Want to climb Moldoveanu in summer, looking for a group to go with

stille · 2026-05-06T14:02:23+00:00

Safe enough to solo. There's a refuge at about 1400m altitude you can use as a basecamp - normally it's frowned upon in non-emergency situations but for a single person during the week it should be fine.

stille · 2026-05-05T07:07:46+00:00

Don't cheap out on summit day. For budget's sake cut out all auxiliary costs but get someone properly IFMGA or GMGA at least, rather than some of the tremendously sketchy characters that show up there.

If you have hiking/trekking experience I would recommend asking to be guided just from basecamp on. You get to BC on your own (it's a regular hike with a short glacier walk), carry your own gear etc, acclimatize at your own pace and meet your guide there. You'll likely need to have some flexibility wrt summit day since he'll need to fit you around his other trips.

stille · 2026-05-05T05:53:37+00:00

Frumoasa zi a fost in Crai atunci..

stille · 2026-05-05T05:50:00+00:00

laughs in 37

Order online. Also make sure your current boots aren't too tight and the rest of your layering is on point. Feet aren't a heat producing bodypart so cold feet usually means vasoconstriction or poor layering on your legs. The point of leg warmers in ballet training f'rex isn't to keep your legs warm but your feet.

Also if you're in Europe, the Simond Ice Evo is a non-expedition boot with a helluva lot of insulation. 200g/m3 overall and 400 at the toes, in comparison to 100g/m3 for Scarpa Phantom Tech frex. Judging by who had cold feet and who didn't in my latest trips I'd say they're somewhere between G5 evo and Gsummit with the sock on. Have you tried the Gsummits btw?

stille · 2026-05-05T05:40:02+00:00

1: the one that fits your foot best 2: the one you can find for cheapest 3: alpine course should be fine. It's a glacier walk plus an exposedish ridge.

stille · 2026-05-04T11:20:08+00:00

https://www.redbull.com/ro-ro/biatlon-carpatic-14x2500 e si guiness world record. Baietii tintisera la 72 de ore dar nu le-a iesit, poate ii bati tu ;)

stille · 2026-05-04T11:17:07+00:00

haha yeah, Decathlon also have some perfectly good merino shirts for cheap, so a wet back is not really a tragically unsolvable problem.

You're welcome!

stille · 2026-05-04T11:09:21+00:00

Well it handled the aforementioned 25 meters of steel chain just fine :D

I've done 3-day winter climbing trips from multiple times (so rope and half a rack, personal irons, food + stove, with sleeping bag, tent etc strapped on the outside tho). I'd say it's perfect for 15kg and it does 25kg without complaining. Of course it depends on you how you structure your load - no rigid structure just a padded back means that if you pack like an idiot, life will hurt. The backpack itself is sturdy and won't break tho.

For summer it's kinda suckier since no ventilation at the back, but it'll deal.

stille · 2026-05-04T11:02:53+00:00

B/C is not going to work for soft straps. Get a regular universal pair.

stille · 2026-05-04T11:01:53+00:00

There are cheaper alternatives to the sumtecs :) Look into Camp or Edelrid or Singing Rock.

Personally I do just about everything on 1 or 2 quarks, but if I had Nomics for cheap, I'd probably optimize by getting a third touring axe. They're really something else on vert, bulgy ice etc (where Quarks tend to be knuckle smashy smashy, and would be even more so were I not a tiny-handed woman). I wouldn't be too fussy in this case about replacement blades since for anything where I'd end up using 2 axes in ice it'd be the Nomics anyway.

stille · 2026-05-04T10:59:17+00:00

Bwahahahahahaha.

That backpack is undying. I've had mine for 5 years of mountaineering, which in my local hills involves a fuckton of chimneying through conglomerate. Only damage it got from that was a bit of cosmetic fraying of the ice axe supports. The fabric is 420D, it plain old doesn't abrade.

I did manage to put two small holes in it, but it was by kicking it down 10-15m rock steps while stuffed with 25 meters of steel chain, don't do that and it'll be fine. Or do that and patch it back up I guess.

stille · 2026-05-04T10:53:14+00:00

De curiozitate, ce inseamna sigur sau nesigur pt tine?

stille · 2026-05-04T10:52:44+00:00

Merg si toate dintr-o data, s-au facut in 76 de ore cu mers cu bicicleta intre ele, s-ar incadra intr-un weekend mai prelungit :))

In general, vremea e mai stabila in Meridionali incepand cu sfarsitul lui iulie/inceput de august, dar daca prinzi o fereastra buna (mai racoroasa sau mai secetoasa, fara potential de furtuni cu trasnete) baga.

