Petros Ukraine

Petros Chornohirsky is one of the favorite peaks of travelers. It is located next to Hoverla, but few tourists are here, especially in January. You can climb to a height of 2020 meters at any time of the year, but a winter trip is very special. The winter landscapes are fascinating—sometimes, it seems that you are standing on the edge of the world.

Our route will start from the village of Kvasy, from where we will climb to the Vaskul meadow and then go to the research base of Ivan Franko University, where we will spend the night. We'll spend the whole evening talking and playing board games, and we'll cook our special soup for dinner. We deliberately made today a simple day to increase the difficulty of the next day's climb, because this trip is a kind of training before the trip to Tanzania, tomorrow we will have an early rise and a rather difficult route.

Today, we will have an early rise and start the route with flashlights because we will climb Kilimanjaro on the night of the ascent when it is still dark. So, it would help if you tried what it is like to climb up the summit at night.

On the way to Petros, we will pass Mount Sheshul, which we will traverse. A little more climbing, and we can see the beautiful Petros. We will take a lot of photos and talk. We need to learn to walk at a pace that is comfortable for talking and not to lose our breath. There is an exercise that trains your walking pace: “If you can't manage a conversation comfortably while walking, you are moving too fast.”

In winter, the route is more difficult to pass than in the warm season, and therefore, daylight hours will be short, and we will most likely descend after dark. At the top, we will take a group photo and have a little rest. On Petros, you can hide in a chapel from the wind and organize a snack because we need a lot of strength and energy.

From Petros, we hike down to the biological station, where we spent the night yesterday. We have a filling lunch and rest before going to the village of Kvasy, where the bus will await us. From Kvasy, we go to Lviv and arrive around 3:00.