Dec 27, 2010

The Route, part 2



From the Kallegri refuge, the path goes along "one of the best ridge walks on Crete" and bypasses the Melindaou summit ( 2133m ) from the south. From there the next stop is Katsiveli refuge. The refuges from now on are not occupied like Kallegri refuge, where you can buy some snacks and get accomodation - from now on, the doors are probably locked, and there's no-one around. Depending from how tired we are, the first tent night in the White Mountains will be somewhere near Katsiveli, or few km along the trail.

The next two days are rumoured to be the most difficult of them all. As the path bypasses the Pachnes summit ( the highest peak of White Mountains by 2453m ) the terrain is very tricky and hard for your joints. After Koutala Seli ( a pass, kind of a gorge ) the terrain becomes even more difficult and even ground for camp are rare. So between Katsiveli and town of Askifou, it will probably take two days to walk through, atleast we will be prepared for it.