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Do you see the head? Legend has it that two brothers were fighting on the Datça peninsula. To stop the fighting, the father laid down between the 2, separating the peninsula and creating peace. Today, we just see his face when driving towards Datça...
Indian Man is the epicenter of climbing in Datça with multiple sectors and hundreds of routes in all grades. The cave of [Can Baba](/turkey/datca/area/1015348092), for many the reason to visit Datça, can be found here as well as [Uzak Zürafa](/turkey/datca/area/1015338552) with its many long and mostly easier routes. Cold days are great for the sectors [Shaman](/turkey/datca/area/1015328802), [Papinosaure](/turkey/datca/area/1015326879) and [Nastrolopitheque](/turkey/datca/area/1015324926).
For those who love a short approach check out [Sektor Ay](/turkey/datca/area/1015367949) at the bottom of the valley. A sunny cliff with routes in many grades is [Ejderha](/turkey/datca/area/1015363998), located just below Can Baba and also easy to reach from Sektor Ay by following the cliff line up.
Although you might be tempted to climb at Indian Man only during your visit, do not forget to check out them many other cliffs located around Datça.
Indian Man is the epicenter of climbing in Datça with multiple sectors and hundreds of routes in all grades. The cave of [Can Baba](/turkey/datca/area/1015348092), for many the reason to visit Datça, can be found here as well as [Uzak Zürafa](/turkey/datca/area/1015338552) with its many long and mostly easier routes. Cold days are great for the sectors [Shaman](/turkey/datca/area/1015328802), [Papinosaure](/turkey/datca/area/1015326879) and [Nastrolopitheque](/turkey/datca/area/1015324926).
For those who love a short approach check out [Sektor Ay](/turkey/datca/area/1015367949) at the bottom of the valley. A sunny cliff with routes in many grades is [Ejderha](/turkey/datca/area/1015363998), located just below Can Baba and also easy to reach from Sektor Ay by following the cliff line up.
Although you might be tempted to climb at Indian Man only during your visit, do not forget to check out them many other cliffs located around Datça.
Grades
Climbing difficulty (French)
- 5a: 1 route5a: 1 route
- 5b: 1 route5b: 1 route
- 5c: 5 routes5c: 5 routes
- 5c+: 4 routes5c+: 4 routes
- 6a: 8 routes6a: 8 routes
- 6a+: 8 routes6a+: 8 routes
- 6b: 10 routes6b: 10 routes
- 6b+: 10 routes6b+: 10 routes
- 6c: 5 routes6c: 5 routes
- 6c+: 7 routes6c+: 7 routes
- 7a: 8 routes7a: 8 routes
- 7a+: 9 routes7a+: 9 routes
- 7b: 8 routes7b: 8 routes
- 7b+: 7 routes7b+: 7 routes
- 7c: 10 routes7c: 10 routes
- 7c+: 10 routes7c+: 10 routes
- 8a: 15 routes8a: 15 routes
- 8a+: 9 routes8a+: 9 routes
- 8b: 3 routes8b: 3 routes
- 8b+: 9 routes8b+: 9 routes
- 8c: 4 routes8c: 4 routes
- 8c+: 2 routes8c+: 2 routes
- 9a: 3 routes9a: 3 routes
- 9a+: 1 route9a+: 1 route
- 9b: 1 route9b: 1 route
Most popular time of the year for climbing
- January: 118 ascentsJanuary: 118 ascents
- February: 171 ascentsFebruary: 171 ascents
- March: 110 ascentsMarch: 110 ascents
- April: 140 ascentsApril: 140 ascents
- May: 114 ascentsMay: 114 ascents
- June: 50 ascentsJune: 50 ascents
- July: 3 ascentsJuly: 3 ascents
- August: 8 ascentsAugust: 8 ascents
- September: 34 ascentsSeptember: 34 ascents
- October: 230 ascentsOctober: 230 ascents
- November: 347 ascentsNovember: 347 ascents
- December: 151 ascentsDecember: 151 ascents
Areas (7)
|
Title
|
Climbing style |
Grades |
Routes |
Ratings |
|---|
|
Sektor Ay
(Cliff)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
10
|
|
|
Ejderha
(Cliff)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
13
|
|
|
Can Baba
(Cliff)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
57
|
|
|
Uzak Zürafa
(Cliff)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
30
|
|
|
Shaman
(Cliff)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
35
|
|
|
Papinosaure
(Cliff)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
6
|
|
|
Nastrolopitheque
(Cliff)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
11
|
|
|
Type
|
Title
|
Climbing style |
Grade |
Length |
Pitches |
Bolts
|
Ratings |
|---|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
35 m
|
–
|
17
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
33 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
27 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
27 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
27 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
18 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
18 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
15 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
15 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
15 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
45 m
|
–
|
20
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
45 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8c
|
45 m
|
–
|
21
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b
|
30 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8c+
|
70 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
18 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a+
|
32 m
|
–
|
15
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
34 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
55 m
|
–
|
21
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
65 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
35 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8c
|
50 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
35 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
70 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
35 m
|
–
|
17
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
24 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
26 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
–
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
28 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9a
|
55 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9a+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9a
|
70 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
27 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
45 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
27 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
45 m
|
–
|
22
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8c
|
30 m
|
–
|
16
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
30 m
|
–
|
13
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b
|
45 m
|
–
|
19
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9a
|
55 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9b
|
70 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
23 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
20 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
30 m
|
–
|
13
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
45 m
|
–
|
19
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
25 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
40 m
|
–
|
18
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
25 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
25 m
|
1
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b
|
45 m
|
–
|
18
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
28 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a+
|
45 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
28 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
28 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
