{"id":131,"date":"2020-10-13T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/?p=131"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:28:53","slug":"moldoveanu-es-nagy-vist-csucsok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/en\/moldoveanu-es-nagy-vist-csucsok\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldoveanu and Vi\u0219tea Mare peaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\r\n<p>This is one of my hardest and most beautiful hikes I\u2019ve gone through over the years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color: #f8dc8d;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Day 1<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>B\u00e2lea Lake (2034m) \u2013 Capra Lake (2230m) &#8211; Dragons Window (2175m) &#8211; Porti\u021ba Frun\u021bii (2153m) &#8211; Strunga Podr\u0103gelului (2152m) &#8211; Saddle between Lakes (2269m) &#8211; Podragu Lake (2140m)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Travel time: 4 h<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Distance: 10 km<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Level difference: +844 m<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Qualification: difficult alpine hike<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color: #ffb987;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Day 2<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Podragu Lake (2140m) \u2013 Podragu Saddle (2301m) \u2013 Podu Giurgiu Saddle (2342m) &#8211; Ucea Mare Saddle (2220m) &#8211; Uci\u0219oara Saddle (2312m) &#8211;  Orz\u0103nele Saddle (2300m) &#8211; Vi\u0219tea Mare peak (2527m) \u2013 Moldoveanu peak (2544m) \u2013 Vi\u0219tea Mare peak &#8211;  Podragu Saddle &#8211; Podragu Lake<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Travel time: 5 h<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Distance: 14 km<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Level difference: +804 m<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Qualification: difficult alpine hike<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color: #dc7171;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Day 3<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Podragu Lake (2140m) \u2013 Podragu Saddle (2301) \u2013 Podu Giurgiu Lake &#8211; Mircii peak (2470m) &#8211; V\u00e2rtop Saddle (2287m) &#8211; P\u0103ru de Fier peak (2316m) &#8211; Monumentul Nerlinger &#8211; Three Steps to Death \u2013 Dragons Window (2175m) \u2013 Capra Lake (2230m) \u2013 B\u00e2lea Lake (2034m)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Travel time: 4.5 h<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Distance: 11 km<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Level difference: +850m<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Qualification: difficult alpine hike<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 1<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">2020.08.16. Sunday<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-149\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20200815_223419-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team consists of 3 members: my boyfriend Csabi, myself, and our friend, Tomi. Everyone was concerned about the weight of our backpacks. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Mine weighed 18 kg. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">We arrived at <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Lake B\u00e2lea<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> around 10:30, narrowly avoiding the heavy traffic, just half an hour later, the car line was already on the serpentine 500 meters down. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We picked up the backpack and we fought our way through the crowd to the north-eastern corner of Lake B\u00e2lea, from where we headed for the<strong> <\/strong><\/span><i>blue triangle <\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2369\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KHaromszog-1-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KHaromszog-1-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KHaromszog-1.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/> to <strong>Lake Capra<\/strong> (Lacul Capra). This stretch of pathway rises slowly, the upper part is steeper and more slippery, especially with 18kg on your back, but as soon as you get in the saddle you forget the loads. Unfortunately, this was not so idyllic in our case, we only saw white fog instead of the wonderful view of Lake Capra.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>USEFUL INFO<\/i><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">: you can camp at Lake Capra.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div  id=\"jtg-2475\" class=\"modula modula-gallery modula-columns\" data-config=\"{&quot;tabletHeight&quot;:800,&quot;mobileHeight&quot;:800,&quot;desktopHeight&quot;:800,&quot;enableTwitter&quot;:false,&quot;enableWhatsapp&quot;:false,&quot;enableFacebook&quot;:false,&quot;enablePinterest&quot;:false,&quot;enableLinkedin&quot;:false,&quot;enableEmail&quot;:false,&quot;randomFactor&quot;:0.5,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:12,&quot;gutter&quot;:10,&quot;mobileGutter&quot;:10,&quot;tabletGutter&quot;:10,&quot;desktopGutter&quot;:10,&quot;enableResponsive&quot;:true,&quot;tabletColumns&quot;:2,&quot;mobileColumns&quot;:1,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:0,&quot;lightboxOpts&quot;:{&quot;animated&quot;:true,&quot;Thumbs&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;modern&quot;,&quot;showOnStart&quot;:false},&quot;Toolbar&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:{&quot;right&quot;:[&quot;close&quot;]},&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;Carousel&quot;:{&quot;Panzoom&quot;:{&quot;touch&quot;:true},&quot;infinite&quot;:false},&quot;keyboard&quot;:{&quot;Escape&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Delete&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Backspace&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;PageUp&quot;:false,&quot;PageDown&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowUp&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowDown&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowRight&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowLeft&quot;:false},&quot;touch&quot;:false,&quot;backdropClick&quot;:false,&quot;l10n&quot;:{&quot;CLOSE&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;,&quot;NEXT&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;PREV&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;Error&quot;:&quot;The requested content cannot be loaded. 