A NEW EDITION OF THE BOOK was published on March 15th 2018. The title has changed to: TREKKING IN GREECE: THE PELOPONNESE AND PINDOS WAY. It concentrates on a single route that runs from the summit of Mt Grámos on the Albanian border in the north-west of Greece to the southernmost shores of the Peloponnese. For convenience we have divided it into two parts: The Peloponnese Way and The Pindos Way.
We is myself, Tim Salmon, and Michael Cullen. Michael does the Peloponnese and I do the Pindos. For updates, news and other information look at these websites.
Being a mountaineer for 25 years in Greece I must appreciate the fact that a non local hiker has come across the wild outdoors of Greece and also has kept an interesting track log of where and how.
Keep up the good work Timothy.
Not completely a non-local. I have been in and out of Greece since 1958, lived there for many years, was married to a Greek… But thanks for your message.
Tim
Did you ever come across Kostas Balafas the photographer in your travels in the Pindus mountains?
I know of him but I have never met him.
Dear Jess,
Thanks so much for your comment. I’ve only just found it (April 24th 2016!); I always switch off the comment facility because of the vitriolic stuff you receive if you write anything controversial. I do know about the Farsarotul Society. If you go to youtube and search for “Dhiava – The Autumn Journey” you can watch a 50 minute documentary I made with a friend for Greek TV some years ago. It is a very nice little film; I watched it again just yesterday.
In a few weeks’ time mergem la munts yet again. Actually I fell off my bike and fractured my pelvis, so I won’t be going for a while yet!
All the best,
Tim (trp.salmon@gmail.com)