"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

"The third day of a four-day trek on the Olympos Massif, Macedonia, Northern Greece. From the Christos Kakkalos Refuge (Refuge 'C') (2650m) to Touba 2801m-c.90m and Profitis Ilias 2803m-c.94m via their cols, returning to Refuge 'C'. 250m of ascent and descent. 2hrs 0mins. After another rather restless night in our cramped quarters in Refuge 'C', I was up with the dawn, in time to see her light rose-tint the surrounding high peaks of the range. Stephani, the High Throne of Zeus, again dominated the scene, as it had done at dusk on the previous evening. These mountains have a truly numinous quality to them at this time of day, and one can readily understand how the Greeks of ancient times imagined their King of the Gods seated on this high place. After a light breakfast we had several hours to spare before we began our descent to 'Refuge 'A'. We split into three groups, with Ivo leading four on a round of the Plateau of the Muses, while three others decided to do a longer tour, also taking in the peaks of Profitis Ilias and Touba. I determined to spend the hours walking alone, to better soak up the surroundings without distraction. I was also in bagging/surveying mode, as I w..." — marktrengove • Sep 14, 2017