Hiking Taygetos Mountains, Greece

We attempted to hike to the top of Profitis Ilias today which is part of the Taygetos Mountain range in Peloponnese Greece. Profits Ilias (προφήτης Ηλίας, Ταϋγετος ) is the highest peak in the Taygetos Mountains, the summit is 2,404 meters high and the vegetation up changes quite dramatically.

It was an early start to beat the heat, which ended up being a good decision because we were able to have lunch on the mountain before heading back down.

#roadtrip #greece #peloponnese

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[mikedimas]

The ultimate Taygetus Climb... hike or drive up to the camp in the evening, eat a picnic dinner and have a couple drinks, sleep, and hike to the peak at 3am. You want to be at the peak just before sunrise b/c the sun will project a beautiful pyramid shadow on the sea. It is quite remarkable! Very nice video!

[FreedomStrider]

Oh yes this is going on our to do list for Greece, we love hiking and this seems like a doable climb in 1 day :D

We climbed Vitosha in Bulgaria, this is alot more forested than that though :)

[nickandhelmi]

hey april and tim :D - great new vlog - 2 hour hike! :D dang amazing lushes green tree though

[YiannisPho]

April, you are a delight. Your enthusiasm is infectious.

[failedcaptain]

Very nice, soon im going to hike from kalamata till the peak of prophet elias

[TouringTastebuds]

Looked like a beautiful hike, definitely worth getting up for sure! Great vid!

[TheWorldnUs]

Epic views guys! Truely stunning and you captured it well 👍 If I was the dog I would have followed you too 😉

[kevinhoppo]

You were both very good getting that far I would have stopped at the first part. Love the dog 🐕 he must have known you were friendly.

[AMAR]

Lovely vid!! Just a small correction of the greek in your video description, it should be προφήτης Ηλίας, Ταϋγετος :)

[georgiosinfa]

Hi ! Do you think a UTV side by side like can-am can reach the summit from the refuge by the pathways? is there enough clearance to pass from the trees? Thank you.

[SallyAndEd]

Haha April were you standing on your tip toes during your intro? I have to do the same thing when I stand next to Ed otherwise I look REALLY short! 😂 😂 19 degrees is kinda cold... That hike looked beautiful! But yikes a wild pig is kind of scary!!

[elpida]

hi thank you for the interesting video...i have a question, are there enough water spring on the mountain and are there water fountains like the one you show in the video in the towns around taigetos like kardamili?

[moviejose]

Any sign of the aftermath of the Greek forest fires in the areas you were in?

[lortnokmeister]

you talk too much, see only your face, omfg.... #abroadinjapan

[perinestor]

Which side is your starting point, messinian, side or laconian?