This was the first mountain climbing for me. Because of the unfortunate weather, we could not peak at Mt. olympus, but it was a great experience. The hike took us about 7 hours to get us to 1100 feet. The peak of Mt. Olympus is just over 1200 feet. We were so close. The mount hut we stayed was very nice and clean. I heard only transportation in the mountain was donkeys. Miho