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Egrisi mountains beyond Tobavarchkhili lake

Report from the trip which tried to link the Western part of the Egrisi mountains with the trails around Tobavarchkhili lakes.

On 22 May 2026 By Michal

Mount Shahdag expedition

Fergal's report from his trip to Azerbaijan, where he planned to climb Mt. Shahdag.

On 26 Oct 2024 By Fergal

Our trek to the Tobavarchkhili lake

Trip report from the trek to the Tobavarchkhili lake from Mukhuri.

On 04 Dec 2022 By Jasper

Nenskra valley - endangered heart of the Greater Caucasus

The diary from solo expedition into the wild and little-visited upper Nenskra valley.

On 06 Apr 2021 By Ondrej

My Georgian travel fails

The collection of short stories about my negative experiences in Georgia. I know those good ones prevail, but writing about bad ones is simply much more fun :)

On 21 Dec 2019 By Jozef

Primordial forests of Egrisi

The diary from the extreme expedition to the inaccessible forests of Egrisi mountains by Slovak ecologist Ondrej, who decided to explore them on his own.

On 12 Oct 2019 By Ondrej

Across the Caucasus 2

Continuation of the diary of Vicky who decided to solo traverse the Caucasus mountains. In this part, she attempts to pass forsaken Gudamakari mountains.

On 5 Jan 2019 By Viktorka

Mt. Elbrus climb

Fergal's diary covering his climbing of the highest European mountain, Mt. Elbrus

On 25 Sep 2018 By Fergal

Across the Caucasus

Diary of the Czech hiker who decided to traverse the Caucasus and hike all the walk from the Black to the Caspian sea

On 8 Apr 2017 By Viktorka

Mt. Kazbek climb, part 2

The second part of Fergal´s diary, covering the final attack on the mountain.

On 21 Oct 2017 By Fergal

Mt. Kazbek climb, part 1

During his third visit of Georgia, Fergal decided to climb third largest mountain of the country, Mk. Kazbek.

On 30 Sep 2017 By Fergal

Big trouble in little Tusheti 2

Second part of story about our ugly incident in Tusheti.

On 06 Feb 2017 By Jozef

Big trouble in little Tusheti

What can happen when a group of tourists without experience or proper equipment decides to go on a horse trip.

On 13 Jan 2017 By Jozef

Alone in the wild

One of the most difficult routes in Georgia, tackled alone. Not the best idea, but a pretty good story.

On 09 Oct 2016 By Vahur

Georgian diary 5

Second part of Fergal's writings about Tusheti.

On 04 Oct 2016 By Fergal

Georgian diary 4

After a year, Fergal returns to Georgia. This time, he heads for Tusheti.

On 25 Sep 2016 By Fergal

How not to become a prisoner of the Caucasus

Second part of the report by Michal and Zuzka about their hike from Racha to Svaneti.

On 15 Apr 2016 By Jozef

Racha, cruel and merciful

First part of report, written by Michal and Zuzka, two young botanists. They decided to follow the trail they found on Soviet military maps - crossing from Racha to Svaneti. Little did they know, what to expect there..

On 14 Apr 2016 By Jozef

How I was curing my rheumatism in the Caucasus

Or how we decided to try new, scenic route to get out of Arkhoti. And why it wasn't the best idea.

On 24 Mar 2016 By Jozef

Into the land of no roads

Or how we decided to try new, scenic route to get out of Arkhoti. And why it wasn't the best idea.

On 27 Feb 2016 By Jozef

Georgian diary 3

The last part of Fergal's diary - about the walk to Chalaadi glacier, encounter with a small bear and arduous climb to Koruldi ridge.

On 06 Feb 2016 By Fergal

Georgian diary 2

Second part of diary of Fergal Hingerty. It covers his treke from Mestia to Ushguli village and the walk to Shkhara glacier.

On 27 Jan 2016 By Fergal

Georgian diary 1

First part of diaries by Irish walker Fergal Hingerty. It covers his first impression of Georgia, travel to Mestia and the crossing of Guli pass.

On 25 Jan 2016 By Fergal

Into the spoiled paradise

Or how we didn't make it into Racha and walked from Upper into Lower Svaneti instead. My first blogpost about Georgia, written two years ago.

On 15 Oct 2015 By Jozef

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