Tips & Guides

How do you get to Hoverla? Almost every ascent starts from a single point - the Zarosliak sports base (1,330 m) at the foot of the mountain. Here are the road distances, driving…

Zarosliak is an excellent starting point for traveling through the Carpathians and, first of all, for climbing Hoverla. Since 1880, there has been a Polish mountain shelter here,…

There are dozens of options for walking the Lycian Way. You can go from West to East or vice versa, start from the middle, move along alternative paths. However, the original,…

Babadağ - Babadag Babadag is a dominant height in the Fethiye-Oludeniz region. The literal translation of the name is “Father-Mountain”. Paragliding and trekking center. Due to the…

Cennet Koyu - Balartı - Paradise beach - Paradise Bay - Paradise beach The name of the bay is eloquent and speaks for itself. By the way, this toponym appeared on maps relatively…

Kalabantia - Καλαβαντία - Kalabantia (Kalabatia, Kalabanita) Kalabantia or Kalabatia is a former Greek village, and in the past an ancient city. Sometimes this place is called a…

Kabak Koyu - Kabak Let's start with the name. Kabak can be translated from Turkish as pumpkin or zucchini. Title this is carried by several objects: This is a bay or gulf that has a…

Kelebekler Vadisi - Butterfly Valley First of all - why butterflies? Biologists claim that up to one hundred species of these insects live in this place, and some of them, about…

On December 28, 2020, an interview was published on Youtube, which journalist Yuriy Dud took from Ukrainian travel blogger Anton Ptushkin. On the cover of this video, Ptushkin was…

If you are going on a “warm” hike in Turkey ( Lycian or Carian Trail ) then you may be interested in looking at my list of equipment for such trips. I am a mountain guide and have…

The church is a rocky peak in the Carpathians. Height 1049 meters. Located near the village of Mykulychyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region. This mountain is also known as Gorgan. The Church…

Weight - 73 g, cost - $10, fabric - Polartec Power Dry Advantages: dry quickly, cheap, comfortable Disadvantages: they begin to smell quickly, the elastic band stretches Almost…

On a hike along the Western Lycian Way in October, I was overwhelmed by the weight of my fellow travelers’ backpacks. They carried 19-20 kg of clothing and equipment, although the…

This article is about what to do if your kayak capsizes (overturns) - how to get out of an overturned vessel, how to pour out water and return the boat to its normal position, how…

Before the trip, you simply must bombard us with questions. Call and ask about everything - equipment, weather, group composition, route features. Send photos of your equipment and…

In most of our hikes in the Carpathians, the group gathers in Ivano-Frankivsk. How do tourists get from there to the start of the route? What are they driving? How much do they pay?…

Is it possible to climb the highest mountain in Ukraine on your own, without a guide and without problems? Yes, it's quite possible. Especially if you spend a little time on…

On the Iceland trek (Laugavegur route) in the summer of 2019, I took a light tent MLD Trailstar . More precisely, it was a Trailstar tent, supplemented with a homemade bivouac bag -…

The numbers indicate overnight stays. Green dots indicate interesting objects along the route.

Below are answers to questions about the work of the Outdoor Ukraine travel club during the coronavirus pandemic. Will the trips take place, what will happen to prepayments, how…

Tentative travel plan for the hike Polish Tatras

In this video, the instructor answers questions and talks about the features of the hike High Tatras (Poland). Brief recap: Poland is easy to get to accommodation in shelters, tents…

The capabilities of the Moroccan rescue service are very limited, so everyone a tourist must rely primarily on himself. In the area of the Toubkal massif there is a possibility of…

Climbing to Toubkal (the highest peak in Morocco and all of North Africa) considered a relatively simple undertaking. Climbing with The approach and departure takes only 2-3 days.…

The maps below schematically indicate the main routes and main attractions of a large road tour in Western Norway. Part one - a loop from Bergen to the South towards Stavanger with…

Iceland is famous for its harsh weather - there are very strong winds and rains. Therefore, if you plan to live in a tent while traveling around Iceland, then it makes sense to…

Most often, sublimates are “cooked” directly in the bag while camping. However, this method has a number of disadvantages , which become especially noticeable in cold climates.…

For the last couple of years, I have been actively using homemade sublimates while hiking in Nepal. This is a completely optional thing - in Nepal you can eat great local food.…

