Category: hiking and mountaineering

Wonderful multi-day hike in the Borjomi Natural Reserve (June 2023)

The weather got a lot better and so we searched for another hike in the Small Caucasus.

We found one in the Borjomi Natural Reserve and it was super beautiful. When we arrived at the ranger station at the start of the tour we had to pay some Euros to park Rosinante for three nights and the rangers were super friendly. And there were some cute puppy friends.

The next day we went up the mountain and found a wonderful place for our tent. We were the only people on that mountain, had a lot of fun on a water spring and watched the amazing sunset.

See our tour on Komoot.

A multi-day hike with a fantastic view and a bear in Turkey (June 2023)

Cindy was still resisting to accept her nickname Bengel and suggested the nickname “Lausmadl” instead of “Bengel” but I did not like that one.

We searched on Open Street Map for a hiking route in northern Turkey and found a really good one.

On the first day it was raining a bit but our rain covers, especially Cindy’s natural one, did their job.

At the end of our first day, we found a fantastic place to put our tent and the next day was super nice as well.

After we had reached the summit on the second day, we went all the way down. In total almost 30 km. In the last part, when it started to get dark, we met a very big bear. We were just running down the mountains when we heard him next to us in the woods. We guessed that he was surprised by us and when he started running through the woods. Breaking the branches etc. he made a lot of noise. He was really big.

You can see the first day of our tour in Komoot.

Climbing a huge dinosaur back (June 2023)

Bengelchen (aka Cindy) came up with the idea to climb a massive ridge close to the Ararat.

It was a fantastic hike with big climbing sections. I don’t know if I ever climbed something that steep before without a harness etc.

But it felt super good. But at one point, in the middle of our descent, I had to take a break to center myself again. For a moment I had felt pretty lost or stressed.

You can see the tour on Komoot.