Climbing in Turkey - JoSiTo guesthouse.camp in Geyikbayiri Turkey

Climbing
Near Antalya the largest climbing area in Turkey can be found at Geyikbayiri and other smaller ones along the sea front for example Akyarlar. Bouldering is possible at the sea spots, in Geyikbayiri or in the bouldering area Feslekan Yaila. These untouched mountainous regions with ocean views, the nice Turkish climbing scene, combined with the Turkish culture and their hospitality creates an incredibly unique atmosphere.

Geyikbayiri
The main climbing spot: Geyikbairi (translated: doe/female deer ground), is taken from the name of a nearby village of the same name, which is just around the corner of the campsite, and can be reached, depending on the sectors, by a 1 to 10 minute walk.
Geyikbairi is a relatively young climbing area and was discovered by Öztürk Kayikci in 2000. Öztürk, as well as many local and foreign route-openers have developed an incredible climbing region.

At the moment almost 300 routes exist of various difficulties and grades (UIAA 4 to 10). Routes up to 5- grades are relatively few, between 5- and 6+ there are around 50 routes. Main difficulties are between UIAA 7 to 9.
The more difficult grades are dominated by overhanging colonettes, while the routes up to 7 grades are dominated by vertical walls with pockets and edges. Geyikbairi is an all year round climbing region, and above all, a really great off-season region when you want to escape the winters at home.

Akyarlar
Akyarlar is 25 minutes from the campsite and is situated directly on the sea front. It is a relatively small (around 20 routes) but nice climbing area situated in a beautiful bay. The rather steep rocky footpath down to the bay frightens most ‘John Q. Publics’, which means you normally have the whole bay for yourself. In summer it is the perfect place to climb, boulder, bathe and to hang out.

JoSiTo Guesthouse and Camp
The JoSiTo-camp is situated directly in the climbing area Geyikbairi in the Taurus Mountains near Antalya. The crags are 1 to 10 minutes by foot.
From climbers – for climbers is more than just a phrase. It is the leitmotiv and the concept behind this camp.
JoSiTo stems from the names of the three partners/founders: Jost, Siri, and Tobias. Due to the fact, that we ourselves have travelled and climbed in diverse areas around the world gaining experience, we as the JoSiTo Camp can focus specifically on the climbers’ and mountain bikers’ needs:
-Individuality and comfortablity
-Everything is ecologically built out of wood and stones from the area.
-Various accommodations from simple summer huts to large fully equipped, bungalows with own bathrooms
We offer climbers with smaller budgets and/or camping-freaks the opportunity of camping on beautiful, charming spots on our grounds for extremely reasonable rates (3 Euro per night/person).
With hot showers and clean sanitary facilities we offer the comfort needed to really enjoy your stay in the JoS