Hello! My name is Oleksandra, and I’m a KULUAR trekking consultant for Europe and Nepal.
My mountain journey began when I was 18 years old, on my very birthday, when I first set out to climb Hoverla. That was my first hike and, at the same time, my first encounter with my true self. Since then, the mountains have become my enduring love – a source of strength, joy, and inspiration.
I’m an archaeologist by education, so being close to nature, living in the field, and life outside of comfort have long been familiar to me. Over the years, I’ve completed two category 1B hikes and earned the title of Mountaineer of Ukraine. I actively engage in sports, yoga, and rock climbing, love walking, practice cold-water immersion, and joyfully write about nature, self-love and body positivity, the joy of contemplation, healthy lifestyle tips, and outdoor fashion.
I was the first in my family to discover trekking – and I managed to inspire all of my loved ones to fall in love with it too. The most valuable thing for me is that now even my mom actively hikes, and we often share these adventures together.
I’ve had the good fortune to hike in the mountains of Ukraine, Georgia, Greece, Spain, Italy, Nepal, and Norway. These journeys have gifted me with invaluable experience, which I’m happy to share with our participants.
I sincerely believe that people go to the mountains to find themselves, to overcome fears and doubts, and return with a sense of strength, inner peace, and confidence. Once you experience this even once – you’ll fall in love with the silence within that nature gives you.
At KULUAR, I’ll gladly help you choose a journey that’s truly yours. If you dream of the mountains but don’t know where to start – I’m here to support you.
If the consultant has done more than you expected and you liked their work so much that you want to thank them financially, you can transfer any amount directly to the consultant's card via the link: transfer a tip to Oleksandra Apunevych.
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Tips in full (excluding transfer fees) are credited to the consultant's card! And thank you for going to the mountains with Kuluar!
A really lovely 12-day trek. It was great that we started with an acclimatisation night at an altitude of 2,900 metres, followed by an acclimatisation hike up to Poon Hill at 3,200 metres, and then spent the night at a lower altitude, which gave us time to acclimatise..
Roma is an incredibly attentive guide who checked in on the group’s wellbeing every day and monitored our oxygen saturation levels every morning and evening. He also really lifted the team’s spirits when the going got tough: he’d play mantras and draw our attention to different things, such as the plants growing around us or the insects and animals we came across. We even spotted some wild Nepalese bees with him!
Roma is also a really interesting person to talk to; you can discuss a thousand and one topics with him, and he won’t get bored, even if you ask him 100 times whether we’ll be reaching the balcony any time soon.
Roma also used to take people on climbs, and if you’re interested in climbing, he can answer all your questions.
