Summer in the Mountains
Summer in the Mountains 2017 Most people think of Bansko as purely a winter resort. Don’t get me wrong I love the winter months from Christmas to Easter I am one seriously happy bunny. The winter is just 3 or 4 months, for me the other 8 months of the year have their own […]
Summer in the mountains.
Dylan and Daddy in the hills! This has been our first proper summer in the mountains. I’ve taken Dylan for a few trips each year for the last two years but nothing too crazy. We had an over nighter at Sinanitsa, a scramble with a little bit of rope with Di and a plenty […]
Bread and Jam
Bread and Jam . . . . . I really care about what I eat, it’s really important to me. Great flavours, textures and smells get me going, so much so that some might say I’m a couple of pounds over weight! But when it comes to our guests it matters even more. Not only […]
The Davies, Route 8
The Davies, Route 8 Dzhangal#87 Djangal#87 Option 1 The Davies, Route 8 has two options. Djangal ( I prefer this spelling!) is a mighty peak made of great rock and has over a dozen routes to the summit. We think two should be enough for here! The Davies, Route 8. Option 1. Starting at […]
The Davies, Route 7
The Davies, Route 7 Muratov Vrah#19 Vlahinski Vrah#20 Gredaro#21 The Davies, Route 7 is one of the more photogenic routes in Pirin. There are many different variations you could try, all of them beautiful! Gredaro climed on the way to Sinanitsa hut then Sinanitsa and Muratov on the way back is a great two […]
The Davies, Route 5.
The Davies, Route 5. Pitel #44, Mozgovishki Chukar #45#46#47#49 Mozgovishki Chukar has proved to be one of the hardest routes to put together for The Davies. It isn’t the most technically challenging route or the longest. Those titles probably go to Yalovarnika #55 and Golena #58. But route 4 poses it’s own unique chalenges. […]
72 hours at Tevno
I’ve just come back from 72 hours at Tevno lake and other than the usual aches and pains from 3 longs days hiking I feel like a new man. Tevno is a magical place. At 2512m it is higher than what I consider a mountain but surrounded by mountains giving a secret valley […]
The Davies, Route 4.
The Davies, Route 4. Sivria #78. I take huge pleasure hiking on my own in Pirin . There is a zen like peace, almost meditative state that wandering our hills brings to me. The silence filled with the millions of tiny noises of nature, the stillness punctuated only by the babble of streams and the […]
The Davies, Route 3.
The Davies, Route 3. Todorka#37, Sredna Todorka#36, Malka Todorka#35 Life in Pirin has 4 very distinct seasons. Cold snowy winters give way to mild wet springs of lush alpine meadows filled with flowers. The summer is hot and dry with months of relentless sunshine drying out the hills into a uniform khaki brown. The […]
The Davies, Route 2.
The Davies, Route 2. Djano #80, Chengel Chal #81, Demir Chal #82, Yazunov Vrah #83, Kornishki Vrah #84, Hleven #85, Kadiev Vrah #90. As a contrast to Route 1, I thought route 2 should be one of least visited corners of Pirin. I have a profound love for the extremities of National Park Pirin. […]