The mountain Musala is the proud highest mountain of the Balkans. The Greeks would happily erase this mountain from the map to have their Mount Olympus highest but Zeus is not that strong anymore. This …
Continue readingPEAK 13: Bulgaria – Musala
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PEAK 12: Romania – Moldoveanu Peak
I have to be honest. Moldoveanu Peak is the mountain which I underestimated most of all EU Peaks. Starting at 2030m and looking at the map showing 2544m for the highest peak makes the underestimation …
Continue readingPEAK 11: Hungary – Kékes
In between tough mountains in High Tatras and the Balkans there was also an easy to reach mountain. Hungarian Kékes with its 1014m was a nice break after tiring hikes and climbs in Poland and …
Continue readingPEAK 10: Slovakia – Gerlachovský Štít
Gerlachovský Štít was definitely one of the highlights of my expedition. It is the only mountain in the whole EU which is forbidden to reach on your own and a guide is a must. That’s …
Continue readingEU Peaks short film out!
I haven’t been very active on my blog last days because I was working on my EU Peaks short film. Now it is finally out! Take a look at my short 4 minute long summary …
Continue readingPEAK 9: Poland – Rysy
I looked forward to the High Tatras mountains a lot because when I was born these mountains still belonged to my country Czechoslovakia. Now the Tatras are shared just between Slovakia and Poland after the …
Continue readingExpedition EU Peaks completed!
I have just climbed the highest mountain of Croatia which was the last mountain of my expedition! That means only one thing: I managed! I needed 88 days to conquer the highest mountain of each …
Continue readingPEAK 8: Czech Republic – Sněžka
My home country’s highest point Sněžka was the first mountain above 1000m. With its 1603m it is not the highest in Europe at all but you can actually feel there real mountain conditions. I experienced …
Continue readingPEAK 7: Luxembourg – Kneiff
The highest point of Luxembourg has a similar story as the Danish mountain. Kneiff is a hill in northern Luxembourg, near the tripoint shared with Belgium and Germany. At 560 metres, it is the highest point in the country, only 1m taller than Buurgplaatz. At that …
Continue reading15 EU Peaks in 30 days! What happened during my first month?
Today it’s exactly one month since I climbed the first peak of my expedition EU Peaks. Exactly 30 days ago I was freezing and bitten by a swarm of mosquitoes in Estonia on the highest peak …
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