How to make a winter trip in Romania.

In 1994, I was hiking alone in Romania and met Ion Sanduloiu (Adi) - pictured above. In August of 1995, I went hiking with him in the Fagaras range (the "Transylvanian Alps") and later toured Romanian Moldova in his car. In 1997, he and I went plant hunting in the Faragas and he arranged a botanical tour to the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. Adi is head of a chapter of Salvamont, the Romanian mountain rescue association. Salavamont members are expert mountain hikers, climbers, and skiers, trained in first aid and mountain rescue - nice to have around! Adi is a wonderful hiking and touring companion - He is available for hire as a mountain guide, for skiing, mountain climbing, mountain biking, or for general auto touring at a reasonable rate. I enthusiastically recommend him.

I haven't been winter hiking or skiing with Adi but he sent me these pictures. Hopefully, you will be as excited about the possibility of going to Romania in the winter as I am! For information on hiking in Romania in the summer please go to my page "Hiking in Romania"

Contact: Ion Sanduloiu, str. Craiovei, bl. 18, sc. A, ap. 20, Pitesti 0300, Romania (phone: 048/647857). E-mail to: adriansanduloiu@hotmail.com