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Ok, I'll do my best

Would it be of any value if I took notes on which poles are missing as I go? //Daniel

Thank you Simon! It's good to know that some of the new poles are damaged or gone - I found your map/gpx here and I managed to get it onto my avenza map app on the phone. If I understand correctly the markings show the positions of the poles that you put up?

Hi again! So, I postponed my May hike from Askifou to Katsiveli and now i have a flight booked for september 29, and my plan is to start at Ammoudari/Askifou on september 30. I will have one night stop on the way between there and Katsiveli. A few question marks: 1. - Would you consider the timing o...

Thank you all for your replies (better late than never?). I ended up postponing my hike until september anyway, so I'll start a new thread since I have some question marks still
//Daniel

Thank you for your replies! The temperatures I can handle. I was by Katsiveli in 2019, and set camp just west of it (the sun set before I came to the meadow from Xyloskalo), and the morning was quite chilly, not many degrees above zero celsius, if any! But - Ice axe? I have never used an ice axe bef...

Hello! I'm planning, once again, to make the hike from Askifou to Katsiveli and on through the rest of the Lefka Ori. I learned through experience and in this forum that my usual time for Crete hiking - late october - is not suitable for the mountains. After my last attempt, in 2023, after having go...

Yes, the clouds seem real, the forecast has not improved. This time I will start by the coast instead, at Kefali or shortly after, if the bus driver allows me to get off in between stations :) I'm on the bus towards Elafonisi now. If the weather and time allows I'll go up Agia Irini gorge from Sougi...

Thank you for the link to freemeteo - it looks different on higher altitudes still. Maybe this time it will be a coastal trek anyway We'll see how it goes!

Hi again! So, I haven't given up entirely on taking the route from Askyfou-Niato towards Katsiveli. The forecast is changing and now it looks like there will be some sun, so not a complete cloud cover. At least according to the forecast of yr.no: https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/2-2...

Thank you for you reply! Yes, that is what I thought. Maybe I will give it a try just to gain some experience of what the fog can be like, but I'll be careful not to get stuck in a soup up there! //Daniel

Hello! I'm starting my hike in the Lefka Ori on wednesday oct 25. My plan is to start from Askyfou, and go up to Niato and then to Katsiveli, and after that descend south towards Agios Ioannis. But I have been warned about the risk of heavy fog up in the mountains before when I've been there to hike...