Here I publish reports from my frequent hiking trips to the world’s mountains and other natural terrains. These vary from long camping expeditions into utter wilderness to short day walks of cities’ limits. Below you can view the most popular ones or the complete collection under the “recents” tab.
Climbing Iraq’s Highest Mountain was an Unusual Hiking Adventure
Disclaimer: Although you may find some practical information about the route in it, this story is principally intended for a creative travelogue, and not a reliable route description. One attempting to climb Mount Halgurd independently must recognize that it entails ...
Trekking in Kamchatka: Avachinsky Volcano & Nalychevo National Park
Day #1: From Yelizovo to Avachinsky Base Camp A serene, blue sky had made its appearance by dawn time today over the southern part of the Kamchatkan Peninsula. This beautiful summer morning found me and my friends Kristina, Tatyana, and ...
The Annapurna Circuit + Tilicho Lake in Ten Days without a guide
Preparation The gravest difficulty of planning a trekking trip in Nepal lies in choosing an itinerary. In a country hosting eight of the world's fourteen eight-thousander peaks and so great a number of immense mountain ranges, the possibilities are virtually ...
Trekking Alone in the Altai Mountains – From Chibit to Maashey Bashi
Day #1 Late yesterday evening, my friends Ekaterina and Sergey dropped me off at Novosibirsk Central Bus Station. We bid each other goodbye and agreed to meet after 5-6 days. I was just about to catch a bus to the ...
A Trip to Jebel Akhdar – Trekking alone the Al Hajar Mountains in Oman
Check out my YouTube channel for more The Al Hajar Mountains, meaning The Rocky Mountains in Arabic, also known as Oman Mountains, is the highest mountain range in the eastern Arabian peninsula. The range is a continuation of the Zagros ...
Through the Armenian Wilderness to Azhdahak Volcano
A morning at the shore of Sevan Lake Armenia is a landlocked country. Lying at a mean elevation of 1,800 meters in the heart of the barren Lesser Caucasus Range, hundreds of km separate it from the coasts of the ...
Celaque National Park: Trekking the Highest Mountain of Honduras
Celaque National Park is located in southwest Honduras, near the historic town of Gracias. It contains the country's highest peak, Cerro Las Minas, which reaches 2,849 meters AMSL of elevation. The entire mountain, including the summit, is covered by dense, ...
A Winter Hike in Albania: From Delvina to Gjirokaster over Mount Gjere
The day after our hike in Butrint National Park, we found ourselves in the town of Delvina. We spent leisurely hours, strolling along the town's cobbled streets and around its picturesque neighborhoods. We were in bed early. It would be ...
When I Climbed Mount Kerinci Alone
Since that very first moment I set my foot on the fascinating land of Sumatra, the anticipation of one oncoming juncture was constantly prevailing in my wild fantasies. And that's so, only as far as it concerns anticipation. When it ...
Hiking across Mount Taygetos and Vyros Gorge in 3 days
In this post, I narrate my 3-day trip hiking across Mount Taygetos and Vyros Gorge in Peloponnese, southern Greece. If you are looking for information and inspiration for planning your hiking adventures throughout Greece, check out this resources page. Having ...
Trekking alone in Himachal Pradesh – From Kasol to Manali via Malana and Chandrakhani Pass
"Not lucky enough", was the first thought I made as soon as I opened my eyes early that morning. I was bearing a hope that a fair day might have been reserved for me, but the only thing I peered ...
Hiking and Wild-Camping on Huang Shan: China’s Yellow Mountain
China's yellow mountain (Huang Shan - 黄山), situated in Anhui province, is one of China's most celebrated mountains. Its fame was sparkled in 747 AD, when, by an imperial decree, it was renamed from what it was previously known, Yi ...
A Hiking Trip on Mount Hymettus
After the cloudy mood of the past few weeks, a more casual for Greece, brilliant day finally rose over the peninsula of Attica this morning. The bright sky in combination with the mild, November temperature made a perfect day to ...
Climbing Mount Artemision in Peloponnese
This is a post about hiking Mount Artemision in Peloponnese, Greece. If you are looking for information and inspiration for planning out your hiking adventures throughout Greece, check out this resources page. Sunday was about to dawn in Syntagma Square, ...
Trekking the Picentini Mountains day #3 & #4 – From the Sabato River Valley to Serino, Solofra, and back to Pompei
'Peaceful' is the adjective which duly describes that morning on the western bank of Sabato River in the Picentini Mountain Range. The little patches of sky discernible above the hazelnut forest canopy were faintly illuminated by the horizontal beaming of ...
Trekking the Picentini Mountains day #2 – Climbing Pizzo San Michele and Monte Mai
As it was instructed, the alarm broke the prevailing silence at 6 am. Darkness was still deep, and the air piercing-cold. So I decided to rather hit the snooze button and enjoy my sleeping bag's warmth for a while longer ...
Trekking the Picentini Mountains day #1 – From Pompei to Fisciano and to Pizzo San Michele
The weather had readopted its usual, sunny and warm mood, I witnessed as I got up this morning. The previous day, I had to delay my scheduled departure because of storms wandering over the Italian region of Campagna. But today ...
A Hike up to Mount Vesuvius off-trail without paying the ticket
After having walked 20 km in an unsuccessful attempt to climb Mount Vesuvius starting from Pompei, throughout the previous night; and another 10 km, at least, wandering around the extensive site of ancient Pompei, for the greatest part of the ...
Hiking Mount Vesuvius from Pompei overnight
Half an hour past midnight, carrying water, snacks, a footer, and a torch in a small bag, I was leaving my lodging in downtown Pompei. I set out striding along the streets of the still rather lively town's centre. The ...
Hiking to the Top of Mount Tymfrestos (Velouchi)
This is a post about hiking Mount Tymfrestos in Central Greece. If you are looking for information and inspiration for planning out your hiking adventures throughout Greece, check out this resources page. Tymfrestos, also known as Velouchi, is a mountain ...
A Trip to Geraneia Mountains
It was an inexorably hot summer Saturday morning in Athens. All the roads leading out of the urban area were flooded by folks surging out of the city, seeking refuge from the heat at the country's numerous beaches. On one ...
Climbing Mount Dirfys from the North Side
Early morning in Chalkida city. The streets had just started becoming busier, but they were still quiet. The fierce summer sun had just started heating the place up badly, but it was still cool. Two friends and I had just ...
A Hiking Trip to Mount Kyllini
This is a post about a hiking trip to Mount Kyllini, the highest mountain in Peloponnese region of Greece. If you are looking for information and inspiration for planning out your hiking adventures throughout Greece, check out this resources page ...
Hiking to the top of Mount Ochi and its mysterious Dragon House
This is a post about hiking Mount Ochi on southern Evia Island in Greece. If you are looking for information and inspiration for planning out your hiking adventures throughout Greece, check out this resources page. Mount Ochi (gr: Όχη, also ...
