Bulgarian Tourist Union presented its annual awards in the various categories during a solemn ceremony in Sofia on 14th of December. The special award for achievements in mountaineering went to the famous Bulgarian mountaineer Atanas Skatov. He is the first climber declared he is a vegan who climbed Everest. Atanas Skatov has conquered 11 summits […]
ALPINISM GETS RECOGNITION FROM UNESCO AS INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY Alpinism is not only a physical activity requiring athletic qualities and technical expertise. Defining it simply by pursuits like the exploration of fascinating landscapes or the quest for personal achievements is incomplete. It is all of these features and furthermore characterized by a frame […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, On 30th of June, 2018, Bulgarian Tourist Union started a wonderful initiative entitled “Women of United Europe climb together Cherni vrah peak on Vitosha mountain”, dedicated to the First Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the designation of Sofia as European Capital of Sport in 2018.Dear guests then were […]
Hiking trail “Medenica” The hiking trail to peak Medenica is one of the most beautiful and vivid trails in our country. It lies on the mountain Bistra in the middle of the National Park “Mavrovo”. Climbing the peak can be done on a hiking trail that starts from the area called Toni Voda, an upland […]
Welcome speech given by Jani Ziso, host and president of the Albanian Federation of Mountaineering & Climbing Welcome speech given by the mayor of Korca. In his opening words the BMU president Jovica Ugrinovski welcomed the delegates to the 20th BMU General meeting. All delegations were present. For the first time the EUMA officials were […]
Climb Mount Tetnuldi 4858m Mount Tetnuldi is a majestic peak in the Caucasus and This is a great mountaineering peak in a true wilderness. Tetnuldi is the 10th highest peak of the Caucasus. The slopes of the mountain are glaciated generally above the 3,000 m line. The most prominent glacier of the mountain Mestia Mestia, […]
Mountaineering Club Transverzalec from Skopje, N. Macedonia is organizing a trekking tour: Macedonian Transversal July 6-14. Meeting point: Skopje Railroad station at noon. The tour participants will be welcomed by the hosts and the transport will be arranged to Staro Selo, followed by 3 hours hike to the mountain hut Ljuboten, the tour starting point. […]
BMU General Assembly Korca – Albania, 25th of May 2019 Bojan Rotovnik, EUMA Vice-president EUMA MISSION and VISION (partly) – We cooperate with European institutions where we will represent the interests of our members. – We strive: 1. to include mountaineering in European Union priorities as an important factor of quality of life 2. to […]
Presentation for BMU GA 2019 EUMA Mission part 1 – We are the voice of European moutaineers – We understand mountaineering as sport activities for all in mountains and climbing areas (hiking, mountaineering and climbing) and all support activities (education, voluntary guiding, environmental awareness, mountain trails, mountain huts and climbing areas). – We stand for […]
