We remind you that Pierra Creta is a team competition and each team must consist of a minimum of two and a maximum of three athletes. Team members should run on the same routes (A1800 or B900) and with the same equipment (skimo or splitboard). The teams that can compete are women’s, men’s and mixed. Men’s and mixed teams compete in the same category, while purely female teams have a separate category.
Team Creation
If you are not participating in a team, first install the WhatsApp messaging app on your device and join the Pierra Creta community using the special link you will receive upon registration. In the community, you can stay instantly updated on your mobile about the event’s announcements in the Announcements channel, ask questions about various Pierra Creta topics, accommodation in the area, the schedule, etc., in the General channel, and finally find athletes to form teams in the Team creation channel. We will try to use English as much as possible and to describe ourselves in a short introductory sentence that includes Name, Route, Equipment, Gender, Age, and whether you want to do the route competitively, more relaxed, if you are competing in the championship, or anything else. An example would be sending to the channel the message: “John Wick, A1800, Splitboard, Male, 41 years old, I want to make it to the top in 15 minutes.”
Team Registration
To register your group, you must have the consent of the other members, because the registration will be done by one person. Please register your team’s and athletes’ names in the following form, while provide some information about your team so we can know you better.
Registered Teams
team-name | athlete-1 | athlete-2 | athlete-3 | team-info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Olumpus and Triglav Titans | Kostantinos Natsis | Gasper Pintaric | In this year Pierra Creta Kostas and Gasper celebrate 25 years of amazing friendship, after they met in South Africa in 2001. | |
The Loukoumades | Alberto Giera | Chloe Blondeau | Already registered | |
Finding Skimo | Rowntree | Close | Mixed team from NZ and the States. Looking forward to trying hard and seeing the place! FIrst time for both of us | |
MAU Team | Marianna Kofaki | George Oikonomopoulos | Alexandros Dimopoulos | A multi-age unisex team |
Limpa Team | Apostolis Markopoulos | Antonis Valavanis | Just Limpa Skimo mates | |
Απ τον Όλυμπο στον Ψηλορείτη | Nikolaos Evgenis | Nikolaos Kantziouris | Giannis Soultoukis | Θα τα πούμε από κοντά αυτά!? Με εκτίμηση Ευγενής Ν Καντζιούρης Ν Σουλτουκης Γ |
turbo diesel | Apo archontakis | Eria Archontaki | Nikos Kouklakis | A group of Friends from Chania that finally decided to participate in Pierra Creta |
Τι Parnassos τι Palisades | Eirini Kafaraki | Renia Kagkou | From Athens to the US, united by friendship and a shared love for the mountains, we chase summits together — excited, grateful, and ready for the southernmost ski mountaineering adventure in Europe.?️ | |
Torino Rowing and ski | Alberto Topazio | Thomas Carando | Two guys from Italy, rowing mates before and skimo team now. We’ll try to push hard in the Cretan mountains, and harder in the Taverna | |
Zacha team | Theocharis Zachariadis | George Zachariadis | Zachariadis Brothers from Thessaloniki | |
Bestkid Boys | Kristjan Oro | Wiktor Pastucha | Nikola Najman | 3 guys from the east block and from (or close enough) to the Beskid Mountains. Here to enjoy the Cretan winters and (not so) snowy mountains! |
Ski-koudia | Alex Papanicolaou | Constantine Papanicolaou | Two brothers from California ready to shred some turns and drink some raki. | |
Lefko Tiri Vertical | Ivailo Popov | Alkis Kranas | Two random guys, here for the fun, feta and olives | |
Skin & Tonic | Christina Xyda | MIkela De Tchaves | Two dynamic souls chasing their dream Skin & Tonic on the slopes of Mount Psiloritis. Skin & Tonic energy all the way! Cheers! ?✨ | |
Tzitzipapa | Natasza Styczyńska | Haris Dajc | We are a Polish-Greek couple who combine the best skiing and hiking practices from Samos, Krakow, and the Balkan mountains. Skiing for the first time on Crete. We are named after a very secret family dish from Tatavla. | |