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class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"2477\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-2475\" data-caption=\"\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-2477\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" data-full=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2.jpg\" title=\"Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2\" crop=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2-300x225.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2-300x225.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2-scaled-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moldoveanu2020_Zerge_to2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc no-description\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t{\n\t\t\"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t\"@type\"   : \"ImageGallery\",\n\t\t\"id\"      : \"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/en\/moldoveanu-es-nagy-vist-csucsok\/\",\n\t\t\"url\"     : \"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/en\/moldoveanu-es-nagy-vist-csucsok\/\"\n\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">This stretch of pathway is quite busy, many people climb to the saddle or even to the lake in slippers, but after the lake you can only meet real tourists.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We rested for 10 minutes at the Lake Capra and continued our way on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">red lane<\/span><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2378 \" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-100x94.jpg 100w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 31px) 100vw, 31px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: revert;\"><\/span>which is the main ridge route of the F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219 Mountains, the road from the lake at first goes on the level line, then starts to descend steeply. The sloping part was followed by a narrow hiking trail trampled on the hillside, keeping the level curve quite well. Sometimes the wind opened a window in the fog and we could see the valley. Soon a steep ascent followed, and our hike slowly reached the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert;\">Dragons Wondow<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;\"> (Fereastra Zmeilor).<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking through the Dragons Window, the long-awaited F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219 Mountains landscape unfolded. Steep hillsides, spiky mountain peaks where anybody would feel very small.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should be noted, that you can get from the Dragons Window to Lake Podragu on 2 hiking trails. One is the red lane pathway <\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2262\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PS-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"28\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, that leads on the ridge, you have to climb fewer total elevation, but on some sections there are chains and ravines and the other is the blue cross pathway <\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2371\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KKereszt-1-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KKereszt-1-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KKereszt-1.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,  that doesn\u2019t lead on chains, but you climb more, the path passes through the <strong>Porti\u021ba Frun\u021bii (2153m)<\/strong>, descends to the <strong>Arpa\u0219u Mare stream<\/strong>, then climbs over the saddle, <strong>Strunga Podr\u0103gelului (2152m)<\/strong>, descends again to the <strong>Little Podragu Lake<\/strong>, then climbs to the <strong>Saddle between Lakes (2269m)<\/strong> and descends to the <strong>Lake Podragu<\/strong>, which is our destination. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We chose the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blue cross<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2371\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KKereszt-1-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KKereszt-1-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KKereszt-1.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> preferring not to climb vertically with the big backpacks. As I wrote the blue cross path went down and went up, but we were compensated by the long-awaited sunlight and the wonderful landscape, we could see all the way to the Transylvanian basin.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div  id=\"jtg-1703\" class=\"modula modula-gallery