glo™ up με Hyper Achievers: Ο Γιάννης Χέλης και το πάθος για δημιουργία

It's not a matter of reaching the top, but more of climbing. Moving towards your goal , taking sure steps. Waiting for the glow up. Please, buckle up. 

George Karavas climbed Parnitha to meet up with Giannis Helis, the manager of Parnitha refuges, founder of Trekking Hellas Parnitha, and he is ready to become a Pro in climbing. Because for us, Giannis is one of those achievers who inspires us. We like to follow his steps, to see him conquer the peaks, to climb higher and higher. He makes us want to do the same and challenges us to learn how he managed it, but also what it was that showed him the way. 

"I always wanted to be close to nature, it fits with my philosophy and the way I always wanted to live. The mountain calms me, it's the place where I can relax, I feel like myself ," he tells us, but we know that it's very different to simply enjoy your walks on a mountain than to be professionally involved in climbing and become the protagonist in your life. And certainly, someone cannot become an avid climber from a simple walker. "It's true that at first I wasn't sure if I would succeed. I didn't know if the mountain was completely suitable for me, I hadn't believed in my abilities perhaps. I lived it more conservatively, I didn't dare to make big climbs. Until at some point, 15 years ago, I started a more difficult climb, something that would test my capabilities and endurance. I pushed myself a lot, I tried even harder and I started to feel that with every step I took I was becoming more and more confident. Then, my glow up happened and reaching the top, I felt a unique satisfaction and a completeness. I was ready to live my journey . 

Giannis now spends most of his time in the mountains , where he lives with his family, where he develops, where he dares to conquer more and more peaks. And what he enjoys most is the fact that he has found a way to communicate his experience and his love for trekking and mountaineering to all those who want to get involved, but wonder “if they have it”, as happened to him in the beginning. 

"We all have nature within us, we are part of it, and the mountain transmits a pleasant feeling to everyone and captures a simple, direct way of life that hardly leaves anyone unmoved. When I want to introduce someone to this whole experience , I initially suggest that they wander the mountain, to come into first contact with it. To make the first acquaintance, in the most relaxed and painless way. Thus, I let them love it and discover for themselves the reason why this happens ." 

Giannis welcomes to his place all those who look longingly at his own achievements, want to test their strength and feel that they have much to share with the peaks. "I advise them to start slowly and move forward with confidence because the mountain does not forgive mistakes. By slowly learning the way and gaining more and more familiarity , they achieve their own glo up , suddenly a new magical world opens up before them. And because my motto is " work never ends, moments end ", I do not forget to remind them not to constantly postpone their dreams , but to rush towards them and live them with all the passion they deserve." 

Giannis is still on the mountain he loves. He started with madness, a wicked agreement with himself and an impulse and continued with stubbornness and will.

Ultimately, glo up is a matter of combining our most beautiful inner pursuits. You too can find your own glo up by letting your style and yourself shine, just as you imagine, with the glo Hyper Pro device.

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