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Hike to Karanikola Lake, Macedonia, Shar Mountain

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Hike from Veshala (1250m) to Karanikola Lake (2210m), in the Shar mountains of Macedonia. Karanikola Lake sits just below the saddle between Mt. Karanikolica (2409m) and Mt. Sheremetnica (2350m) which lies just on the border with Kosovo. We were visited by wolves in the middle of the night.  

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Galichica – Forgotten beauty, royal ski destination

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An operation that costs a billion denars of enthusiasm… Oh, it’s been more than four years since we looked at Galichica the way we did, the ideal time to try and make a new promotional reportage for the purpose of presenting and getting to know with the forgotten tourist diamonds. The first time we wrote about this southern wilderness, accommodated …

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Mt. Korab – April ski patrol on this mountain titan

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Mt.Korab – April ski patrol on this mountain titan , 14.04.2018 год. While in this period, almost everywhere in Macedonia the spring is significantly present, at mt Korab she just getting awakened. A huge amounts of snow pack layered nicely from this past winter which snowiness-gave a lot. An amazing April day the mountain gave to us. The skinning routes …

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Freeride patrol with Scardus catski – Shar Mountain

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  From this season the ski resort Popova Shapka has new cat-ski operator. The offer and the choice will be increased in favor of the skiers and borders, who seek adventurous offers and destinations. The new adventurous offer is under the umbrella of Scardus Hotel & Spa, in close coordination with a specialized unit, Shar Outdoors. Shar Planina is a …

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Late afternoon ski patrol at Bistra Mavrovo

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We arrived late, so we did not have much time to get to the planned point, we did not carry any lamps, but it is not terrible, we will return again, the ambiance was extraordinary , we must once again to enjoy it. Snow has enough on favorable lines for climbing- ski touring, and there were also safe over 50 …

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Ski patrol – mount Karadzica

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Backcountry tour , 08.01.2018 Tour towards mount Karadzica, more like a ski patrol because we expected bad ski conditions around peak ostri vrv, but exploring day in the mountains its always better than the time spent in the polluted cities. The mountain is almost empty, only small layers od snow….wet in the base and in the forest….compact , dry on upper …

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New Year ski patrol Korab

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Hanging around with Korab on the last day of the year, a great way to farewell 2017, enjoying the slopes on our promised mountain, the Korab almighty. We enter the Korab grounds very early in the morning, trailblazing the snow covered road ahead we totally dived into this winter wonderland. The temp was -4°C at the lower zones, while at …

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Mount Galicica | Catch The Sunset

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Mount Galicica | Catch The Sunset | easy access hiking tour Around 35 km from the city of Ohrid by car via road P2332 (Ohrid – Resen via NP Galicica) with easy and moderate hiking tours you can catch breathless sunsets. Such relief, as well as the vicinity of the two lakes enable continuous, long and beautiful scenic views towards …

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The 7 summits dream, personal story by Ilina Arsova

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July 2006, my first contact with a big icy mountain. Exactly 10 years ago with members of the mountain rescue unit from the Macedonian Red Cross, we have reached the beautiful Mont Blanc summit 4807 m. as a highest peak of the Alps and Western Europe. That was the beginning of an intense addiction and desire for spending more time …

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