Kentrikí Makedonía mountains

"What a great day. After foggy tuesday got rewarded with nice weather. Apparently I did not take any pictures on Mytikas which is a shame. This route up was much more fun than the normal route to Mytikas via Spilios Agapitos." — LadislavT • Jul 7, 2023

"At Skala I could not see this mountain as it was hidden in cloud. To be honest I was a little disorientated and didn't properly check my bearings. Rather I set off after checking the way with another climber and misinterpreting his directions, I ended up heading straight down the gully to the east rather than turning north almost immediately. I was about 100m down before I fully realised my mistake. It could have been more costly than the calories and pride spent, because the rock was very loose. After finally establishing the mistake I'd made, I made my way back up, and on to the right path which was well marked. What hadn't been well marked was the turn off from the gully, and the advice of "straight down" was taken too literally. The other mistake I had made was not really researching this top and its difficulties. I had planned to go up the next day but as the weather was turning, I did it earlier and didn't do any real preparation. It is described as a class 3 scramble and to be honest I'd have preferred to have been roped up, but as it stood I continued. The first part is a steep descent though on quite solid rock, and one with natural steps, a recurring feature on this clim..." — vygodski • Jul 4, 2023