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-Babis Marinidis Guiding Team

-Babis & Guides' team

4.8

(47)

Mountain Guide

Litochoro, Greece

Certificates

HMGA 

IFMGA 

I have been climbing with passion since the age of 14 when I started rock climbing, and (in my 20's) I became a full-time mountain guide. Even though climbing first began only as a hobby, it later led me to a professional Mountain Guide title.

I am a Greek certified Mountain Guide HFMC, and an IFMGA/UIAGM/IVBV Mountain Guide, which is the highest internationally recognized mountain guiding certification. I am also a board member of the Hellenic Mountain Guide Association and a member of the Austria Guides Association (section Vorarlberg).

I work together with a group of certified guides, so If I am not available to guide you, one of the experienced guides in my team will be your guide.

In the last 20 years, I have accomplished many expeditions all over the world from Denali in Alaska to Damavand Iran, climbing or guiding and skitouring.

I love the mountains as well as the sea. I'm a passionate sailor and a skipper, also organizing climbing and sailing trips in the Aegean Sea.

Now I am currently studying Marketing and Management at EAP University. I live between my birthplace Litochoro, the village at the foot of Mt. Olympus Greece, and Chamonix France. You can find me guiding between Mt. Olympus and Chamonix Mont-Blanc, ski touring the Haute Route in the Alps, to summiting Mt Elbrus in Caucasus or sailing and climbing on the Greek islands.

I love to work with groups in new destinations and make great pictures along the way.

Contact the guide

Greek, French, and English

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Reviews with photos

Even though snow kept us from reaching the summit, climbing Mt. Olympus was still incredible. The scenery was stunning, and the guide made the whole trip fun with great conversation and easygoing vibes. An awesome adventure I’ll never forget!5

What people are saying about -Babis & Guides' team

Paul

Kimberly

Even though snow kept us from reaching the summit, climbing Mt. Olympus was still incredible. The scenery was stunning, and the guide made the whole trip fun with great conversation and easygoing vibes. An awesome adventure I’ll never forget!

Even though snow kept us from reaching the summit, climbing Mt. Olympus was still incredible. The scenery was stunning, and the guide made the whole trip fun with great conversation and easygoing vibes. An awesome adventure I’ll never forget!

Eric

Communication wasn’t great until just before the trip…like the day before. I didn’t know where we were meeting or what time to be ready, etc. Once we were communicating, everything was fantastic, but I didn’t have some anxiety because of unanswered messages until the day before.

Nancy

He was great at communicating with us before the trip and skill level he is very good but during our trip he seemed to care more about his phone, talking with others than dealing with us. This wasn’t my first guided trip so I was disappointed.

Christopher

Babis.K was safe, relaxed, and made the dangerous parts seem like they were the safest place in the world. We would recommend him over and over.


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