Nikos Maggitsis
Teacher of Physical Education and Sports
I was born in Volos in 1968 and still live in Agria, Pelion.
I am a teacher of Physical Education and Sports with postgraduate studies (Sports – Health and Recreation) and have written a thesis at the highest altitude.
Since 1994 I have organized and conducted 50 mountaineering expeditions as well as sporting survival missions all over the world (mountain climbing, desert hiking, sea kayaking, etc.).
I have run 9 mountain ultra-marathons (up to 170 km) all over the world (Nepal, Croatia, Andorra, Morocco, Greece) as well as 8 mountain trail marathons.
In March 2008 I was the first Greek to complete the “7 summits”, climbing to the highest peak in each of our planet’s continents, including Mt Everest at 8,848 meters on 17 May 2004. I am also the only Greek to heave reached both the South and the North Poles.
Since 1994, I have accompanied Greek and foreign hikers and mountain climbers along the footpaths of Pelion and the whole of Greece.