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AUG

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The first climbing movie for Mount Olympus is underway.

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09
OCT

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Olympus Climbing altitude dropping?attitude rising

Following an exceptionally good September from a weather standpoint, October has arrived as usual with a cold spell...
 
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16
DEC

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Winter 2013-2014

Even though the transition from autumn to winter conditions was abrupt things have been stabilized from meteorological standpoint...
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JAN

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New Years 2014 - Action is the Message

During mid-autumn weather modelers called for a heavy winter but eventually this turned not to be the case at least at present.
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25
OCT

Alpinism

First snow on Mt. Olympus

Have a Good Winter!
Bon Hiver!
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15
APR

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Conditions Stabilizing on Mount Olympus…and in Greece too!

Mountains are dynamic systems. Climatic patterns around the mountains are also dynamic and complex due to a variety of factors including location, topography, proximity to the sea etc. Humans have to adjust...
 
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MAY

Alpinism

Refuge Christos Kakkalos is starting its summer season!

Refuge Christos Kakkalos is starting its summer season on May 30th and commence it on November 1st. Happy & Safe Climbs!
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05
AUG

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Nocturnal Olympus

Alpinists have seen it. The long approach hike to the base of the walls to be climbed usually takes place in the night.
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15
DEC

Alpinism

Mount Olympus Winter Season Refuges Opening

Even though the taste of winter refuses to arrive, the calendar shows that we are getting well into the winter season and weather forecasting though is getting better!​
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01
FEB

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White Blanket On Arrival

Low temperatures, high winds and considerable amounts of snow being blown off. Upon arriving on the Plateau of Muses we had a meter of fresh powder outside the refuge soon to be gone under strong winds from the north...
 
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17
MAR

Alpinism

Arrived. Blanket, White & Thick

By the last posting in late January we left the mountain with the hope that this winter will be another “heavy” one in terms of snowcover and winter activities.
 
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19
OCT

Alpinism

Όλυμπος, Κρονέρια-Κόκκαλα: Το βασίλειο του κρύου

Έχετε βρεθεί ποτέ στο Λαιμό καλοκαίρι με καύσωνα αναζητώντας μια δροσερή γωνιά για να πάρετε μια ανάσα; Δεν έχετε παρά να πιάσετε την βόρεια πλευρά του, πάνω από τα εντυπωσιακά Κόκκαλα ...
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11
NOV

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The End

Looking to the recent weather forecasts I got the perception that the autumn is leaving behind, giving space to the coming winter...
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16
DEC

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Doing more with less

Mountains attracted people since antiquity, long before mountaineering and its derivatives appeared. The outburst of industrial revolution provided people with more free time, higher standards of living and...
 
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22
DEC

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Christos Kakkalos Refuge - Winter 2017

Εάν και η χιονοκάλυψη στον Όλυμπο καθυστερεί χαρακτηριστικά, το κρύο και ο αέρας φαίνεται να έχουν αναλάβει το λόγο του ενορχηστρωτή του φετινού χειμώνα, τουλάχιστον για το μήνα Δεκέμβρη...
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