Mount Olympus,Chanel Handbags, the highest mountain in Greece and home of the Olympian Gods?in Greek mythology, attracts over 250,Miu Miu handbags,000 visitors each year and an estimated 20,000 of them are mountain climbers, according to figures released on Monday. Greeks and?Germans are the most fanatic mountain climbers,Mulberry Handbags, while the most careless and risk-taking are the Czechs, according to the Greek Rescue Team.
Both visitation and reported accidents have risen sharply during the past few years. Back in 1955,Wholesale Replica Handbags, a total of 350 people climbed Mt. Olympus annually but now this number corresponds to weekend visitors. Most accidents occur on mountain paths when people are not very careful, thinking that they run no risk because of the low altitude.
According to the Greek Rescue Team, the mountain with the highest number of accidents after Olympus is Pindos, northwestern Greece, where a large number of hunters become lost.