The first religious hermits who climbed up the pillars were Varnavas, sometime between 950 and 965 C.E., and Andronikos from Crete, in 1020.
Pirmie vientuļnieki, kas uzkāpa Meteoras pīlāros, bija Varnava (starp 950. un 965. gadu) un Krētas Androniks (1020. gadā).