hiking in the Carpathians
12 Nov 2026 · 8 min readWinter hiking in the Carpathians: safety, gear and easy routesThe Carpathians are beautiful in winter, but they don’t forgive mistakes: short days, ice, wind on the ridges and avalanches up high. Here is whether to climb Hoverla in winter, what to put in your backpack, how to let rescuers know your route — and 8 easy routes below 1,400 m that people walk...
4 Oct 2026 · 6 min readThe best maps of the Carpathians: trails, 3D terrain and places to stay on one mapFor years we have been piecing the Carpathians together: trails, springs, mountain meadows, guesthouses, waterfalls. Now it all sits on one map. More than...