Koncheto ridge
02/09/2013 A return to Koncheto it has been nearly a year since I was last on koncheto. For those of you who don’t know this ridge it is the saddle to the right of what looks like the highest mountain in Pirin when you look up from the village. I am not quite sure how butKoncheto has […]
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. […]
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 […]
Climbing Mt. Vihren 2914m
Climbing Mt. Vihren 2914m. Dzhamdzhiev Rid Climbing Mt. Vihren 2914m. It has become a bit of an annual thing for Di and I to climb an alpine route on Vihren. We started off with Dzhamdzhiev Rid (pronounced Jamdjeiv rid) Other than it being a long way the route is as basic as you want it […]
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. […]
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 […]