Did the ancient Greeks ever climb Mt. Olympus?

Question

We all know that the ancient Greeks believed that their gods lived on top of the mountain Olympus (and some of them in other places like the Underworld). But Olympus - they knew where it was (between Macedon and Thessaly) and also that mountain was never higher than 3.000 meters, so it was always pretty well climbable even in former times. Is there any evidence of the ancient Greeks climbing Mount Olympus?

Answer 1

Sites on Mount Olympus include ruined cave shrines dedicated to Zeus and Apollo. It was a site for festivals and sacrifices to the twelve principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon from pre-classical times. During the Christian period, may of these shrines were effaced, destroyed, or repurposed as churches.