"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