... good for moral let's say 😂 but this was a good film showcasing why we loved manikia. Have you guys visited Leonidio and kypatrissi too ?
I imagine December would be a good time to visit…? We were constantly chasing shade in spring, way too hot to climb in the sun. Yup, visited Leonidio and Kyparissi a couple times - really love the vibe of Leonidio town and the people are so lovely. Last time we were there we spent loads of time at Nifada, such awesome routes and never too busy!
@@wildadventurefilm yeah it was almost too cold for us in the shade, but loved the lower valley area. Rainbow is gorgeous. We spent last winter in leonidio, but didn't go to Nifada as it was mostly slightly above our level and we were more on onsighting / trying in the 6a / 6b range than projecting (we arrived in Greece having basically only done like two 6a ever). Loved hideout in kyparissi and the general red wall and love ledge / theos area in leonidio. And the town was lovely !
You heading to Herculane in Romania ? Heard good things about it but it was crazy cold when we drove through so we just enjoyed the hot springs !
@@PPKFilms you were in Leonidio last winter? No way! Maybe we were there at the same time...we were there for a couple weeks in late November/early December and then went back this year from end of March til end April. We were in Herculane a couple weeks ago, managed 2 days climbing but it was too hot 🥵 opposite of you guys! We didnt go in the hot springs cause it was about 36C. It's an incredible area - I'm gutted we didnt get the timing right! Luckily found some other awesome areas in Romania that are a bit cooler after making friends with locals. Do you have any recommendations by any chance?
@@wildadventurefilm yeah we probably were in leonidio at the same time, we arrived end of December and left in April (a French white fiat Ducato van with a big mountain sticker on the side, we also have an Aussie Sheppard).
We didn’t climb at all in Romania, we really liked a few places in the Balkans though. In Albania there is a beautiful cave in Krraba, and Bovilla lake is beautiful too. Blagaj in Bosnia is really cool, but was already getting almost too hot when we passed there in may.
Same for anything in Croatia. We found some really nice climbing on and near Krk island, but in November. Summer would be hell. Our plan was always to be back in the French alps for summer to enjoy cooler temps and hide from the bigger tourism wave.
Not sure what would be good closer to Romania to be honest 🤔
@@wildadventurefilm but we really liked the little we saw of Romania, after the feeling of coldness from the people in Hungary and even in Croatia, the Romanian felt a lot warmer in general, even in small interactions. We definitely want to go back and explore more, so also happy for recommendations !
Great video.
A bit of feedback though. At the 3 minute mark the music is too loud in comparison with your voice and it is hard to understand you. The VO generally feels a little too quiet. Might be a bit muffled.
Thank you! Yeh I was really worried about the audio, there’s no quiet in a van with small kids so I was huddled over the mic by the back door on a windy day 🤦🏼♀️ run and gun filmmaking at its best 😂 but will make sure it’s clearer for next time! Thanks for watching 🙏