In many of our hikes, tourists' meals are based on sublimates (instant meals). This article talks in detail about each of the stages of organizing such food - from choosing dishes…

When people talk about sublimate meals for tourists , they most often mean dishes packaged in thermal bags. This is a really convenient option (you brew the porridge directly in the…

On many of our hikes and travels, we use freeze-dried foods and other instant foods. Sometimes they are simply part of a traditional camping layout (for example, sets of dried…

Below is a list of things that I, as an “expedition” leader, will be taking on my South America trip , the most important part of which will be a trek through Patagonia. You should…

In order to obtain a Morocco visa, you must provide a copy of your health insurance. And this insurance can be absolutely anything, even ridiculously cheap (and most likely…

Recently one of our Instructors experienced problems with his excellent MSR Windburner. The water boiled very slowly - 10 minutes per liter instead of 5. At first, he sinned on the…

Insurance under program B is usually one and a half times more expensive than usual (programs A), but it covers the costs of search and rescue operations, including including…

European Travel Insurance (ERV) - international a company with Austrian-German roots. ERV specializes in travel insurance. Our tourist club has been cooperating with ERV for more…

Hiking the Lycian Way is a relatively simple and safe activity. However, medical insurance is required for trips abroad. And not because they won’t let you go anywhere without it…

This list is aimed primarily at participants of commercial hikes along the Lycian Way in spring or autumn. On such hikes, many issues are organized by the instructor, and therefore…

Below is a map of the walking part of the tour to Annapurna Base Camp : from the moment you get off the Pokhara - Nayapul bus, until the moment you return to Nayapul. The numbers…

The Lycian Way is over 500 km of waymarked trail along Turkey's Mediterranean coast, from Ölüdeniz to Antalya. This page has everything for planning: an interactive map with an…

Weight: cauldron without lid - 1100 g, lid - 260 g, together 1360 g. Volume: to the top line - 10 l, to the bottom line - 8 l, boiling reserve (above the top line) - 1.5 l.…

On this unforgettable journey you will be able to fully enjoy the fabulous nature of the mighty Carpathians. You will see the “Inverted Hut”, Zhenetsky waterfall Guk, r.…

This is a collection of answers to questions from participants in the trip in Upper Svaneti in Georgia. If You will not find the answer to your question in this article - send it to…

A hike in the highlands requires quite a lot use of medications. Of course, the instructor will have a huge one a group first aid kit (about one and a half kilograms), but even…

In the tour in Morocco we will spend the night in a variety of establishments - from tents nomads to quite decent hotels. The level of comfort in them can differ significantly. We…

Our club most often organizes complex tours in Morocco (climbing Toubkal + excursion program) in late February and early March. Therefore, this article will discuss only about this…

Vegetarian review of instant camping food - so-called “sublimates” (which is not entirely true) in thermal bags: Kharchi, Їdlo, E=da, TrekLine Let me start by saying that this…

Weight - 370 g, cost - $20, insulation - goose down Ideal additional insulation to the standard fleece + windbreaker set. I take it on all hikes and trips where the night…

Pair weight - 70 g, cost - $40, fabric - Polartec Power Stretch Pro Universal gloves for the city and hiking in which you can work with touch screens (touch screen) and feel normal…

Pair weight - 130 g, cost - $15, insulation - padding polyester Spacious and relatively light mittens with synthetic insulation. Can be used as a top layer of hand insulation during…

Pair weight - 35 g, cost - $15, fabric - silnylon 40d Silicone tops reliably protect your hands from wind, rain and snow and at the same time weigh extremely little. Advantages:…

The tram is the cheapest (less than $0.5) and fastest way to get from Antalya Airport to the city center (30 minutes) or to the bus station (1 hour). The final station of the AntRay…

Airwood is an inexpensive, high-quality, lightweight and powerful wood chip stove. I conducted a series of tests and found out that in terms of the speed of boiling water, it is not…

Professional photographer and avid traveler Risha Volodina (Neyka) shared a list of light-duty gear she took with her for her trip to Morocco and Toubkal in January 2019. The idea…

This list applies specifically to summer excursions to Hoverla. At any other time you need much more clothing. For example, on the May holidays, Hoverla is usually still covered…

For more than five years now, I have periodically taken the so-called Bond stove (model Airwood ) or wood chips. It has proven to be a reliable and effective alternative to gas…