Klaous team | Georgios Klaoudatos | Manolis Klaoudatos | uncle and nephew in the mountains of Crete... Go Slow with the flow | |
ΟΙ ΚΟΜΜΕΝΟΙ | Georgios Karakontopoulos | Nikoloas Lykoudis | Στόχος είναι η ρακί στον τερματισμό! | |
Chap CP Ski | Nikos Giannopoulos | Sifis Kesisoglou | skimates from eos Athens. | |
Chap GP Ski | Νίκος Γιαννόπουλος | Σήφης Κεσίσογλου | we are skimates from eos Athens | |
Hyperunfocused | Anastasia Katrana | Thanos Stefanis | Two hyperactive spirits, unable to sit still, with an immense love for mountains. A super athlete and a little martial art princess participating just to enjoy the ride, as always in life. | |
Αναwärter | Matina | Despoina | Εμείς……μάλλον για surfακι θα πάμε | |
Xionopistoi | Ioannis Angelopoulos | Nikos Nafpiotis | ||
Dynafit Snow Leopards | Fabian Strödel | Manuel Hofer | We are both from Germany and work as part of the Dynafit team in the heart of the Bavarian Alps ❤️As enthusiastic ski tourers we are looking forward to an exciting race and fun in the mountains of Crete | |
Μωβ κοράκια | Raphaela Eleni Emmanouilidou | Georgios Mylonas | ||
Iliani | Ilian Petrov | Ani Manova | A couple of freeride Bulgarians with arguably the heaviest gear at a skimo race. We participated in 2024 and we immediately knew we will be subscribed to the next editions too. We're here for the love of the mountains and exploring wild places, the sirtaki in ski boots and the Tsikoudia and the overall friendly vibe we felt the first time. | |
Dolomiti - Olympus | Oswald Santin | Lazaros Botelis | ||
SNOW TURTLE | MATTEO BONOLDI | ELENA TOLETTINI | B900. We are a mixed team (a married couple) from Madonna di Campiglio, ITALY, both over 50 years old, Not competitive athletes. We are participating for the first time in the race | |
Skiing the Balkans | Dimitar Dimitrov | Brent Corby | Transatlantic team with Dimitar representing Bulgaria and Brent the United States. We met in Bulgaria, where Dimitar (author of the Skiing the Balkans, a guidebook with over 50 backcountry descents in Bulgaria) kindly showed me (Brent) around in the beautiful Rila Mountains. We are excited to ski on Crete and participate in the Pierra Creta! | |
The Nikes | Francesca Mino | Cecilia Bertolani | ||
Ida Project | Kyprianos Fragiadakis | Robert Nowacki | Greek & Polish combination, ... let fate decide. | |
L & L | Laurentius Mangold | Lukas Gasser | Two guys from Bavaria on vacation with friends at Crete for one week to have a lot of fun, doing some skimo and exploring the island. We will conclude our holidays with the participation at Pierra Creta. We will give our best to rock the mountains of Crete. | |
BRettelbrüder | Stefan Brainbauer | Moritz Pompl | Stefan and Moritz will report about Pierra Creta for a german media outlet, trying to make interviews while running up the mountain. Will take it very easy, though | |
The Pavlova Pair | Charles Clark | Hector Clark | Father and Son, here for the joy of it. Sweat optional | |
Fourofatoi | Vardis Askoxylakis | Marios Masouros | Christos Sigalas | We are Fourogatoi, three guys aged 32, 44, and 45, teaming up to race Pierra Creta 2026 and enjoy an amazing time in Crete. We’re looking forward to meeting you all there! |
SOS - Slower. Older. Smarter. | Thomas Neuhold | Ingeborg Haller | ---------------------------------------- | B900. We are a mixed team (a married couple) from Salzburg, Austria, both over 60 years old, mountaineers but not competitive athletes. We are participating in the race as observers for the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard as part of a press trip. B900. Wir sind ein gemischtes Team (Ehepaar) aus Salzburg/Österreich, beide über 60 Jahre alt, Bergsteiger aber keine Rennathleten. Wir nehmen an dem Rennen im Zuge einer Pressereise als teilnehmende Beobachter für die österreichische Tageszeitung Der Standard teil. |
CRAINT DEGUN | Christophe Moulin | Francis Audoly | I am a half french/half cretan guy In an other life and in a very old time il was living in Askifou Greek people know me under the name of Moulinakis My brother is the worst greek guy i have ever met in my life His name is Georgios Klaoudatos known as Brother klaous Take care we will be back !!! | |
