We had a successful third hike this spring. We took a very adventurous path this time, one between the peaks Golyam and Malak Rezen. I suspect most people in Sofia do not know that the peaks they see every day are called like that, and are not Cherni Vrah. Also, even those who know, probably don’t know the most scenic route to the top is between them. Going to the top usually happens from the left or the right of both peaks, and the middle looks like a giant impenetrable rock. There are, however, paths in the middle. We took one.

The path was steep but fine, with the exception of one very large snow patch, which we had to circle around through the shrubs. We were completely alone until the Golyam Rezen peak, only saw one person who was maybe an hour ahead of us and chose to crawl on the snow patch. We saw his lonely steps on the snow.

Once we reached the open area, the wind was mind-blowing and cold, perhaps around 0°C. We were prepared with windproof jackets, gloves, hats, and even one face mask for the little one, which he used as a scarf.