Author: Iryna Honcharuk, Ukraine
This was my first ascent to such a height, so I chose to climb "with comfort"! I know what camping in tents is, but what it's like to climb a mountain with a backpack, a tent and all the other gear - I didn't even want to imagine. So, bedding, breakfasts and dinners - at the tourist base. One could write about this separately and at length. Food like this can only come from Carpathian housewives: potatoes and porridge - not just with butter, but in butter ;! Mushroom soup, borscht, and tea and compote... mmm. The climb went easily, helped by the weather, desire and mood, as well as the person beside me)) and of course the guide's instructions and teamwork! Descending was harder, my husband and I walked faster, because we left earlier and needed to catch the bus. We walked almost without stopping, our legs were constantly tense, our knees ached, and there was a song constantly in my head: "a wise man won't go up the mountain, a wise man will go around it")) there was no way to go around, so we finished happily). My friends had gone with Kuluar, and we went too, and we're very glad we did! Comfortable, easy, heartfelt, without unnecessary strain.
