26 km Solo Hike to Highest Mountain of Bulgaria 🇧🇬 (Musala)
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Musala peak at 2952 meter above sealevel is the highest mountain peak in Bulgaria but also in the Balkan Peninsula. In this video I climb the peak from the small ski resort town Borovets. As I was quite early in the season the lifts were still closed so I had to hike all the way which ended up being about 25 km with an elevation gain of 1600 meter.
Enjoy watching!
0:00 Start at the trailhead of the Musala pathway in Borovets
05:21 Arrival at Musala hut
06:14 Tips for solo hiking in the mountains
09:09 Final climb to Musala Peak
13:00 Arrival at Musala Peak
14:10 Start hike back down to Borovets
17:09 Hike details Musala Peak
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Amazing, such a beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing this view of my country!
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! And you're welcome 😉
Great video Tim. I just climbed the Vichren in the Pirin National Park last week and wanted to climb Musala the next day, as I was running out of time. But Vichren already killed me (so much bouldering and snow - without hiking poles and snow spikes) so I switched to the 7 lakes of Rila instead, to have a relaxing beautiful hike. So actually I am more than thankful that you filmed your climb of Musala. It looks so beautiful and is definitely on my list but you just gave me some kind of satisfaction with your video. Great filming and editing of a wonderful adventure! Looking forward to your next one. Cheers, Mario
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! I heard Vihren peak is impressive as well. Glad you liked the video!
great production value, amazing shots👀 it really looks like a different world up there heh
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate it. It's really different there, especially when there's still some snow!
Wow bloody incredible views man
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty epic indeed! 😍
Greetings from Bulgaria, i made the same mistake taking the river trial and was tired at the way back so i took the lift from Yastrebetz.
Very good vlog and drone shots
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Congrats for climbing. Musala and Bulgarian nature are awesome . Nice video
@timtense
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
Great trip report. Still plenty of snow. I like to hike solo, but mountain rescue is too expensive anyways, so no point of sharing my location.
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yep still some snow but I guess by now it would be less already.
Tim, thank you it was great! I ve done the 5lakes trail at Pirin, it was also amazing.. all except the chairlift which was scary. (Am i the only one who hate them? cause i see everybody so calm on them, are they on drugs or snth? 😅 ) Its in my plans Musala peak and 7lakes at Rila.Thank you for the gps track. Do you have one for the 7lakes too? Cause i cannot find one without lift.
Those are some nice shots! What drone do you use?
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. I use the DJI Mavic Air 2. Glad you enjoyed 🤙🏻
Nice video
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
i like your choice of shoes😆
great video. thanks when exactly did you do the hike?
@timtense
Жыл бұрын
Around mid June as far as I remember
Wow
Perfect video
Actually the mountain is called "Рила"(Rila) and the mountaintop is called "Мусала"(Musala), but otherwise a great video!
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
I really want to climb it, I am from Romania and just climbed Moldoveanu peak.
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Go for it. Not sure from where you climbed Moldoveanu but if you did it from Bâlea then Musala is much easier!
dobar
I am planning to do this hike next month. Can you tell me what watch are you using?
I love the “fucking mosquitos” bit 😂😂😂 thank you very much I’m a med student from plovdiv and the guide will help a lot Greta video and scenes thanks
@timtense
Жыл бұрын
Haha, yeah these mosquitoes can be so annoying sometimes 😂
It is the highest peak in the Balkans. Higher than anything in your favorite Romania. Musala is not a mountain but a peak in Rila Mountain. There are more challenging hikes in Rila. Not difficult to find out.
@timtense
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Didn’t seem more difficult than Moldoveanu Pick, was it?
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
No, actually it was much easier than Moldoveanu 😊
@andranicolaescu6669
2 жыл бұрын
@@timtense Hahah I was thinking so 😄
Hello. Hello. What month did you climb Musal?
Hiya Tim do you remember which month or date you went by any chance?
@timtense
3 ай бұрын
Yes, it was end of May / beginning of June
I had no idea one could climb to the top of Musala in shorts...
Would you climb this mountain? Or did you already maybe?
@sisig38
2 жыл бұрын
I have already did with my class. We were on a trip years ago. It was interesting. I love my country's nature so much! 😊
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. It's magical up there!
@RositsaPetrovarjp7
Жыл бұрын
Yes, we have. Many Bulgarians have. Actually Musala is easier than the other peaks in Bulgaria like Vihren and Botev, which are lower but more challenging
@timtense
Жыл бұрын
@@RositsaPetrovarjp7 I'm glad to hear that. And indeed, it was not super hard to get there! 😅
my gosh doing a Marathon of your video, pretty weird that chick just come out of nowhere with the English translator and that was funny
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha yeah she was super friendly though 😂
First tip of solo hikes is never rely on cellphone reception. In general solo hikes are a bad idea. If you grow up in a country with no mountains, you understestimate the mountains. I know your countrymen, so talking from experience.
@timtense
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
***The highest peak on the Balkan Mountain Range
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed! Have you been there?
@dayanbalevski4446
2 жыл бұрын
@@timtense No I have only been to the hut and a few of the lakes
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
@@dayanbalevski4446 that's also beautiful. You were very close though!
@dayanbalevski4446
2 жыл бұрын
@@timtense Yea, I will try to climb this year hopefully :D It looks fun.
@timtense
2 жыл бұрын
@@dayanbalevski4446 go for it. It was super fun!