SKI MOUNTAINEERING

SKI MOUNTAINEERING

Mount Olympus comprises one of the most popular albeit interesting ski mountaineering destinations within the Greek territory. Ski mountaineering...
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HIKING / TREKKING

HIKING / TREKKING

Mount Olympus has an extensive network of trails, its total length exceeding 160km. Trails and subsequent hiking routes of Mount Olympus have originated since antiquity...
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ALPINISM

ALPINISM

Alpinism was introduced on the rock faces of Mount Olympus during the summer of 1934, when Italian renowned alpinist Emilio Comici established the first routes on the east face...
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TRAIL RUNNING

TRAIL RUNNING

As happened with alpinism and ski mountaineering, Mount Olympus comprises the shrine of trail running in Greece as well. It was the 6th of July 1986, when the prolific...
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09
AUG

Η Ιστορία και η Λαογραφία του Ολύμπου μέσα από τα Περάσματά του

Σίγουρα, ο Όλυμπος είχε δει την ανθρώπινη παρουσία πολύ πριν εμφανιστούν οι ορειβάτες. Παρ ολύμπιοι οικισμοί αναφέρονται από την νεολιθική εποχή (περίπου 7000 π.Χ.) σε διάφορες τοποθεσίες...
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16
MAY

Refuge Christos Kakkalos: Summer Season 2017

Reaching our 15th year of operation and management of Mount Olympus Alpine Refuge Christos Kakkalos, we are pleased to commence the summer season for the year 2017 on Friday May 26th
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27
APR

Ski Mountaineering

Mount Olympus Hivernales. The End or a Temporary Halt?

As April is leaving us behind with a very sweet taste of great skiing and a bit of hard climbing, forecasted weather shows signs of a sudden warming for the beginning of May...​
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