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Sunday 11.00 am


1st February 2015

      
Mount
Pendeli

         
AH3

Run 1899


Trail length

7.0 km

         
Hare:
Mountain Goat


Starting location:

38° 4'42.81"N, 23°51'39.34"E

Altitude: 558 m

Photos Captain Sumo & Mad Dog, Web page: Mad Dog

 

The Trail

 

The runners altitude range was (740 - 535 = )  205 metres

 

 


The Davelis cave area.

Notice the ancient road down which the marble blocks from the quarries were taken

 

Before the run


Dust from Africa fills the air as the hashers circle for the hare's explanation of the trail

 

The hare Mountain Goat briefs the runners and walkers

 

What? Do you think I'm misleading you?

 

The Run and Walk

The walkers group sets off

 

And the runners start off in the wrong direction

 

The hare brings the runners back and directs them up the steep and slippery slope

 

Most of the runners make it up but some slide down and try another route

 

The dust is not going away

 


Mountain Goat leads us into the old quarry areas

 


>>>>>> Panoramic view >>>>> SCROLL RIGHT >>>>>

 

Knob Goblin checks out the trail

 

Mad Dog looking wild in the wind

 

 

Mountain Goat's trail takes us up the quarrymans paths

 

There are signs of marble quarrying and spoil from the quarries everywhere

 

Heading up the ancient roadway to Davelis cave

 

The entrance to the cave is filled with visitors from Skai TV's organized walk this day

 

Captain Sumo's photo from inside the cave

 

We arrive shortly after and pose outside the cave

 

Mountain Goat points out the rock climber's route up the rock face

 

We blew the hash horn and startled the visitors to the cave

 

The rock climber's route

 

A close-up of their rope, pitons and carabinas left on the rock

 

The Byzantine chapel as seen from inside the cave

 


The entrance to the cave (and the group of visitors) as seen from the inside

 

Looking down into the cave. It's huge size can be judged by the size of the people on the path

 

>>>>Panoramic view of the crowd of visitors being briefed by the Skai TV representative >>>> SCROLL RIGHT >>>>

 

Visitors on the way to the cave trying to skirt around the large puddles

 

Mountain Goat heads on down

 


Knob Goblin on trail

 

Frosty Nuts on the way down

 


 

On In marker

 

Knob Goblin reaches the car park and end of trail

 

The Circle

 

The hare's down-down

 

One way to hold your bottle

 

Oxymoron

 

Fair Cop's flying club down-down for slipping down the initial slope

 

Rim Job with RA Fair Cop

 

 

Mad Dog with Mountain Goat

 

Coke Dealer

 

Clitoria with a virgin hasher (new boots)

 

The Skai TV organised walk to the Davelis Cave
(Photos of the TV report)


The group walk up from the monastery and head for the cave

 


Their leader has a megaphone to address them

 


The leader being interviewed

 

 


Looking into the cave

 

A lady holds up a diagram (this is a close-up)

But what is it of? It doesn't look like the cave.

 


A picture of the robber Davelis can be seen in the background - painted on the concrete military bunker outside the cave

 


A well publicized and attended event

Well done Skai - for getting so many people out walking and exercising

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No Taverna today (Only FC & WD >> Christina, Loutsa)

 

The directions to the hash - for the record

 

 

 

Sunday 01st February 2015  - 11am

Hare: Mountain Goat

Venue: Mount Penteli

On Inn: local taverna

 

Directions:

 

From the centre of Athens -OR from Kifisia area - OR just about anywhere really cos I can’t be bothered to do directions from anywhere else:

 

Go up Kifisias Avenue & continue through Kifisia

After 2-3 Km you come to Nea Erithrea

Pass an AB supermarket and a cinema on your right

At the next traffic lights (Shell garage opposite & Alpha Bank on the right) turn RIGHT

You are now in Harilaou Trikoupi carry on for 1.6Km

Turn left at the second lights into Xenias street – this is just after Kokkinara St.

Carry on almost to the end of the road [ex Mustang stables] (Our run of three weeks ago started from there)

 

Just before the (ex) stables turn left into Agiou Panteleimonos Street and follow it for about 2.4 km. You will come to a cross road where you should turn left again and continue for about 0.9 km. At this point look for Hash Signs pointing right towards an old marble quarry. We will meet there.

 

Note: if you pass the quarry and continue uphill you will reach the Monastery of Agios Panteleimon, In case you miss also that then you will reach the Radar Station where the road ends. So if you will not be arrested for trespassing military area, turn around and come back.

 

GPS: 380 04’ 43” N – 230 51” 39” E

 

Lost ?  Confused ?  Just plain stupid ?  So what’s new!!

either drive all the way back home or call MG