Although Nikos Magitsis of Volos has achieved what very few others have done by scaling the highest mountains on all seven continents, he is especially fond of Mt. Olympus, the highest mountain range in Greece. Olympus is a landmark for not only Greek mountaineers but also climbers from all over the world.

The 41-year-old mountaineer began mountain climbing in 1984 when he joined the local Mountain Climbing Group of Volos.

The "Seven Summits" peaks he scaled are Mt. Kilimanjaro on the African continent in Tanzania; the Vinson Massif in Antarctica; Mt. McKinley on the North American continent; Mt. Everest on the Asian continent (the world's highest peak); Aconcagua on the South American continent;, Carstensz Pyramid in Oceania and Mt. Elbrus on the European continent in Russia.