Mount Athos; the Monastery of Vatopaidi and Karoulia

The Russian crew of 'Channel One" films the Russian
monks and hermits in Mount Athos for the film
"Athos - to Reach the Heavens."

"The way (of life of) the characters of this film is not
by chance called heroic. The monks are different
from other people; Greek and Russian, Serbian and
English, even the Brazilians. They live outside the
world, but their prayer keeps the world. Athanasius
from Russia, Sergey from Ukraine, Feodoh from
Georgia. The three fates, three roads came together
to God in the Holy Mount." From the YouTube site

This video is amazing, especially the part where it
shows the hermits in Karoulia. You  can see a monk
walking on the steep side of a mountain while
holding onto a chain until he reaches his cave. 

Here one can also see how much love the monks
have for their departed brethren and how they
preserve their relics.

The video is in Russian with no subtitles, sorry,
but very much worth seeing.