I have been looking for an opportunity to get to Sarmisegetusa Regia for some time in the winter. This year, 2019, I was lucky and I managed to be in the area immediately after some massive fall of snow so that all the sanctuaries were covered. Thanks to the Grădiştea Muncelului-Cioclovina Nature Park administration (http://www.gradiste.ro/), […]
After the New Year’s Eve trip in the Apuseni Mountains, we realized that these places are very suitable for hiking on snowshoes. Although the road from Timisoara is quite long, about 4.5h, in the weekend in which we planned to reach Vârtop it was also closed the access from the col with same name. So […]
We have chosen to face the winter in the mountains, here close to Timisoara, in the Tarcu Mountains. With a yellow code of snow and snow a lap in the alpine hole was not a good idea. The chosen route was the summit of Vărateca, a secondary ridge ending in the Seroni summit. The choice […]
One of the great attractions of Banat region is Oravita-Anina railway. It was inaugurated in 1863 (being the oldest mountain railway in our country) and its short route of just 33km is spectacular with no less than 14 tunnels and 9 viaducts. The difference in level that the train wins between the two terminals Oravita […]
Last week at the summer school we made a small trip. The theme of the trip was to use the map for field orientation. But because we are still small and we want everything to be a play we have discovered the route using the clues. A cross made out of trees, a banquet in […]
The “Scoala Altfel” program is a good opportunity to learn things that are not necessarily in school curriculum. In this category goes trekking with all the “disciplines” that include: orientation, nutrition, equipment, visiting rules of the national parks and of the protected areas. Such information can of course be best assimilated “in the filed” during […]
Although it’s already mid-May, the snow is still high, it seems to have fallen somewhat more than usual. In these conditions, we have few trekking options in the area, in fact 2: we can climb up to Riffelalp one of the Gornegrat train stations or visit Zmutt. We chose both. Getting to Riffelalp has nothing […]
Kleine Scheidegg is the train station where the final climb to Jungfraujoch (3454m)begins, the terminal station of the famous cogwhell train. Above that point, the train stops only at the Eiger glacier and then enters the deep of the mountain. The train inaugurated in 1912 is probably one of Switzerland’s most famous tourist attractions. Of […]
Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau are the three major peaks that dominate the Langwald valley. Both the peaks and the huge glaciers that descend from their top can be seen best on the left side of the valley. With this plan we also started our journey. I took the cabin from Lauterbrunen to Gruetschalp. From here […]
The last village on the Lengwald Valley, Stechelberg is located just 20km away from Interlaken, was our home for a week in May 2018. Located in a typical U-shaped glacial valley, the village has a special charm. The valley walls have been “cut” by glaciers so abruptly that both sides of the slope are virtually […]