Greece-> Mt.Olympus-> Stefani-> Route Comici-Escher
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 4:11 pm
Hi folks,
some years ago (January 2005) I received invaluable information and hints about hiking Mount Olympus in Greece in this very forum. Thanks GoingUp! Since then I have been there several times and enjoyed this great landscape.
Time has changed and so have the interests and abilities of my buddies and me: we want to do some climbing at Stefani in September!
The route Comici-Escher caught our eye as it seems one of the easiest routes. Up to now our only source is http://www.routes.gr/?Lang=en&Page=Clim ... ciEscher_a
Now we need some further advice. Does someone know this route from personal experience?
In detail:
1) Does someone know this route from personal experience and can comment on it?
2) Is the information in the link above credible concerning difficulty, protection and rock quality?
3) Is a withdrawal by abseiling possibly? (Not very likely, but it doesn´t hurt to know... ) If possible at all, abseiling may be more convenient than the gully...
4) Can anyone recommend other routes at Mitikas or Stefani which are in the IV-V+ range?
5) Can Stefani be summited (with reasonable difficulty) via it´s NE edge (the one nearest to refuge Giossos Apostolidis) in order to make a traverse to southwest?
6) Does anyone know more sources of information about climbing Mt. Olympus in the web or especially (guide-)books in English?
Thanks in advance!
Greets
Hase
some years ago (January 2005) I received invaluable information and hints about hiking Mount Olympus in Greece in this very forum. Thanks GoingUp! Since then I have been there several times and enjoyed this great landscape.
Time has changed and so have the interests and abilities of my buddies and me: we want to do some climbing at Stefani in September!
The route Comici-Escher caught our eye as it seems one of the easiest routes. Up to now our only source is http://www.routes.gr/?Lang=en&Page=Clim ... ciEscher_a
Now we need some further advice. Does someone know this route from personal experience?
In detail:
1) Does someone know this route from personal experience and can comment on it?
2) Is the information in the link above credible concerning difficulty, protection and rock quality?
3) Is a withdrawal by abseiling possibly? (Not very likely, but it doesn´t hurt to know... ) If possible at all, abseiling may be more convenient than the gully...
4) Can anyone recommend other routes at Mitikas or Stefani which are in the IV-V+ range?
5) Can Stefani be summited (with reasonable difficulty) via it´s NE edge (the one nearest to refuge Giossos Apostolidis) in order to make a traverse to southwest?
6) Does anyone know more sources of information about climbing Mt. Olympus in the web or especially (guide-)books in English?
Thanks in advance!
Greets
Hase