Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece and the mythical home of the Greek gods. At 2,917 metres in altitude, getting to the top is no mean feat, but that is exactly what Conor and Hank are doing. Starting in the city of Thessaloniki, they will bikepack along the coast before climbing to the summit. In every sense of the word, this is a true cycling epic!
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Agua de Jamaica – Ch@ntarelle
All Wound Up – Tigerblood Jewel
Antelope – Ava Low
Appeased Soundscape 11 – August Wilhelmsson
Bird of Mouth – Molife
City of Thessaloniki – Trabant 33
Collapse – STRLGHT
Don’t Wanna Sleep – Swif7
Ermou Street – George Prokopiou
Evening – Twelwe
Floating Kite – Tellsonic
Gothenburg – Tellsonic
Jumping Out the Gym! – DJ DENZ The Rooster
Like Shadows – Ooyy
MEET-CUTE (Instrumental Version) – Soleil
Our Last Stand – FormantX
streetscape – Aiyo
The Dance of Zeus – George Prokopiou
The Proposition – Victor Lundberg
Why Did I – HATAMITSUNAMI
Wicked Games – Philip Ayers
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40 Comments
Where would you go on your perfect bikepacking adventure?
A little Greek love, a little boy love.
Bear Grylls vibes on the intro
20:00. The camera man couldn’t drive up the path so they’re on their own and carrying all the equipment but the camera can change position by itself 🤫🤨😂
I think this “ride” is more suited for a mountain bike!? Great footage though!
Greece has so much potential to become a Cycling destination. But they dont know it…
You Guys are crazy going up that Mountain in Greece job well done!!!!May the Gods be with you!!!! Brent Gordon of Canada 😮🤟🚴🚴♂
Great inspiring vid – been thinking of getting a gravel bike for years – i think this vid will finally make me do it ! cheers andy
Awesome video guys. I can remember my dad telling me stories about climbing Olympus 😀
What an epic ride! Amazing! Really enjoyed this video guys!
BEST GCN content for sure. Is there a bikepacking GCN channel? If not, I have no idea what yall are waiting for 😀 FUN!
I didn't expect such quiet roads in Greece. What a beautiful ride! What was your solution for water? I feel like it's one of the biggest challenges when it comes to going off the beaten path.
At the end is when it becomes my type of video. I do that kind of videos on my own channel!
When I saw this my mind went like "Can´t wait for GCN go on a bikepacking adventure to summit mount Everest xD." Imagining Connor and Hank making stupid one liner jokes while biking through Khumbu Icefall………….(and yes, I need help xD)
My mother land. What a beautiful video you guys have done. I have family in Thessaloniki, I do miss it. Thank you all who worked on this. Great riding, looking forward to more like these.
I wanted to see the boys ride down the mountain! That's why you carry them up after all.
That's a great video guys! So everybody knows about the greek island and beaches, but no one knows that Greece is about 80% mountains, wild, pristine and seriously beautiful!
Amazing topography and the mountain is out of this world. However, as a mountain climber in California and Nevada this will be a no-no. Some point you have to give up the bike. I thought you guys took it a little too far up. But than again this is a bike YouTube channel. As a Greek from Pelopponesus this is now on my bucket list to climb. It is more than i thought of Mount Olympus. It is majestic and beautiful and definitely not a walk in the park. Beautiful adventure. Thank you. Opa!
It was epic, would like to do the first two days and enjoy the view with a cold beer. One day…
It speaks volumes of how useless the greek tourism corporation is that they haven't managed to organise and run a decent Tour of Greece race. So many places to showcase to viewers and challenge riders.
Cowboy coffee. Full boil for 3 min and then turn it off. Let set for a min and then poor about two oz of cool water on the top. Doing this it will Knock the grounds to the bottom. Enjoy. Great video
Well done great Vid, I am British but live in Thessaloniki. I bike pack through central mainland Greece every summer, I get that you had to do Olympus as it is the most famous peak but there are actually much more spectacular on and off road bike packing routes from Pindos mountains through Tsoumerka, Agrafa and Karpenisi down to Delphi. All that takes about 10 days but is stunning. Greece is the Secret bike packing paradise. Shhh dont tell anyone.😁
Incredible but what about the way down? By bike that must be the most fun part? 😀
Fantastic! I enjoyed that so much! Thank you😊
I invite you in the neighbor country of Greece- Bulgaria, to try some backpacking vibes 😉 I'm a big fan! The video is awesome!
Fair play guys, I used to live not far away from the area and I really miss those quiet roads. Try Pindus (Epirus and Western Macedonia) next time around, from the house of Gods to the gates of Hades.
Funniest thing I’ve seen watching the tall guy riding a kids bike, too funny!
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Thanks for sharing the adventure with us, Greece is so beautiful 😍❤️!
absolutely amazing! well done fellas
How does one not carry cash when biking in rural areas?!
Great episode guys…….wow what a mountain ahy
Great video 😁
This content is so good! I can't believe it only has 242k views in 7 months. Its a shame really, someone making a video pranking someone in public will get a million views in 2 days, smh. Keep up the good work. I know it must of took a ton of work to put this video out.
Such a cool video!!
And next time use an MTB 😀
What an epic adventure!!!!! More of this please🤙
Such a great video, and these two are a GREAT adventure pair. Great music, editing, and of course camera work as well. Wish I could give more than one like.
Greece is brilliant place to ride. Greeks will tell you that you'd be mad for cycling there, but I found the roads to feel generally safer than the UK and the surfaces are super smooth, with huge climbs/descents all over the place. I stayed several months in Athens and found some of the best climbs I've ever ridden right out of the city. Combine that with gorgeous sea to cool off in, it's perfect.
I’ve never seen a gun host breathe so hard. That is a tough climb.