"From the col between Agathias and Vouloumenou I made short work of the last 200m gain to the top of the mountain, traversing the north side of Agathias on a good path. This is the most frequently taken route and it is relatively untaxing with only a few places where you need to take care on the rocks. I didn't spend too long on the summit as it was getting late and I was umming and ahhing about whether to go up Agathias or not... as it turns out I did. But I did ring the bell three times as it was three o'clock. Saw quite a few people on the walk, couples mainly, of many European nationalities." — vygodski • Oct 21, 2025

"Went to meet Zeus & Co. Found only hordes of hikers and few climbers, to which we added a count of 3 😆 4 (of out 52 🤦‍♂️) summits: Skala, Mytikas (or Pantheon, and the highest), Skolio, Agios Antonios. Family walk to Skala, then single push to Mytikas and exit via loop. I guess I was so excited, that even forgot to sign in summit registries 😆 Haven't seen the refuge's sleeping quarters, but based on glances at the dinning and common rooms, I'd say it's the cleanest and largest alpine hut/refuge I've ever seen. PS: coming from Canada, who would guess that Greece mountains have snow in it, eh 😆 spikes would've been handy." — alexp • Oct 10, 2025

"This is a stunningly beautiful area. I drove up the track from Pades in a 4x4, but I imagine it would be probably doable in an appropriated 2x4, reaching a height of roughly 1890m before following a well sign posted path which heads north through pine forest and grassy banks to arrive at Drakolimni lake. A couple of steeper sections, but nothing too taxing. The objective is on your right whilst doing this, and seems daunting. From Drakolimni I headed east, ultimately approaching the summit from the north (an alternative that I didn't notice at the time curls around the south). This is steeper and rockier but one very rarely needs to use one's hands. At the top I signed the summit book, then spent about 5 mins trying to reassemble the peculiar box that houses it. Absolutely magnificent views, even though the clouds had mercifully started to gather, thus giving some protection from the midday sun. It would have been lovely to climb the to peaks to the east but I needed to get to the ferry to return to Italy by a certain time, so saved it for another day. Descent the same way, quite easy going. Only negative side was the presence of mayflies which were about in abundance. There are ..." — vygodski • Jun 17, 2025

"Climbed from the ski centre to the south east. A straightforward walk on a fairly good path, also a 4x4 vehicular track, that leads directly to the church on top, slightly to the east is a trig point. The hill is the site of a bloody battle between Serbs and Bulgarians in 1916. The lower reaches were covered in spring flowers like daisies and buttercups, and a stunning pink flower of similar size. Extraordinary views in all directions. I was very astonished to find a relic of the war in the form of a German model 1915 hand grenade. Probably dangerous to pick it up and play with it, but I couldn't resist. I left it where I found it. A good walk, slightly marred by a coach load of Bulgarian tourists being disgorged at the same time. They were quite noisy and it annoyed me a bit, being so often alone in the hills. But I left them at the summit with their drones and flags and what not. There is an ossuary slightly down from the summit which contains the skulls of Serbian dead. I didn't visit as I thought it pretty morbid." — vygodski • Jun 15, 2025

"From Kongur, an easy descent to track on Bulgarian side. The plan was to walk along the ridge, taking in the two intervening peaks, but with clouds coming in, the weather forecast's threat of rain (did not transpire), and poorer visibility, I decided to continue along the track and perhaps take them in on return. The walk was long and would have been more appreciated in better visibility; as it stood I only got a few glimpses of the valley on the north side. After a good hour or so there is a sign pointing to a small path off the track which offers a fairly accurate, if pessimistic even, 20 mins to the summit. Here once again the promised great views were largely obscured, only occasionally offering a glimpse of the other nearby hills. I decided against the ridge walk, already being tired and suffering from a pain in my right big toe which I had before the walk but decided to bear with. The return along the track was uneventful. I made life a little hard for myself by deciding not to do the 70m ascent of Kongur again, rather taking the long loop of the track which seemed interminable. To return to the car, rather than try the small path again, which looked steep on descent, I follo..." — vygodski • May 31, 2025