Category Archives: mountain

1933 – video: a Dutch vlogger climbing Mount Athos

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

A Dutch hair stylist and vlogger from Rotterdam climbed to the top of the mountain last July. He made a funny ego-video of his hike, with the use of a drone! Wim Voogd (thanks Vasílis)

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1906 – Corrodi’s nocturnal ascent on Mount Athos

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

Hermann David Salomon Corrodi (1844-1905) was an Italian artist, based in Rome, who painted mainly Oriental and historical scenes. He travelled a lot in the Orient, was popular in royal circles and even became befriended with Queen Victoria. In the … Continue reading →

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1877 – Athos film with drone scenes

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

Shot from a drone of the Mount Athos summit with the shadow of the mountain cast upon the sea in the morning sun . In this recent beautiful Russian film you will see some different places of Mount Athos, like … Continue reading →

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1839 – Hermit cells

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1838 – Russian Mt Athos climber found safe and sound

Posted on August 21, 2016 by

1500 meter A 55-year-old Russian national reported missing last Thursday after embarking on a climb of Mount Athos in northern Greece with a group of other mountaineering enthusiasts was found on Saturday safe and in good health. Panaghia shelter at … Continue reading →

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1807 – A suffocating medieval climb to the top of the Holy Mountain

Posted on April 13, 2016 by

Mount Athos that passeth the clouds. “The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Mandeville”, knight of St. Albans was a very popular travel book in the fourteenth century. The real identity of the author, Sir John Mandeville, is still unclear. … Continue reading →

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1783 – Twenty monasteries in seven days : day 3, Lavra

Posted on January 31, 2016 by

This is the third episode of seven of the  Athos trip done by Goulven Le Goff and his brother Ivonig from Rennes, France made in May 2015. They visited all 20 monasteries in one week.  The descent to Lavra. This … Continue reading →

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