modula-columns\" data-config=\"{&quot;tabletHeight&quot;:800,&quot;mobileHeight&quot;:800,&quot;desktopHeight&quot;:800,&quot;enableTwitter&quot;:false,&quot;enableWhatsapp&quot;:false,&quot;enableFacebook&quot;:false,&quot;enablePinterest&quot;:false,&quot;enableLinkedin&quot;:false,&quot;enableEmail&quot;:false,&quot;randomFactor&quot;:0.5,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:12,&quot;gutter&quot;:10,&quot;mobileGutter&quot;:10,&quot;tabletGutter&quot;:10,&quot;desktopGutter&quot;:10,&quot;enableResponsive&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;tabletColumns&quot;:2,&quot;mobileColumns&quot;:1,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:0,&quot;lightboxOpts&quot;:{&quot;animated&quot;:true,&quot;Thumbs&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;modern&quot;,&quot;showOnStart&quot;:false},&quot;Toolbar&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:{&quot;right&quot;:[&quot;close&quot;]},&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;Carousel&quot;:{&quot;Panzoom&quot;:{&quot;touch&quot;:true},&quot;infinite&quot;:false},&quot;keyboard&quot;:{&quot;Escape&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Delete&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Backspace&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;PageUp&quot;:false,&quot;PageDown&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowUp&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowDown&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowRight&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowLeft&quot;:false},&quot;touch&quot;:false,&quot;backdropClick&quot;:false,&quot;l10n&quot;:{&quot;CLOSE&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;,&quot;NEXT&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;PREV&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;Error&quot;:&quot;The requested content cannot be loaded. 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We tried to climb down quickly and look for a place shielded from the wind for the tent.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-181\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20200817_085955-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tired, hungry, cold, we pulled up the tent, put on all our clothes and ate hot soup we cooked on the small gas stove. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>USEFUL INFO<\/i><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">:<\/span><\/strong> You can camp near Podragu Lake. You can also get accommodation and food in the Cabin, but due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, we skipped that and tended to carry the tent and food. Not far from the Cabin is a spring with clean, potable water.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>IMPORTANT!<\/strong><\/span>  After eating, we put ALL OUR FOOD and PERFUMES, CREAM, DEO in an airtight bag and hid it further away from the tent, under 3 large stones. The garbage was also placed in an airtight bag and also hidden under two medium stones. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT because of the BEARS!<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>USEFUL INFO<\/i><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">:<\/span> <\/strong>In the high mountains, even in summer, the night temperature can cool down to 0 grade C. Layered, warm clothing and a good sleeping bag are important. Personally, I slept in underpants and sky pants. The comfort zone of my sleeping bag is -20 grade C and I can say that I just didn\u2019t get cold.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>USEFUL INFO<\/i><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">:<\/span><\/strong> If you are going hiking with a tent, it is worth investing in a lighter frame tent (aluminum), that you need to carry. These tents are usually also formally designed to withstand winds.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My first day Strava trail recording:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3931007560\/embed\/b3cf28cdeaccb7192819f4ba688cc4e32c81d572\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 2<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020.08.17. Monday<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the morning, we were not in a hurry, because we knew that the trail planned for today would be easier, because we didn\u2019t carry the backpacks, moreover, the weather didn&#8217;t look good either, again everything was covered with fog. 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\r\npathway up to the <strong>Podragu Saddle<\/strong>, where we switched to the <i>red lane <\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2378 \" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-100x94.jpg 100w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 31px) 100vw, 31px\" \/> pathway, which continued on the ridge and passed near the peaks of <strong>T\u0103ri\u021ba 2407m<\/strong>, a <strong>Podul Giurgiului 2358m<\/strong>, <strong>Corabia 2406m<\/strong>, <strong>Ucea Mare 2434m<\/strong>, <strong>Uci\u0219oara 2390m<\/strong>. The narrow path ran on the side of the giant mountain, or just on the one-meter-wide saddles whose names are the same with the peaks, sometimes with deep ravines on either side. Anyone who fears heights, before going to this trip, think twice about this. Unfortunately for us, the depths remained obscured, as was the desired view.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In front of the Vi\u0219tea Mare peak, the pathway winds up a good chunk, and then we see the summit sign: <strong>Vi\u0219tea Mare 2527m<\/strong>, the third highest peak in Romania. For us, this rising was a big challenge, we could barely see each other in the fog, which was not fog, but standing water droplets in the air, we were soaked, the wind blew incessantly, at a certain moment we discussed that we were not going forward, but the nearest shelter was from 2-hour walk away, so we went further. Everyone had dry clothes in the bag so we changed. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>USEFUL INFO<\/i><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">:<\/span><\/strong> You should bring dry clothes for the trips. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.eic-frame-204 { width: 515px; height:447px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 3px solid #ffffff; }.eic-frame-204 .eic-image { border: 3px solid #ffffff; }<\/style><div class=\"eic-container eic-float-right\"><div class=\"eic-frame eic-frame-204 eic-frame-2-col\" data-layout-name=\"2-col\" data-orig-width=\"515\" data-orig-border=\"3\" data-ratio=\"1.15\"><div class=\"eic-cols\"><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-0\" data-size-x=\"588\" data-size-y=\"438\" data-pos-x=\"-164\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Moldoveanu2020_Nagy_Vist-2-scaled.jpg\" style=\"width: 588px !important;height: 438px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -164px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"Moldoveanu2020_Nagy_Vist (2)\" alt=\"Moldoveanu2020_Nagy_Vist (2)\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-2\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-1\" data-size-x=\"588\" data-size-y=\"438\" data-pos-x=\"-165\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Moldoveanu2020_csucs-scaled.jpg\" style=\"width: 588px !important;height: 438px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -165px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"Moldoveanu2020_csucs\" alt=\"Moldoveanu2020_csucs\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were lucky. The weather didn\u2019t clear, but the wind on the other side of the peak didn\u2019t blow. We rested for a few minutes and headed to the Moldoveanu peak.