{"id":8848,"date":"2013-09-24T08:47:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T05:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguide.ro\/?p=8848"},"modified":"2025-01-21T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:34:56","slug":"hiking-in-carpathian-mountains-romania-fagaras-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainguide.ro\/en\/hiking-in-carpathian-mountains-romania-fagaras-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking in Carpathian mountains, Romania, Fagaras range"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguide.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/cover.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[8848]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8849 aligncenter\" alt=\"Hiking in Carpathian mountains Romania Fagaras range\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguide.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/cover.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguide.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/cover.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.mountainguide.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/cover-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>When the going gets tough, the tough get going<\/p>\n<p>Almost 30 years after a first attempt at doing the Fagaras mountains main ridge, Thomas and his wife came to Romania this July to finish the business. That first try ended shortly after starting, because of an unexpected snow. This time the weather was much better, with lots of sun and mild temperatures. The trek proved to be demanding non-the-less, with lots of technical ascents and descents, with long hours of marching along trails sometimes pretty exposed ridges.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas and his wife were a little surprised by the difficulty of the trail after the first days, but decided to go for it all the way. However difficult it proved to be in the end, it did worth all the effort &#8211; the satisfaction one feels after five days of trekking on the main ridge of the Fagaras mountains is one of a kind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Horia, September 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Testimonial:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Die einw\u00f6chige Bergtour im Fagaras Anfang August 2013 war f\u00fcr uns etwas ganz Gro\u00dfes, ein einmaliges Erlebnis. Die Auf- und Abstiege waren sehr anstrengend, manchmal hart am Limit, aber die gro\u00dfartige Landschaft, die gro\u00dfe Aussicht hat uns nach jeder Strapaze belohnt. Es hat Spa\u00df gemacht, auch weil das Wetter sich in der Woche nur von seiner besten Seite zeigte.<\/p>\n<p>In den Cabanas hat es uns ebenfalls gefallen; man erlebt, dass man ohne Luxus leben kann, z.B. kalt duschen oder zu siebent in einem Zimmer schlafen. Es ging alles reibungslos.<\/p>\n<p>Mit Horia hatten wir einen guten Bergf\u00fchrer, der seinen Job souver\u00e4n und geduldig absolvierte. In den Unterk\u00fcnften k\u00fcmmerte er sich perfekt. Wir waren froh, ihn an unserer Seite zu wissen.<\/p>\n<p>Die letzte Unterkunft bei der Bergrettung im Valea Sambetei war die Kr\u00f6nung. Mit Thomas kamen wir sofort in ein angeregtes Gespr\u00e4ch bei sehr gutem Essen und Selbstgebranntem<\/p>\n<p>Wir hatten eine wundersch\u00f6ne Zeit in Rum\u00e4nien. Danke an Horia, Julian und seine Familie sowie an Thomas und seine Frau.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andreas und Erny<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Allstedt, im September 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8848 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mountainguide.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/cover.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[8848]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" 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