Skimountaineering Greece-Mount Olympus
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- Distance
- 7.39 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,442 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,382 ft
- Max elevation
- 9,560 ft
- TrailRank
-
69
5
- Min elevation
- 5,696 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 5 hours 28 minutes
- Coordinates
- 746
- Uploaded
- March 7, 2012
- Recorded
- March 2012
near Sparmós, Thessaly (Greece)
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Esquí de muntanya a Grècia. El seu massís més alt, el Mont Olimp.
Comencem des de la base militar Vrissopoules, després de registrar-nos i ensenyar el DNI. Comencem l'ascens pel costat d'un remuntador en desús que utilitzen per escola militar d'esquí. Després de passar per un refugi, iniciem l'ascens d'una pala que ens portarà al primer pic de la jornada, l'Agios Antonios.
Després d'un curt descens sense treure pells, continuem per l'ampla carena per assolir l'Skala i després l'Skolio.
El track de baixada no és complet ja que es pot continuar esquiant. De fet, baixant a mà dreta, ens vam ficar en un tub evident molt divertit que ens va deixar mig quilòmetre sota del pàrquing.
Mount Olympus (/əˈlɪmpəs, oʊˈlɪm-/; Greek: Όλυμπος; also transliterated as Olympos, and on Greek maps, Oros Olympos) is the highest mountain in Greece, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks.[2] The highest peak Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917 metres (9,570 ft).[3] It is one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence.[1]
Mount Olympus is noted for its very rich flora with several species. It is a National Park of Greece and a World's Biosphere Reserve.
In Greek mythology Olympus was the home of the Twelve Olympian gods of the ancient Greek world.[4] It formed itself after the gods defeated the Titans in the Titan War, and soon the palace was inhabited by the gods. It is the setting of many Greek mythical stories. In the words of Homer:
Comencem des de la base militar Vrissopoules, després de registrar-nos i ensenyar el DNI. Comencem l'ascens pel costat d'un remuntador en desús que utilitzen per escola militar d'esquí. Després de passar per un refugi, iniciem l'ascens d'una pala que ens portarà al primer pic de la jornada, l'Agios Antonios.
Després d'un curt descens sense treure pells, continuem per l'ampla carena per assolir l'Skala i després l'Skolio.
El track de baixada no és complet ja que es pot continuar esquiant. De fet, baixant a mà dreta, ens vam ficar en un tub evident molt divertit que ens va deixar mig quilòmetre sota del pàrquing.
Mount Olympus (/əˈlɪmpəs, oʊˈlɪm-/; Greek: Όλυμπος; also transliterated as Olympos, and on Greek maps, Oros Olympos) is the highest mountain in Greece, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks.[2] The highest peak Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917 metres (9,570 ft).[3] It is one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence.[1]
Mount Olympus is noted for its very rich flora with several species. It is a National Park of Greece and a World's Biosphere Reserve.
In Greek mythology Olympus was the home of the Twelve Olympian gods of the ancient Greek world.[4] It formed itself after the gods defeated the Titans in the Titan War, and soon the palace was inhabited by the gods. It is the setting of many Greek mythical stories. In the words of Homer:
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Hola,
estaba buscando tracks de esqui de travesia en Grecia y he encontrado estos tuyos. Nosotros vamos a finales de mes, me gustaría preguntarte algunas dudas sobre rutas. Mi email es luengoangel@hotmail.com
Saludos
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Μια πολύ όμορφη διαδρομή
ευχαριστίες για την κοινή χρήση του δρόμου!
Wooooh!! Visca Catalunya!! jeje :D https://ca.wikiloc.com/rutes-esqui-de-muntanya/skimountaineering-mount-olympus-grecia-2570205/photo-1009841
Hi Guillem,
I will be in north of Greece next weeks, and we would like discover ski touring around Olympus mount. We often practice the activity in France but we cant bring our stuff with us to climb the moutain here in Greece. Do you know a place in the where we can rent all that we need to enjoy ski touring. I mean ski, climbing skin and security stuf.
Have a nice day,
Théotime
Hello Theo,
When we visited Greece on 2012 we carried all the own skis and material. I suggest to you contact with some alpin clubs and ask directly to them a places to rent a skis. I think this will be more helpfull for you.
Then, I give you some information:
http://www.hellaspath.com GPS tracks Information emails
http://www.wikiloc.com GPS tracks
http://www.olympus-climbing.gr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Greece
http://www.mountainsgreece.com
http://www.highadventure.org.uk/ski-greece-2006.html English people ski trip
http://www.parnasos-ski.gr ski resort
I hope that is useful for you and have a nice trip!
Thank you for your help ! I will check all those website and I will what we can do out there !
Thx you very much !
I remember that the ski path to Mount Olympus is passing across a militar base.
You must to inform when you arrive and show your passport or identity card.
If you want to sleep in one of the shelters, you need a permission. Ask for it too.
Good luck!