The story is short too. It was sometime in May, after a period of rains followed by a short period of sunny weather. I had an urge for some mountain biking. After a few laps on the dry MoontimeBike course in Tineretului Park, I thought mud would not be an issue elsewhere. Woke up early and headed for Campina. But no. There was mud. Biking was not possible. Walking was Continue…
Friday afternoon. Packing. Checked the weather report and only a small rain was forecasted for Saturday, in the evening. With high confidence. Great, so I don’t need to take ALL my rain gear. Friday evening. Arriving in Moeciu during a pretty serious rain. Registered for the race, then went to the guesthouse. Checked the weather report again. Heavy rain announced all Saturday. Just. Great. Last year’s EcoMarathon I ran the 14k Continue…
With my current PhD schedule, I have the flexibility of working whenever I want. So I like to take advantage of this and go out during the week whenever I can afford it. I went skiing on a Wednesday, with some hot sunny weather and leftover snow upwards of 1800m. There were some people skiing on the slopes of Valea Dorului, but just me and two Germans touring around. Left Continue…
It was the second weekend in March. Given the acute lack of snow over the winter, I was desperate. My new skiing setup was only (barely) used in resorts, on snow cover that was hardly skiable. So I decided to join Horatiu for the 7 hour drive to the remote Lomas Chalet near Toplita. I must admit that I was expecting the amenities you would normally expect from a chalet Continue…
It was a couple of weeks ago, the weekend after the code orange snowstorm. The guys from Montaniarzii Aventurieri were organizing an introductory winter climbing workshop and I signed up for it. I left Bucharest a day early hoping I would find enough snow to ski a little in the area. Train to Brasov, bus inside Brasov, bus to Zarnesti and then I was ready to put my skis on. There Continue…