Fagaras+Iezer-Papusa+Piatra-Craiului Run/Hike in 5 Days – Last Part

Day 3 Continued on the Fagaras ridge and got to the tourist hot point: the Vistea and Moldoveanu peaks. Moldoveanu is the highest in Romania (2544m) and is a short detour from the ridge trail. While short, it’s quite technical, so I was in for a 20 minute full body workout. Continuing east, the trail becomes mellower and more deserted. Few tourists venture this far. While the views are less Continue…

Fagaras+Iezer-Papusa+Piatra-Craiului Run/Hike in 5 Days – First Part

Back in February, in the middle of the harsh Eastern European winter (which was actually quite nice and warm), I was in full planning mode. And after sorting out all logistical aspects, I finished booking everything for a 5 day hike/run on the GR20 trail in Corsica, in September. Fast forward several months, a pandemic, widespread death and economical collapse and I had to cancel my original trip and find Continue…

Biking the Fagaras Ridge

The queen is dead, long live the queen! After bringing home my new bike, I wanted to properly introduce her to the mountains of Romania. I already knew the best place for this: the legendary Fagaras ridge trail. Not all of it obviously, but I read the Eastern side is suitable on a bike. I planned a route starting from the city of Fagaras. Got there by train on Friday Continue…

Banat – Papaya Farewell Epic

This was Papaya’s last ride (with me, at least). We had 6 seasons together (well… during 2017 I only got one weekend in, due to my knee injury+surgery). We rode 3416 km, most of them on some mountains somewhere awesome. We’ve went through many adventures: – biking in hot dusty isolated Henry Coe State Park – night biking in Santa Cruz – crossing Vrancea’s mountains in search of large carnivores Continue…