First International Mountaineering Orienteering Competition at Pokljuka successfully completed Author: Manca Čujež From September 30th to October 2nd 2016, the Pokljuka Plateau, with its vast expanses of forests, hosted the first International Mountaineering Orienteering Competition organized by the Youth Commission of the Alpine Association of Slovenia in cooperation with the Balkan Mountaineering Union. Twenty-one teams […]
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Successful climb to Mt. Kazbek and Mt. Elbrus by group of Macedonian mountaineers July 17-29, 2016
Mount Kazbek is one of the most beautiful and attractive Caucasus peaks. It is located on the border between Russia and Georgia. It is the highest mountain in North Ossetia-Alania, the third highest peak in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh highest one in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbek is also the second […]
Aleš Česen and Luka Lindič climb Broad Peak and North Summit of Gasherbrum IV
Aleš Česen in Luka Lindič na Broad Peaku in severnem vrhu Gašerbruma IV Slovenska alpinista Aleš Česen (Alpski gorniški klub) in Luka Lindič (AO PD Celje – Matica) sta v pogorju Karakorum v Pakistanu julija opravila vrhunska alpinistična vzpona. Za aklimatizacijo sta se 12. julija 2016 kot edina alpinista letos povzpela na Broad Peak (8047 […]
The 7 summit dream By the Macedonian Ilina Arsova
The 7 summit dream By the Macedonian Ilina Arsova, July 2006. 10 years ago together with members of the mountain rescue unit from the Macedonian Red Cross, we have reached the beautiful Mont Blanc summit 4807m. as a highest peak of the Alps and Western Europe. That was the beginning of an intense addiction […]
18th INTERNATIONAL VICTORY CLIMB TO MOUNT KAÇKAR
18th INTERNATIONAL VICTORY CLIMB TO MOUNT KAÇKAR 28–31AUGUST 2016, RİZE The Traditional International 30th August Victory Week Climb of the Turkish Mountaineering Federation will take place from 28 to 31 August in the Rize Kaçkar Mountains. Participants will take care of their own camping, climbing and personal equipment and food. The participants will realise their […]
International Mountaineering Orienteering Competition.
It is published on webpage: http://en.pzs.si/novice.php?pid=10986 Invitation and registration form: imoc_2016-invitation_en-1 imoc_2016-invitation-registration_form_en Shortly in Slovenian language: Planinska zveza Slovenije v sodelovanju z Združenjem planinskih organizacij Balkana razpisuje Mednarodno planinsko orientacijsko tekmovanje – IMOC 2016 (International Mountaineering Orienteering Competition), ki bo od 30. septembra do 2. oktobra 2016 na Pokljuki v Sloveniji. Planinska orientacijska tekmovanja predstavljajo […]
Minutes from the 17th BMU Meeting, May 30th 2016, Vrsac, Serbia
Minutes from the 17th BMU Meeting, May 30th 2016, Vrsac, Serbia The 17th meeting of the Balkan Mountaineering Union (BMU) took place in Vrsac, Serbia, hosted by the Planinarski savez Srbije (PSS) The BMU meeting attended the presidents and delegates of all ten members of BMU: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, […]
People, Books and Mountains – The Quest for alpine literature, SL
People, Books and Mountains – The Quest for alpine literature, SL Alpine convention project Reading mountains The project is presented on Alpine convention webpage: http://www.alpconv.org/en/organization/presidency/DE2015/IMD/default.html and on PZS webpage as well: http://en.pzs.si/novice.php?pid=10937 The video about the project was first presented on international book day – 23rd of April 2016: http://www.alpconv.org/en/publications/multimedia/default.html Shortly in Slovenian language: Slovenija […]