Discovering the wild Carpathian Mountains in Romania - Pietrosul Rodnei 2303m

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Discovering the wild Carpathian Mountains in Romania | Muntii Rodnei - Pietrosul Rodnei 2303m

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I am just like every other person, without a fortune, working a full time job, which leaves me with limited time and resources. One thing we cannot buy, cannot spin back, it’s time, so we need to learn how to manage the little time we have, not to waste it, but enjoy it.

Sometimes you have to go for the extra mile, get out from your comfort zone, in my case, sacrifice a little bit of sleeping :slightly_smiling_face: After a hell of a week at the office, I woke up early in the morning around 3am and started driving to Rodnei Mountains.

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It’s a 4 hours journey there by car, so not that close when you don’t have a proper highway in this country :slightly_smiling_face: and making it back by the evening in the same day.
I have reached the place around 8am, but I got lost a bit with the GPS taking me into a wrong place, however I am glad it did because I encountered some great landscapes.

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The hike was slightly difficult and quite long, took me around 5h to the summit and just about the same back, more or less, with a few stops here and there.

This was my first 2000m mountain, the summit being at 2303m altitude. The journey was beautiful, some of the greatest landscapes I have seen so far. The mountain was entirely covered by a red flower which gave a really moody atmosphere to the journey.

At 1800m I stopped at the meteorological center and Iezer lake which offers a stunning landscape where you can camp to enjoy your evening. This time I went without a tent, but next time I will not make the same mistake.

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Continued my journey trough a couple of more snow patches up to the crest from where you could see the other 3 summits that can be done within a day, however the time was flying fast and I was not able to go to any of them because I wanted to return home in the same day.

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Finally made it to the summit, the highest places I have every been in my life - except when I was in an airplane :))) I have touched the summit and chilled for about 40 min having lunch and a nice coffee.

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I did spent quite some time in capturing the moment by taking many photos and flying my drone, so without further details check out my YouTube video below and do SUBSCRIBE to my channel.

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@ady_seres Thank you for sharing with us.

That looks very nice, I want to visit there. :laughing:

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Hello @ady_seres very detailed good post and nice pics. That’s what connect is all about,good contents. :+1:t4:

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A very interesting post with great photos and video @ady_seres . you brought back some memories as I visited the Carpathian Mountains when both in Poland and Romania and loved it.

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there are some excellent places to visit in Romania! You should visit!

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@SholaIB agree, this what google connect is all about :slightly_smiling_face:

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@AdamGT oh really? when was that? Awesome, im glad you enjoyed it.

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Yes and both countries are very interesting and the most friendly and lovely people you could meet @ady_seres . I spent some 2 months in Poland in 2015 and Romania some time before that.

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When the mountains are calling, one cannot stay back home but can only start traveling.

Thanks for sharing wonderful pictures @ady_seres and the video is awesome too.

I especially liked your line:

“…the little time we have, not to waste it, but enjoy it.”

Finally, l Iike your positive outlook when feeling glad to have lost the GPS for it took you to some beautiful landscapes. The best things come to us unexpectedly.

~Greetings from New Delhi

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Hi @ady_seres

Thanks for sharing this beautiful post about Mountains in Romania with us.

The place looks so beautiful through your photos, all the photos are amazing.

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Hello @ady_seres ,

Thank you for sharing your post and video with us. As it looks from your previous posts, you enjoy a lot hiking. Do you have any tips for beginners? Do you usually go alone?

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Nice experience, thanks @ady_seres for sharing!

:point_right: :clap: :handshake: Here’s my post

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@Thai_Ngh @Thank you :slightly_smiling_face:

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@TusharSuradkar Thank you for your kind words! When the mountains are calling we cannot stay back indeed! Hope to visit India one day, maybe after all this pandemic is gone! :slightly_smiling_face:

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@VasT Yes, I do enjoy quite a bit of a hiking! I finding very relaxing and rewarding. Let’s say I have two type of friends, some like hiking and some just don’t, so it really depends on their availability. My friends whom are into hiking are not around my home town, but we do go once or twice together in an organized trip.

I don’t mind hiking alone either, I do meet cool people on the way, just like in my previous trip the guys from Germany…but of course when you are with friends it is much more fun :slightly_smiling_face:

Tips for beginners:

  1. start small and chose the right trail for your fitness condition

  2. familiarize yourself as much as possible with the trails

  3. check the weather

  4. wear hiking boots

  5. go out and do it, enjoy the trip! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thank you for your reply @ady_seres ,

You can indeed meet people on your way. Call me old school, but I like to have a map on paper besides Google Maps due to weak coverage in the mountains.

By the way you can have a look at my post here. If you ever decide to hike in Greece.

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