Albanien

Wir haben uns beim Aufstieg auf die Jezerca (und auch am Tag darauf bei der Zla Kolata) dafür entschieden, mit einem Guide zu gehen. Und es war eine gute Entscheidung! Der Weg ist kaum bis gar nicht erkennbar und das Kartenmaterial ist falsch. Markierungen gibt es - jedenfalls bei unserer Überschreitung - keine. Unsere...

Maja e Kulmakes is next to Tomorri (withCuka e Partizanit being the highest, and thesouth summitwith the mausoleum of Abbas Aliu the second highest point). Even though the gaze of the tourist and adventurer is automatically drawn to Tomorri, Kulmakes is almost always in view. With 2177 meters altitude, it is one of the big...

Maja e Mulequithit is the higher of the two summits of Mali i Cukalit (the other being Maja e Cukalit). The hikes to the two summit can be combined from the common starting point, Fusha e Liqenit, which separates the two summits. Fusdha e Liqenit is a good place to camp, but bring your own water. For the access, see Maja e...

When it is getting hot in summer, you want to look for shorter hikes that can be combined with interesting approaches and still offer a great outdoor experience. Cukalit is one these destination. Mali i Cukalit is the major mountain to the East of Shkodra and north of the Vau i Dejës lake and dam. It has two summits. Maja...

Bald Head has been our working title for Shirokë (or Maja e Shirokut) ever since we saw it first from Guri i Zi. Its appearance - at least from Guri i Zi - is very striking. It sits in the middle of a (still) heavily forested area, somehow in the middle of the virtual triangle that connects Librazhd, Gramsh and Pogradec....

Mali i Arithit and Tolla do not just have a name that is easy to remember; a hike to both summits provides indeed for a memorable outing.   With just under the 2000 meters mark, at 1986 and 1976 meters respectively, they may not immediately attract attention. But Arithit (also called Mali i Bardhe, or the white...

Maja e Kreshtës is the second highest point of the Micekut Mountains (the highest being Allamani, about 5 kilometer away as the crow flies). While Allamani is difficult to approach, Maja e Kreshtës is the house-berg of Bulquize. The hike begins in the northern part (Qyteti i Ri) of Bulquize town.   It is here, that...

Mali i Kallabakut is an interesting rocky outcrop in the vast grassy hills of the Shishtavec area. It sits on the border between Albania and Kosovo, quite close to where the borders of Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia meet on a rather inconspicuous hill. Shishtavec, Novosele and Turaj are high altitude villages (between 1400 and...

Mali i Nemercke is one of the Albanian ultra-prominent mountains, meaning that - theoretically - you have to descend more than 1500 meter in order to climb a mountain that is higher. In other words, its prominence is more than 1500 meter. The designation of being an Ultra does not necessarily mean that you have to climb 1500 meter...

In May 2014, we went again on the Dajti Crest Trail. The trail markings were slowly fading away, the trail was more overgrown, and the areas destroyed by fire in late 2012 were slowly recovering.   Regardless, it remains a prime hike in Tirana.   This time we concluded the hike with a direct trail to the...