Οι δύο λαγοί και η χελωνίτσα από τη Γερμανία | Florian Boeck | Christoph Polesterl | Eva Poelsterl | We are the siblings Eva and Christoph, and our friend Florian from Germany. Our team name „ The two hares and a little tortoise“ is quite literal: the guys are our speedy hares and I, Eva, am the little tortoise. Christoph and I have skied on Crete already twice before and have fallen in love with a unique combination of sea views and mountains. For Florian it's the first time on the island and for all of us, it's our very first ski mountaineering race. We are excited to take on this challenge together, to support each other along the way, finish with a smile and carry this race as the legendary evening party in our hearts as part of an unforgettable experience. |
The Czech Engine | Jiri Cepelka | Jakub Truhlar | We’re here for the fun… but we’re still taking the win. | |
Val Trompia lions | Emilio Grazioli | Paolo Bertuzzi | Jacopo Barzellotti | skiing, mountain, sailing, and Venus enthusiasts |
Power puff girls | Ανδριάνα Καλλιόπη Μπελδεκου | Αρχοντιά Τσιφσαν | Γιαννακοπούλου Χριστίνα | Φιλενάδες έτοιμες να απολαύσουν τις όμορφες πλαγιές του Ψηλορείτη |
Marmot Mayhem | Daphne Samaras | Thanos Sklavounos | Antony Protonotarios | Part marmot, part goat, all mayhem. You’ll spot our international trio on Splitboards. |
Déformé | Γεωργάκαρος Τάσος | Κύρτσιος Κωνσταντίνος | Εμείς για τις ρακές ήρθαμε | |
Οι πρώτες | Katerina Argyratou | Anastasia Skopa | ||
Nordic Snails | Juha Jussila | Bernt Giil | Two grown boys going on our first randonee trip together. If we make it to the top, we’ll probably make it down too. Thats our ambition! | |
Per aspera ad astra | Massimo Ribano | Enri Leschiutta | Two Italian friends from Friuli, 33yo, loving mountains, ski mountaineering, and good food. I’m Massimo, returning for my fourth trip in Crete after racing in the 2024 edition! Enri’s in for fun… uphill, maybe slightly less! | |
Red Baron & Son | Platon Aronis | Nikolaos Aronis | Proud to compete in this beloved Skimo race in Crete and share our first father-and-son team experience. | |
Team Cherokee | Tyler Terrill | Aiko Terrill | We love the mountains! We have skied and climbed all over the world! Can’t wait to join the Pierra Crete crew! | |
Bentebabs | Bente Rismo | Barbara Hansen | We are two ladies 60+ from Norway. We are joining the Piera Creta to enjoy the snow and the mountains in Greece. | |
THE TROLLS | ESPEN ENGER | JAN ERIK KROKEN | 2 old school athletes the still like to believe we are in the twenties, but unfortunately we are in the sixties. Even that we are still happy and love to be active. We live in Oslo in Norway. Office worker both of us and that's why it important for us to have a active live outside the very much sitting work. Look forward to join you all mountainskiers 🙂 | |
Never Eat Yellow Snow/www.onewayticket.team | Leoš Mastník | Stefan Donath | Czech-German-Team, looking forward for a special skimo adventure and a special party 🙂 | |
Ida | Monika Otten | Christine Belhomme | French and German fusion, fun & safety above finishing time | |
I rebambii | Lorenzo Crimella | Ernesto Crimella | Giovanni Ripamonti | We are a group from Lake Como, and Palekastro is like a second home to us, especially in summer when the Meltemi wind brings us excitement every day. After participating in the last edition of Pierra Creta, we decided to expand the team to introduce another friend of ours to this beautiful peak and local traditions. |
Team τίγγη | Ann-Kathrin Nowottnick | Stefan Dürrbeck | Travelling with our Peugeot Partner (called Mr. Browns) from Innsbruck to pierra creta. The teamname comes from our nearly 6 year old chicken Tiggi ( τίγγη) | |
Pfrontner Fellflitzer | Martin Haslach | Franz Dopfer | Xaver Schäfer | Three friends are traveling to Crete. To have a great time there, on skitouring and exploring the island. We'll approach the race with ambition and fun. |
Sauna, Nokia, Rakomelo | Ilari Havukainen | Antti Kohopää | Antonios Sfakiotakis | We are three friends with Finnish - and Cretan - background, joining for the first time. Love physical exercise and a glass of wine. The simple goal in this race is to Finnish! |