17 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
55 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
25 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
33 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
24 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
32 m
|
–
|
15
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
8a+
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
33 m
|
–
|
15
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
35 m
|
–
|
15
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a+
|
45 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
32 m
|
–
|
15
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
87 m
|
3
|
15
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
37 m
|
1
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
35 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
33 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
35 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
40 m
|
–
|
13
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
35 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
30 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
30 m
|
1
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
25 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
20 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
35 m
|
–
|
13
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
25 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
35 m
|
1
|
18
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
25 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
22 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
30 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
40 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8c
|
60 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
20 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
20 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
20 m
|
1
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
40 m
|
–
|
19
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
37 m
|
–
|
18
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8c+
|
55 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
37 m
|
–
|
20
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
22 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5b
|
18 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
20 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
50 m
|
–
|
23
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a+
|
50 m
|
–
|
24
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
18 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
18 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
18 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
40 m
|
–
|
20
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
20 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
40 m
|
–
|
20
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
55 m
|
–
|
25
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
20 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
45 m
|
–
|
21
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
20 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
40 m
|
–
|
21
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a+
|
55 m
|
–
|
28
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
20 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
20 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
20 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
40 m
|
–
|
22
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
20 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
40 m
|
–
|
20
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a+
|
55 m
|
–
|
26
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
60 m
|
–
|
28
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
33 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
50 m
|
–
|
19
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
33 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
50 m
|
–
|
21
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a+
|
70 m
|
–
|
30
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
33 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
124 m
|
3
|
20
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
35 m
|
–
|
15
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
140 m
|
4
|
17
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
27 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
27 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
29 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
36 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Left Ramp
|
Sport climbing
|
–
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5a
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Cave
|
Sport climbing
|
–
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
40 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
40 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
40 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
40 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
Coordinates
DD
36.725138, 27.619495
DMS
36°43'30.5"N 27°37'10.2"E
UTM
35S 555318 4064560
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Approach
From Datça drive in direction of Marmaris until you reach Reşadiye (about 5km from the center of Datça). At the traffic light take a left in direction of Knidos and the ferry for Bodrum. Shortly after that, follow the signs for Knidos (take a left in direction West) and follow the road for about 2km until you see a Y-junction turn off on your left on a dirt road (there might be a sign for Yeşil Bahçe). Follow this dirt road until you see a big camp / picknick area on the right and a turn-off to the left that leads down to the wash. Park either here (:parking:, 36.72888, 27.62483) or continue across the wash and for about 100 meters to the parking along the road (just very few spots) (:parking:, 36.72393, 27.62276).
If you don't have a car, it is also possible to reach the sectors near Indian Man by local bus and a walk in from the main road. From the Otogar (bus station) in Datça, take any of the buses that head in the direction of Mesudiye or Belen/Palamutbükü/Knidos. See the timetables on the links below.
https://ulasim.muttas.com.tr/sefer-saatleri/?ac=ac&id=76&tur=gidis
https://ulasim.muttas.com.tr/sefer-saatleri/?ac=ac&id=231&tur=gidis
Get off the bus at this point (36°43'55.2"N 27°36'58.0"E, https://maps.app.goo.gl/WuUgSPXAMHeTKzDn8) just before the road starts to head uphill. You will see a dirt road heading off to the left which leads towards Indian Man. From there it's a 1.7km walk to the parking for Can Baba.
Follow the details for each sector from here.
If you don't have a car, it is also possible to reach the sectors near Indian Man by local bus and a walk in from the main road. From the Otogar (bus station) in Datça, take any of the buses that head in the direction of Mesudiye or Belen/Palamutbükü/Knidos. See the timetables on the links below.
https://ulasim.muttas.com.tr/sefer-saatleri/?ac=ac&id=76&tur=gidis
https://ulasim.muttas.com.tr/sefer-saatleri/?ac=ac&id=231&tur=gidis
Get off the bus at this point (36°43'55.2"N 27°36'58.0"E, https://maps.app.goo.gl/WuUgSPXAMHeTKzDn8) just before the road starts to head uphill. You will see a dirt road heading off to the left which leads towards Indian Man. From there it's a 1.7km walk to the parking for Can Baba.
Follow the details for each sector from here.
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