Exploring the home of the ancient Greek gods

Photographer and mountaineer Babis Giritziotis knows Mount Olympus like few others and has spent the past few months capturing the views from its highest peaks in a fascinating 360-degree tour of the home of the ancient gods.

"In January 2014, two friends - climbers Michalis Styllas and Thomas Thomidis - and I attempted the route between the ridges of Kopsis and Profitis Ilias in winter conditions. Few people had attempted it before and I accepted the challenge with great pleasure, as I'd never explored such remote and wild parts of the mountain," says Giritziotis.

"Everything was going according to plan, until the second day, just before the sun went down, when we realized we had lost our way. Nightfall found us in a spot so tight we could barely pitch the small tent we had with us," he adds. "We tried to head on the next morning, but it was impossible from that...