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Date: 02-03 December 2011
Location: Hasmas, Balan
Participants: Andra, Flory, Vlad, Dorian
It might seem hard to find new and challenging places in the ones you think you know for your whole life. It is the same feeling with Balan and Piatra Singuratica for me. I was quite impressed to see it as “little Piatra Craiului”, with short and interesting climbing and a lot of mind picking games: “which way would be the most demanding to go?”. It was so interesting that I did it twice in one weekend. The first day, Andra and I climbed to see the new chalet, very nice, clean, good tea and the weather was playing nice this time so we were able to see Hasmasul Mare, Ecem and far away Ceahlau mountains. This will be a nice route for sometime in the future I was thinking. Being on top of the rock felt quite interesting as I don’t properly remember the last time I was up here, it could be some 7-10 years ago, however there were no chains at that moment. To give you an idea, you are able right now to climb one way just from the chalet and make a right, go round the rock and follow the track for a more relaxed way up, or even one interesting ascent where you have to squeeze without your backpack (will try this soon). I was like a little child when I saw all the climbing routes up there. Later we descended on the easier track to see if it will be good enough to ski it down. The following day, well, we did the same thing, just that there were 4 of us and the same amount of fun involved. Balan, Hasmas or Piatra Singuratica will always be a nice place to relax, think and discover new places and oneself.
