Frédéric Boissonnas (1858-1946) was a Swiss photographer and philhellene who traveled extensively to Greece during the early years of the 20th century, capturing dozens of stunning images of Greek village and island life.
The following pics are from the trip of Frédéric Boissonnas to Olympus 1913 with Christos Kakalos as his guide. Christos Kakalos (Litohoro, 1879 or 13 July 1882 - 12 April 1976) was a Greek hunter from Litochoro, who is considered the first climber to mount Olympus on August 2, 1913, leading the famous photographer Frédéric Boissonnas and his companion , Daniel Baud-Bovy . He is the first to go to the peak Mytikas at the top of Mount Olympus. Rumor has it that he ascended to the peak Stefani from location Kazania and slept in a "cave" under the Stefani, almost in the air, tied only by ropes. Today at Mount Olympus there is a shelter named after it, located in the "Plateau of the Muses" at an altitude of 2,650 meters.
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Camp at location Prionia[/caption][caption id="attachment_6423" align="aligncenter" width="400"]
Stefani and Mytikas[/caption][caption id="attachment_6424" align="aligncenter" width="400"]
At Stefani[/caption]
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Mytikas seen from Skala[/caption][caption id="attachment_6427" align="aligncenter" width="500"]
Stefani or Throne of Zeus[/caption][caption id="attachment_6428" align="aligncenter" width="500"]
Christos Kakalos[/caption]
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At the location Petrostrouga[/caption]
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Mytikia under the highest peak of Olympus[/caption]
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