Because I want it to be fun, we take our time. The first day was tough though, the climb to Titov Vrv on the Zimska Staza isn’t particularly peanuts. After two hours we still saw Popova Shapka, the ski-piste-town on Sharr mountain. It looked like a 5 minute run down, so frustrating. Luckily the route became more rewarding once we left the ugly skilifts behind. Very rewarding.
On Titov vrh we called it a day. After 13 kilometers, 6 peaks and more than 1500 hight meters we reached the 2747 meters, also my highest point this year. There’s a tower on the top of Titov Vrv with water and a place to sleep (if you ignore the flies and somewhat smelly, dirty old tower smell), but we put up our tents.
Sar mountain has been on my list for years. Ever since I first read about the First Macedonian Transversal (Transferzala), a hiking trail that crosses the entire Sharr mountain range, I had the wish to explore Sharr mountain. I could try to describe what it looks like, but I suck at that. I don’t have the vocabulary and the words I make up probably won’t be much of a help. I’ll stick to sharing my personal experience and add a whole lot of photos to give you an impression.
