Rock climbing in Bansko
Rock climbing in Bansko After our little adventure on the north face of Vihren I decided that the time had come to learn to rock climb. There are some things in life that are best learnt in the heat of the moment. Climbing with all its reliance on knots and technique and fatal consequences […]
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 […]
Hiking the Davies. A guide to climbing all the mountains in Pirin.
Hiking the Davies. I’ve been playing the game for ten years now; this year will be my 11th hiking the Davies in Pirin. I suppose its a bit silly to call it a game as so far there are only two of us playing it! BUT I have great hopes for this one. In a […]