SAR 8
Mytikas, the summit of Olympus: a pyramid of grey limestone ribs and gullies against a hazy sky.

Olympus2,918 m

Sheet 01 of 11Walked 2026

Range:
Olympus massif
Coordinates:
40.0856° N, 22.3586° E

Mytikas from Skala, the neighbouring summit, in September 2019. The white line is the recorded track.

The climb, to scale

  1. Mytikas2,918 mSummit, not climbed

  2. High point2,728 mZonaria path

  3. Kakkalos2,640 mNight 2

  4. Spilios Agapitos2,058 mNight 1

  5. Petrostrouga1,939 m

  6. Gortsia1,107 mVillage

  7. Prionia1,090 m

  8. Agios Dionysios850 mVillage

The record

Three days across the massif: up the Enipeas gorge, along the Zonaria path under Mytikas, and down the north side. Two refuge nights, a full track and a heart-rate record.

The route’s grade
T3Mountain hike
Distance
36.8 km
18–⁠20 September 2026
Ascent
+2,237 m
Highest point 2,728 m
Moving
15:24 h
56 h 22 min in all
Heart rate
103–⁠123 bpm
Daily averages

Why it is in the plan

From the roadmap: 2026, first mountain.

  • First multi-day mountain experience.
  • Learn basic pacing and endurance.
  • Understand how the body responds to long ascent days.
  • Begin building mountain judgment and confidence.

What it adds

  • Technical ability
  • Altitude experience
  • Expedition experience
  • Endurance
  • Mountain judgment
  • Risk management

Three days

Distance and ascent from the track. Heart rate, calories and effort from the watch, where effort is Apple’s 1–10 scale.

  1. Day 1

    Fri 18 Sep, 12:12–19:22

    Enipeas gorge to Refuge A

    Agios Dionysios, 850 m Spilios Agapitos, 2,060 m

    Distance
    15.0km
    Ascent
    +1,327m
    Descent
    −118m
    Moving
    5:59h
    Heart rate
    119bpm
    Energy
    2,012kcal

    Effort 5/10

    The longest climb of the trip, on good trail the whole way.

  2. Day 2

    Sat 19 Sep, 11:00–15:48

    Zonaria to the Plateau of the Muses

    Spilios Agapitos, 2,060 m Kakkalos refuge, 2,640 m

    Distance
    7.2km
    Ascent
    +733m
    Descent
    −108m
    Moving
    4:42h
    Heart rate
    123bpm
    Energy
    1,086kcal

    Effort 6/10

    Highest point of the trip at 2,728 m. Cloud and 12 °C on the traverse.

  3. Day 3

    Sun 20 Sep, 12:52–20:34

    Down the north side to Gortsia

    Kakkalos refuge, 2,640 m Gortsia, 1,110 m

    Distance
    14.5km
    Ascent
    +208m
    Descent
    −1,638m
    Moving
    6:11h
    Heart rate
    106bpm
    Energy
    1,338kcal

    Effort 4/10

    1,600 m of descent, recorded as two walks with a long stop between.

What the numbers say

This trip is the baseline. Every other mountain on the site is measured against it.

  1. Endurance

    The 1,327 m day took six hours of walking at an average of 119 bpm, an effort of 5 out of 10. That is a steady, conversational pace with a pack, held all day.

  2. Recovery

    Three days back to back, and the third, all descent, ran at 106 bpm. Legs and knees are not the limit yet.

  3. Altitude

    Highest point 2,728 m. Every other peak on the roadmap finishes at least 1,300 m higher, so altitude is the first real unknown.

  4. Technique

    No hands on rock, no snow. Mytikas is a Class III scramble and stays for a later visit; the Alps need a snow course first.

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