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Endurance athlete carries mobility-impaired student to Mt Olympus top

A long-distance runner helped a young, mobility-impaired woman to make her dream come true. Marios Giannakou carried biology student Eleftheria Tosiou on his back and to the top of Mount Olympus. Giannakos carried 22-year-old Eleftheria in a specially modified backpack and climbed the mountain with an eight-member support crew. They …

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Injured French climber rescued at 2,200m altitude on Mt Olympus

In an operation that lasted more than twelve hours, members of Greek Rescue Team brought a French climber to safety. The 25-year-old climber got injured and trapped at an altitude of 2,100-2,200 meters in Gavos area on the Mount of Olympos. A total of 16 rescuers took part in the …

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UPD Big rescue operation underway after climber accident in Mt Olympus

A big rescue operation has been going on since Saturday morning to save a woman who has been injured in area Stephani in Mount Olympus. The health condition of the 35-year-old woman from FYROM (Skopje) is considered as serious. According to a statement, the Greek Rescue Team was informed about …

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Snowstorm on the Mt. Olympus in the middle of Greek summer

A snowstorm started on the Mount Olympus in the early morning hours of Monday although the calendar shows July 17th. With an elevation of 2,918 m  Mt Olympus is the highest mountain of Greece located on the border between Macedonia and Thessaly, some 80km south of Thessaloniki. Temperature fell sharply …

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