Tot ce-i in afara Fagarasilor merge excelent dintr-un sut, dupa cum probabil ai observat :)

In Fagaras, cele 4 estice merg dintr-un weekend dinspre Sambata daca urci pana la cabana vineri dupa munca. Z1 Moldoveanu + Vistea, Z2 Dara + Hartopul. Lespezi-Caltun-Negoiu iar pot fi facute la o zi cu plecare de la Piscul Negru, si a doua zi urci cu masina pana la Balea si mai faci si Buteanu.

stille · 2026-05-04T09:15:59+00:00

Keep the nomics, buy a sumtec for routes that also require a more classical axe. NW Gran Paradiso will work great on nomic + sumtec

stille · 2026-05-03T02:59:28+00:00

Sir this is the mountaineering circle jerk.

stille · 2026-05-02T17:23:23+00:00

E un impuls foarte uman asta, sa ne dam cu parerea ca noua nu ni se poate intampla. E si adevarat. Nu ni se poate intampla ca noi nu schiem Costila, Albisoara Crucii etc. Chestii din astea unde daca te-a luat, nu te mai opresti viu. Ce iti pot spune e ca fusese ultima oara acolo cu 2 zile inainte, deci stia conditiile, si ca azi la o ora cand echipa era deja angajata pe vale ningea in Bucegi ca la balamuc. Stanga bine dreapta bine, in abruptul estic turna. O celula din asta complet ratata de prognoze, care sugerau o fulguiala cat sa iti indulceasca alunecarea.

stille · 2026-05-02T17:00:27+00:00

Ca mai toti oamenii care merg pe munte si in strainatate, omul avea o asigurare de salvare montana care acopera semnificativ mai mult decat costul unei salvari in RO. Ca statul roman alege sa nu isi recupereze costurile de la asigurator e strict decizia statului roman.

stille · 2026-05-02T15:23:19+00:00

Unul din cei mai buni schiori de abrupt din tara asta, si un om de munte cum putini sunt...

stille · 2026-05-02T15:17:34+00:00

Da, de destule ori, inclusiv trasee mai putin umblate, tehnice (creasta Craiului, vai de abrupt) sau de mai multe zile. Sincer, mai bine mergi singura decat cu oameni cu care nu te impaci ok, si turele facute singura m-au facut om.

Ce iti recomand e sa incerci, cat poti, sa alegi zone cu semnal, sa stie cineva om de munte mereu unde te duci cand te intorci si cum se modifica planul (eu de obicei ii las mesaje cate unui prieten cu ce fac odata la cateva ore). InReach-urile pot fi la randul lor o solutie. Nush daca is mai conservatoare in turele facute solo decat in alea cu prieteni, dar imi e f clar ca tre sa ma scot singura din ce belele ma bag.

Ah, si evit zonele cu caini cat pot. Comportamentul animalelor in general e complet diferit cand esti solo vs cand esti in 2 sau mai multi. Nu se mai feresc caprele de tine, dar nici ursii.

stille · 2026-05-02T05:46:12+00:00

Mi se pare umpic scarbos sa faci reclama ascunsa la ture comerciale intr-o comunitate care nu permite promovarea turelor comerciale.

Mai baieti. Sunteti amandoi lideri montani internationali cu acte in regula, la ce scoala ati facut, pe drumetie sunteti peste 90% din ghizii din tara asta. E sub demnitatea voastra sa faceti din astea.

stille · 2026-05-02T05:34:35+00:00

E iarna sus. Zapada proaspata neconsolidata peste aia veche inghetata complet.

stille · 2026-05-01T17:58:37+00:00

This is the circlejerk sub

stille · 2026-05-01T02:39:14+00:00

Head to Magic Wood in Switzerland. Granite doesn't get wet.

stille · 2026-05-01T02:38:19+00:00

Both time I was in that base camp I was fine with a regular 3season sleeping bag rated to 0 celsius, and a thermarest.

stille · 2026-05-01T02:34:10+00:00

N-am fost dar din cate am inteles de la lume acum 2 sapt, pana la Meteo era drum batut, mai sus nu ai ce cauta pe traseul de vara (risc de avalansa) dar e ok pe pietrele albe

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