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How possible it is to reach peak Vihren or Musala towards end December?
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 10-05-08 21:29re: How possible it is to reach peak Vihren or Musala towards end December?
we will just have to wait and see
re: How possible it is to reach peak Vihren or Musala towards end December?
check these people out. They have done a lot of mapping in that area over the last couple of yearshttp://www.iskartour.com/page.php?id=1
re: How possible it is to reach peak Vihren or Musala towards end December?
Great map Antanas !!re: How possible it is to reach peak Vihren or Musala towards end December?
Great map Antanas !!re: How possible it is to reach peak Vihren or Musala towards end December?
Diolch yn fawr. Antanas
re: How possible it is to reach peak Vihren or Musala towards end December?
Hey Etienne,
I think theres no chance to do it at one day in winter to mussala peak, you have to get the gondola or have to try to get a stay in one of the huts near mussala peak. But the walk isn't as nice as 5 years ago, because the summer hiking path is in the winter a ski run.
You can walk up to Mussala Hut or Chakar Voivoda Hut in winter without a problem with snow shoes or shoe chains and if you are in good condition you need to chakar voivoda and back 4,5 to 5,5 hour. To Mussala ...
I think theres no chance to do it at one day in winter to mussala peak, you have to get the gondola or have to try to get a stay in one of the huts near mussala peak. But the walk isn't as nice as 5 years ago, because the summer hiking path is in the winter a ski run.
You can walk up to Mussala Hut or Chakar Voivoda Hut in winter without a problem with snow shoes or shoe chains and if you are in good condition you need to chakar voivoda and back 4,5 to 5,5 hour. To Mussala ...
Hey Etienne,
I think theres no chance to do it at one day in winter to mussala peak, you have to get the gondola or have to try to get a stay in one of the huts near mussala peak. But the walk isn't as nice as 5 years ago, because the summer hiking path is in the winter a ski run.
You can walk up to Mussala Hut or Chakar Voivoda Hut in winter without a problem with snow shoes or shoe chains and if you are in good condition you need to chakar voivoda and back 4,5 to 5,5 hour. To Mussala around 6 to 6,5hour.
Or you can get to Maljovitza the busses starts twcie the day from Samokov town and returnd to. Or you stay where in the hut or residence.
Ask for further information or pics.
Sune
I think theres no chance to do it at one day in winter to mussala peak, you have to get the gondola or have to try to get a stay in one of the huts near mussala peak. But the walk isn't as nice as 5 years ago, because the summer hiking path is in the winter a ski run.
You can walk up to Mussala Hut or Chakar Voivoda Hut in winter without a problem with snow shoes or shoe chains and if you are in good condition you need to chakar voivoda and back 4,5 to 5,5 hour. To Mussala around 6 to 6,5hour.
Or you can get to Maljovitza the busses starts twcie the day from Samokov town and returnd to. Or you stay where in the hut or residence.
Ask for further information or pics.
Sune
re: How possible it is to reach peak Vihren or Musala towards end December?
Hi Etienne,don't go this weekend, it going to be minus 30c.
In december ( and Jan.) it can also be very cold ( specially upstairs ), so get yourself well informed about the weather.
Succes,
Nico
re: How possible it is to reach peak Vihren or Musala towards end December?
It's not just the weather it is the time. You have not enough light to find the way for Mussala path way. Even if you start at 7 in the morning you have not 10 hours to be back. I walk a lot of tours over several years in the Borovez area it is lifetaking.
And it is much easier as in former years if you have to walk trough 80 and more cm deep snow, amd see no one for hours. But you can't do it in this time and without a little secure of time...
Have a great time over there but don't ...
And it is much easier as in former years if you have to walk trough 80 and more cm deep snow, amd see no one for hours. But you can't do it in this time and without a little secure of time...
Have a great time over there but don't ...
It's not just the weather it is the time. You have not enough light to find the way for Mussala path way. Even if you start at 7 in the morning you have not 10 hours to be back. I walk a lot of tours over several years in the Borovez area it is lifetaking.
And it is much easier as in former years if you have to walk trough 80 and more cm deep snow, amd see no one for hours. But you can't do it in this time and without a little secure of time...
Have a great time over there but don't forget the weather in the valley couldt be nice and sunny, in the middle may be some snow, ten minutes later sunshine again on the pass heavy snowfalls 6 to 6 beaufor -20°. And anytime the risk of avalanches especially in Mussala area.
Last year two weeks ago, I'm up to the hut, the man who runned the Mussala Hut was killed by an avalanche and he runed the hut 20 years...
But may be you try to contact Peter Delchiev or search for his postings here, he is from Plovdiv and a student for meterolgy and his faculty made the trip in the spring year by year
Be careful and respect the nature
Sune
And it is much easier as in former years if you have to walk trough 80 and more cm deep snow, amd see no one for hours. But you can't do it in this time and without a little secure of time...
Have a great time over there but don't forget the weather in the valley couldt be nice and sunny, in the middle may be some snow, ten minutes later sunshine again on the pass heavy snowfalls 6 to 6 beaufor -20°. And anytime the risk of avalanches especially in Mussala area.
Last year two weeks ago, I'm up to the hut, the man who runned the Mussala Hut was killed by an avalanche and he runed the hut 20 years...
But may be you try to contact Peter Delchiev or search for his postings here, he is from Plovdiv and a student for meterolgy and his faculty made the trip in the spring year by year
Be careful and respect the nature
Sune