Team Fjellmannen | Anja Skagmo | Havard Skagmo | Anja Skagmo, 52 and Havard Skagmo, 50, married couple from Oslo, Norway. First time participating Pierra Creta, B900, first of all leisure and fun, been twice on top of Psiloritis by foot, aim to first of all reach the top and make it down again and have a good time. | |
2 the Peak | Haugwitz, Philipp | Haugwitz, Christian | Father and son duo from Germany/Mexico | |
Bergwacht Mädels Pfronten 1 | Stephanie Hipp | Sabrina Haslach | Two girls chasing adventure at the Pierra Creta — sharing unforgettable moments with great friends. It’s all about fun, beautiful experiences, and the joy of the journey. Thanks for having us. | |
Bergwacht Mädels Pfronten 2 | Lena Trenkle | Hanna Blöchl | Two girls chasing adventure at the Pierra Creta - sharing unforgettable moments with great friends. It's all about fun, beautiful experiences, and the joy of the journey. Thanks for having us. | |
Traversa chicas | Dimitra Koutsotheodori | Lisa Kondyli | ||
ΜΠΑΜΠΑΔΕΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΑ | ATHANASIOS GKEKAS | TIMOS ZETOS | Είμαστε ο Θάνάσης και ο Τίμος και ερχόμαστε στην Κρήτη πρώτη φορά για ορειβατικό σκι και όχι για καλοκαιρινές διακοπές. Έχουμε ενα κοίνο καλό φίλο, τον Βάσιλα (εξ ού και το όνομα) μιας και ήταν η αιτία της ομαδοποίησης. Ο Θανάσης μένει στην Ολλανδία και ψάχνει τα βουνά με το μικροσκόπιο και ο Τίμος μένει στην Αθήνα και τα ΣΚ βρίσκεται και δουλεύει στο χιονοδρομικό κέντρο Καλαβρύτων. Ερχομάστε με πολύ όρεξη να ευχαριστηθούμε τα όμορφα τοπία του Ψηλορείτη και να ζήσουμε αυτή την μονάδικη εμπειρία του Pierra Creta. Θα είναι και ο πρώτος μας αγώνας ορειβατικού σκι. Όπως μου είπε πέρσι και ένας Γάλλος οδηγός βουνού, η Κρήτη είναι από τα πιο εξωτικά μέρη που μπορείς να το κάνεις αυτό και τον πιστέυω απόλυτα. | |
Ipsikelefthi | Karamitos | Karagianni | Just a couple of splitboarders! | |
Ski-λοκρητικοί_ΕΟΣ ΛΑΣΙΘΙΟΥ | Ioannis Kritsotalakis | Georgios Spyridakis | ||
A soccia | Filippo furlanetto | Alessandro Furlanetto | Father and son, aged 52 and 16, from Bologna, Italy! in love with mountain and with Crete where we built a holiday house in 2017! | |
KriKri | stefano giera | paola andreolli | ||
KriKri | stefano giera | paola andreolli | wife and husband loving skitouring and spending holydays in crete and greece we did Pierra Creta in 2024 | |
Omada pyravlos | Mintzoli | Zachos | ||
Norsemen | Inger Broch | Petter Broch | Norsemen are back for the second time! Norwegian couple who loves Crete with its people, nature and vibes - sea and mountain in general. We like to travel. See you! | |
Boyler Room | Olofsson | Kuehne | Annerhed | Swedish-Swiss very relaxed dream team. We’re only in it for the rakomelo at the end. |
Iphis | Doerner Wolfgang | Doerner Frank | We are father and son and we both like to climb up mountains with ski in the winter and walk up in the summer in Austria. I live half of the Year in Creta and the other half in Austria. When I heard the first time in Salzburg (Austria) from pierracreta, i thought it would be a nice plan to participate at this race in wintertime and now we do it really! | |
KRI-KRI ON SPLIT | Nikiforos Tziotis | Vaggelis Kasapakis | Kri-Kri on Split: Faster than a goat on espresso. Don't follow us, we're lost too (but we look awesome). | |
ΤΑ ΚΑΚΟΓΙΒΕΝΤΑ | Nikolas Diamantopoulos | Thomas Gogoulos | ||
Bela Ladinia | Sommavilla Simone | Sommavilla Mauro | Bela Ladinia is a team from Val di Fassa, Trentino, Italy. We share our passion for the mountains, living in the Dolomites, the most beautiful mountains in the world. The team is made up of a father and son, ready to fly the Fassa flag high. | |
Dynafit Squad | Jakob Schimeck | Manuel Aumann | We are Manuel and Jakob, both working in the Dynafit Headquarters in Germany. We are super excited to explore Creta with its beautiful mountains and great people! Cheers | |
The Loukoumades | Alberto Giera | Chloe Blondeau | we are a Greco-Italo-French team of 2 friends based in Athens and Leonidio. We will come by ferry for our second participation to Pierra Creta. We hope to finish the big race with grace and smiles. Looking forward to it! Thanks |