Andrii Kharatin

About the Teamleader

My name is Andrii, and I... love mountains:). The first time I did a full-fledged hike was in 2001, and since then mountains have literally overshadowed my mind. They have become my passion, my inspiration and my religion. Every cell in my body resonates with Bukreev's statement “Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambitions, they are temples where I practice my religion”. Mountains are a sanctuary for me, where I feel truly alive.

Over the years I have done hundreds of treks of different formats and complexity. It all started with the fact that organizing and conducting the first hikes for my friends, I made a lot of mistakes. But, to be honest, each of them gave me invaluable experience, from which crystallized the principles that define my actions both in the mountains and in life.

In 2012 I conducted my first commercial trek. It was a new level of responsibility and organization. Since then, I have enjoyed the process of planning and executing hikes where my number one priority is safety. My second priority is satisfied hikers. Their smiles and the joy in their eyes at the end of the hike is the best reward for me.

On behalf of myself I guarantee that I will make every effort and all my experience to make you feel maximum safety and comfort on the hike, as far as it is possible in the mountains :)

Achievements:

• Experience in organizing and leading treks for 22 years in different countries around the world
• Climbed more than 250 peaks in the Ukrainian Carpathians
• Walked almost all hiking trails in the Ukrainian Carpathians