The Ukrainian Carpathians are incredible in any weather or season. We decided to spend the last day of summer on new, unexplored peaks. It wasn’t my highest mountain—1235 meters. I thought it would be no problem, considering I had recently climbed several peaks over 2000 meters. But I was very, very mistaken. This was one of the hardest peaks. The total route was 4 km, but the last kilometer and a half involved an elevation gain of 550 meters. That is a very, very steep and intense climb, which was tough for me, and I know what I’m talking about. But the views were worth the effort.