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The distance between the peaks of Vi\u0219tea Mare and Moldoveanu is not far, the pathway leads on the ridge, through to <strong>Spintec\u0103tura Vi\u0219tei Saddle (2500m)<\/strong>, sometimes rocky, where chains help the tourist not to fall into the gap of hundreds of meters. Usually, especially on weekends, people stand in line to the peak. There was no need to stand in line. In terms of weather conditions, there were still a lot of people, about 20 people turned up during the little time we spent at the peak.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20200817_133410-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arriving at the <strong>2544 meter high Moldoveanu peak<\/strong> I was at once very happy to finally reach the highest peak in the country, and sad to see nothing. We took the top picture, ate chocolate and wrote our name in the memory book. It was an uplifting feeling. We waited a little longer and we headed back.<\/span<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the Vi\u0219tea Mare peak, we took a picture and we were already on our way back to eat hot soup and a hot tea as soon as possible. We went back on the same pathway where we came, at the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">red lane <\/span><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2378 \" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-100x94.jpg 100w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 31px) 100vw, 31px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and then <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">red triangle <\/span><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2365\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHaromszog-1-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHaromszog-1-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHaromszog-1.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the same weather. Very rarely a gust of wind blows away the wind and we could see a little from the landscape, a hillside, a valley, a ravine. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The valley of Podragu Lake began to clear on our return. By the time we reached the tent, a little sunshine stroked our tormented soul. 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style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the evening, as the day before, we packed everything in an airtight bag away from the tent. We went to sleep, we didn&#8217;t even know the day wasn&#8217;t over\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wake up at night at noise. Then I hear the bag tear and something chews.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A <strong>BEAR!<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was very afraid. We listened for a good few minutes as the bear licked the cans in the trash&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, the dogs at the Cabin also noticed the bear and barked, then the bear went away. Later I heard again that the bear was walking around the tent and then the dogs were barking again. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hossz\u00fa \u00e9jszaka volt.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.eic-frame-210 { width: 610px; height:508px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #ffffff; }.eic-frame-210 .eic-image { border: 2px solid #ffffff; }<\/style><div class=\"eic-container\"><div class=\"eic-frame eic-frame-210 eic-frame-2-col-right-2-row\" data-layout-name=\"2-col-right-2-row\" data-orig-width=\"610\" data-orig-border=\"2\" data-ratio=\"1.2\"><div class=\"eic-cols\"><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-0\" data-size-x=\"375\" data-size-y=\"502\" data-pos-x=\"-11\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Moldoveanu2020_tarolas_helye-scaled.jpg\" style=\"width: 375px !important;height: 502px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -11px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"Moldoveanu2020_tarolas_helye\" alt=\"Moldoveanu2020_tarolas_helye\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-2\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-rows\"><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-1\" data-size-x=\"335\" data-size-y=\"250\" data-pos-x=\"-9\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Moldoveanu2020_medve_nyom-768x576.jpg\" style=\"width: 335px !important;height: 250px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -9px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"Moldoveanu2020_medve_nyom\" alt=\"Moldoveanu2020_medve_nyom\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-2\" style=\"bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-2\" data-size-x=\"335\" data-size-y=\"250\" data-pos-x=\"0\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Moldoveanu2020_medve_nyoma-768x576.jpg\" style=\"width: 335px !important;height: 250px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: 0px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"Moldoveanu2020_medve_nyoma\" alt=\"Moldoveanu2020_medve_nyoma\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My second day of Strava trail recording:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3931009526\/embed\/b84030d2955d508f35353355a5418fdd493f2be7\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 3<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020.08.18. Tuesday<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting out of the tent I saw the most wonderful weather a tourist could wish for, beautiful clean sky. I would have climbed the Moldoveanu peak again. We assessed the damage caused by the bear, cleaned it up (collected the scattered trash), packed it up, and headed home.