FAGARAS MOUNTAINS

Route Description:
Trail from east to vest of the main ridge of the Fagaras Mountains

Do you like nature??…Do you love adventure???…..Are you passionate about mountains and hiking????
Do you want to explore the beauties and riches of the Romanian Carpathians?? But you didn`t found that person!!!
Then do not hesitate, come and you will be safe with a new friend:
“The Mountain Guide”
The crossing of the main ridge of the Făgăraş Mountains is a tour with a great physical and psychical demanding tour, because it lasts for several days (about 6-7 days), during which we will encounter differences of some hundred meters, being mostly at an altitude of over 2000 m, the climate factors play a very important role in the success of the tour.

Organization details of the tour:

· The minimum number of participants in the tour is 2, and the maximum is 10 persons for one guide, but if the number of participants is larger, we will use another guide.
· The best period to cross the ridge is 15 June- 15 October, but everything depends on weather conditions.
· The adequate means of transportation will be chose according to the number of participants.
· You will be accompanied by a authorize mountain guide (A.G.M.R). during the entire tour.
· Accommodation will be chosen by you, in alpine refugees, mountain lodges or tents.
· You need a good physical conditions, because the effort is great, but not steady.
· Equipment adequate for mountain areas.
· Medical insurance/accident insurances.

DAY 1
Meting in Sibiu at 8,00 A.M. from where we will go by microbus, to the common Turnu Roşu, our first departing point in the crossing tour of the crest of the Făgăraş Mountains.
We climb the main ridge following the trail marked with a red cross to Şaua Apa Cumpănită, reach the Suru Peak (2281 m alt.), pass the Portiţa Avrigului, and hike slowly to our first halt, Bârcaciu Chalet (1550 m alt.).

The duration of this portion is about 6-8 hours, and the difficulty is medium.

DAY 2
8.00 A.M. -Breakfast
9.00 A.M. -Departure from the Bârcaciu Chalet(1550 m alt.) to the Scara Peak (2307 m alt.) –Mâzgavu Peak (2277 m alt.) –Şerbota Peak (2331 m alt.) and then to Negoiu Chalet ( 1546 m alt ), where we will spend the night at some very hospitable chalet owners.

The duration of this portion is about 6-7 hours, and the difficulty is medium.

DAY 3
8.00 A.M. -Breakfast
9.00 A.M. –Departure from the Negoiu Chalet (1546 m alt.) through the Sărătii Valley untill the Şaua Cleopatra where we meet the main trail to the Negoiu Peak .
In about 3 hours, 3 hours and a half, we reach the Negoiu Peak(2535 m alt.),the second highest mountain peaks of the Romanian Carpathians. From here, we have two routes to descend to the Călţun Lake: Strunga Dracului for experimented tourists or Strunga Doamnei for less experienced tourists.

After approx. 1 hour we reach the Călţun Refugee where we will halt to eat. Then we will continue our ridge trail: Lăiţel Peak–Laiţa Peak–Turnul Paltinului–Paltinu Peak and a descend to the Bâlea Lac Chalet (2034 m alt.).

The duration of this portion is about 8-10 hours, and the difficulty is medium, but in Strunga Dracului, the danger is great.

DAY 4
8.00 A.M. -Breakfast
9.00 A.M. –Departure from Bâlea Lake Chalet to a ascend to Şaua Capra–Capra Lake. After about 2 hours we reach Fereastra Zmeilor, an exquisite belvedere place.

We continue our trail through a tougher area named “Three steps away from death”, where we have chains and cables for sustenance. After this area we climb to the Arpaşu Mic Peak – Arpaşu Mare Peak – Mircii Peak and descend to the Podul Giurgiului Lake. From here, we climb on the level curve under the Podragu Peak and we’ll reach Şaua Podragului, the Podragu Chalet lies 20-30 minutes away.

Duration: 5-7 hours. Difficulty level-medium

DAY 5
7.00 A.M. – Breakfast
8.00 A.M. –Departure to the Valea Sâmbetei Chalet. This is the longest tour and the distance between the chalets is the greatest till now. Leaving the Podragu Chalet behind, we will follow this trail: Tărâţa Peak –Corabia Peak –Ucişoara Peak – a more difficult climbing on the Viştea Mare Peak (2527 m alt.), we reach the MOLDOVEANU Peak (2544 m alt.), the “Roof of Romania” in 5-10 minutes, on a secondary ridge.

After a well deserved rest on the “Roof of Romania” we’ll continue our trail by descending to the Viştea Mare refugee-Hârtopul Ursului Peak–Gălbenele Peak- Gălăşescu Mare-Fereastra Mare a Sâmbetei, from which we reach the Valea Sâmbetei Chalet (1401 m alt.) after a descend of about 1 hour and 30 minutes through the Sâmbetei Valley.

Duration: 9-11 hours. Difficulty level-medium

DAY 6
8.00 A.M. -Breakfast
9.00 A.M. –Departure from the Valea Sâmbetei Chalet to the main trail to the ridge Fereastra Mare a Sâmbetei-Cheia Bândei Peak–Urlea Peak ( 2471 m )–Urlea Lake, a place we‘ll have a rest on the banks of the lake. After a well deserved relaxation break we will descend from the Urlea Lake to the Urlea Chalet. We will have a snack here, and after we will descend through the Pojortei Valley to the village Breaza. Where a mean of transportation will wait for us and will brig us back to Sibiu. End of the tour.

Duration: 6-8 hours. Difficulty level-medium

Rates of participation in the tour
500 Euro / 1 person

The price includes:
• Housing in cottages, in rooms for 2-4 places.
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner, sandwich.
• Dinner celebrating the completion of the tour in a Romanian restaurant
• Transport on the hole period of the route( Opel Vivaro or Wolksvagen Carravelle)
· Services of an accredited (by Romanian Mountain Guide Association – R.M.G.A) mountain guide.

The price does not include:
• Life or accident insurance.
• Ski equipment.

We exclude assuming any responsibility on loss, distruction of property, material damage or personal injury (including death), that may suffer the client, as a result of:
• His physical unprepeared,
• Forces of the nature,
• Drinking and drugs,
• Failures of the plant of the equipment used,
• Limited acces to medical service.
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