Yet another ski tour. This one was below alpine level because of bad weather higher up. We were on skins for most of the time, as there were a lot of short descents and only a couple larger ones. Compared to other ski tours, this was pretty flat.
There’s no point in translating the title. Pacala’s Field? Anyways, this took place back in January. Started from Padina and climbed towards the plateau. As we got above the treeline, we started feeling the intense wind. The gusts were so strong at times, they made climbing difficult. Ice pellets were scraping against my exposed face. We stopped just below the plateau and switched to descent. Meanwhile, the clouds cleared a Continue…
I still remember that month. Last year, during November-December, Bucharest didn’t get any sun for over 30 days. And when it snowed in Postavaru, we rushed there for the weekend hoping for some ski and sun. We only got a faint glimpse of the sun and, while skiing was possible on the upper part of the slopes, we didn’t get to. Mission failed. But the ski touring season started two Continue…
This post is a little outdated, but eh… busy times. So I bought a cyclocross bike a couple months ago. Meet Pokhara: Some of you may be wondering what’s cyclocross. In short, it’s a form of cycling that takes a road bike offroad (as you can probably see in the photo above). Still, the bike has a few adaptations, most notably grippier tyres and brakes that don’t get clogged with mud. Pokhara’s Continue…
By early afternoon, during the second day, we descended the Mount Lacauti ridge and reached DN 2D. But we were not back in civilization yet. Our route left the paved road and continued north, into land uncharted in my mountain maps collection. After 24 hours of dehydrated food, we were tired of it and felt the need for something tasty. So we decided to buy some cheese from the sheepfolds Continue…