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the good weather and the ease of the bags, we decided that the way home we take the chain pathway. We climbed to <strong>Podragu Saddle<\/strong> on the <\/span><i>red triangle<\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2365\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHaromszog-1-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHaromszog-1-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHaromszog-1.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/> and then at the <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">red lane <\/span><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2378 \" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav-100x94.jpg 100w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PSav.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 31px) 100vw, 31px\" \/> pathway we headed to B\u00e2lea Lake. We passed near the <strong>Podragu peak (2462m)<\/strong> and <strong>Podu Giurgiu Lake (2140m)<\/strong>, then climbed to the <strong>Mircii peak (2470m)<\/strong>.This was followed by a very narrow ridge pathway section, which passed near the <strong>Arpa\u0219u Mare peak (2468m), V\u00e2rtop Saddle, P\u0103ru de Fier peak (2316m), Monumentul Nerlinger<\/strong>so we had the opportunity to take a good look at the landscape.The last ridge section in front of the Dragons Window, was densely covered with chains, in some places we had to climb out on a completely vertical rock wall with our backpacks, the name of the place also suggests its difficulty, <strong>Three steps from death<\/strong> (La trei pasi de moarte). 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Arriving at <strong>Capra Lake<\/strong>, we rested for the last time, then descended from the saddle on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blue triangle <\/span><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2369\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KHaromszog-1-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KHaromszog-1-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KHaromszog-1.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pathway to <strong>B\u00e2lea Lake.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-238\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20200818_163008-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the many and varied people, we found how much better it was in the mountains, where we were far from this often exaggerated civilization.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My third day Strava trail recording::<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3931086858\/embed\/89c17ae944c7c2d0eec10b03aaa562074f24dbf6\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is possible to complete the hike we have traveled in one day, but this is conditional on extremely good physical endurance and high-altitude hiking knowledge. We would have liked to enjoy our time in the F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219 Mountains, so we were in no hurry.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>IMPORTANT:<\/strong><\/span> no matter how experienced you are, you must always take care in the mountain, not underestimating the power of nature!<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.eic-frame-242 { width: 663px; height:358px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #ffffff; }.eic-frame-242 .eic-image { border: 2px solid #ffffff; }<\/style><div class=\"eic-container\"><div class=\"eic-frame eic-frame-242 eic-frame-2-col-left-2-row\" data-layout-name=\"2-col-left-2-row\" data-orig-width=\"663\" data-orig-border=\"2\" data-ratio=\"1.85\"><div class=\"eic-cols\"><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-rows\"><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-0\" data-size-x=\"327\" data-size-y=\"244\" data-pos-x=\"0\" data-pos-y=\"-18\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Moldoveanu2020_virag2-768x576.jpg\" style=\"width: 327px !important;height: 244px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: 0px !important;top: -18px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"Moldoveanu2020_virag2\" alt=\"Moldoveanu2020_virag2\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-2\" style=\"bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-1\" data-size-x=\"327\" data-size-y=\"244\" data-pos-x=\"0\" data-pos-y=\"-17\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Moldoveanu2020_viarg1-768x576.jpg\" style=\"width: 327px !important;height: 244px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: 0px !important;top: -17px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"Moldoveanu2020_viarg1\" alt=\"Moldoveanu2020_viarg1\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-2\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-2\" data-size-x=\"472\" data-size-y=\"352\" data-pos-x=\"-106\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Moldoveanu2020_virag3-scaled.jpg\" style=\"width: 472px !important;height: 352px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -106px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"Moldoveanu2020_virag3\" alt=\"Moldoveanu2020_virag3\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cue<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Moldoveanu peak climb has been checked off from my bucket list, but the Moldoveanu peak climb in good weather has been added.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can only recommend to everyone these wonders of the F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219 Mountains!<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-213\" src=\"https:\/\/myhikingway.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20200818_111659-1024x499.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff This is one of my hardest and most beautiful hikes I\u2019ve gone through over the years. 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