Hi, A truely amazing video! I am planning to walk the trail next year, thanks for the inspiration. I did some research about wild camping in the country's, but i could not find one straight answer. Do you maybe have some information about this? and if not, is it possible to do the trail without a guide/ organisation?
Hi, glad you enjoyed the video!! So definitely possible to do without a guide and there are guest houses to stay in every village. We didn’t wild camp, but I believe you can. There is a great book we bought by Rudolf Abraham called the peaks of the balkans trail I would highly recommend!
Wow... Courageous/brave to do the trail in early June with still so much snow! 👌😳 especially in the passes ! Is it possible to contact you to ask a few questions about the trail... We are a groupe of 6 people going there next month, mid August
We finished the whole POTB trail a week ago. Can confirm the high route from Valbone to Cerem were quite snowy still, all other days are fine. I think with the crazy hot weather eveerything should be fine right now. We did the hike with full packs (tent + 10 day of food), it was very very challenging! So be wise, go light and stay in guesthouses :-)
Nice video! Do you have to book the accomodations in advance or is it possible spontaneously ? Is it possible without any travel organisation at all? I would love to get an answer
Hi there, I did the trail like 3 weeks ago and I can tell you, that you neither need a travel organisation nor to book in advance. Just plan your route in advance and start hiking! Everything is marked with signs so it's really intuitive to get around. For accommodations it's almost as easy just speak with the locals they usually have free rooms or you are allowed to put up your tent in their garden. They will ask for money tho, but food is included. I hope you are still considering the trail, it's really beautiful. And if so, I wish you best of luck and a lot of fun. Greetz.
Thanks for the awesome video about your hike! I loved watching it and it's very informative too. I am planning to do this hike in june this year with a friend. When exactly in june did you do this hike? I did not expect to see that much snow. I think last year the Alps had more snow than in general. Was this amount of snow you had on your trip normal or was it more than usual?
Thanks for watching! We are very glad you enjoyed it! So, from what we understand there was a lot more snow than normal due to a big dump over the winter! We totally expected it to be fine since the season is supposed to start in May. The tricky part was finding information while we were there, as it was all word of mouth and not much information online. I would say you could contact the tour agency’s or the wanderers hostel in advance to try and find out what the conditions are like! Hope you get to do it 🤞🤞🤞
Never do such things. These youngsters have taken unnecessary risks (some basic spikes could have been much much better) in a country without an alpine SAR. This is an example how NOT to go the mountains.
What do you mean without an SAR? Albania has dedicated and experienced rescue teams to deal with the millions that visit the country every year. Completed with helicopters.
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welcome in albanian alps fantastic
What a beautiful part of the world.
Hey John and Abbie, great to see that you have started your next adventure.
Stunning views, happy hiking 😁👍 ATB
Brilliant trip. 👍🏼
What time of year?
Amazing ❤
Thank you 🥰
It looks amazing 😍😍😍
In what month you did the trail?
Good morning. In what month did you make the way? Mr would like to do it in May but I'm afraid of finding a lot of snow
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Hola!
Hi, A truely amazing video! I am planning to walk the trail next year, thanks for the inspiration. I did some research about wild camping in the country's, but i could not find one straight answer. Do you maybe have some information about this? and if not, is it possible to do the trail without a guide/ organisation?
Hi, glad you enjoyed the video!!
So definitely possible to do without a guide and there are guest houses to stay in every village. We didn’t wild camp, but I believe you can. There is a great book we bought by Rudolf Abraham called the peaks of the balkans trail I would highly recommend!
@@thehikingexplorers2135 Thank you for the answer! I will definitely look into it!
Wow... Courageous/brave to do the trail in early June with still so much snow! 👌😳 especially in the passes ! Is it possible to contact you to ask a few questions about the trail... We are a groupe of 6 people going there next month, mid August
Hi David, thanks for the message! Yes of course we would be happy to answer any questions you have 😊😊
We finished the whole POTB trail a week ago. Can confirm the high route from Valbone to Cerem were quite snowy still, all other days are fine. I think with the crazy hot weather eveerything should be fine right now. We did the hike with full packs (tent + 10 day of food), it was very very challenging! So be wise, go light and stay in guesthouses :-)
@@Re_LiveTheMoment Hi! Guesthouses are in every section of trail?
@@LienitaZ yes they are, not sure about how full they are in main season
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Nice video! Do you have to book the accomodations in advance or is it possible spontaneously ? Is it possible without any travel organisation at all? I would love to get an answer
Hi there, I did the trail like 3 weeks ago and I can tell you, that you neither need a travel organisation nor to book in advance. Just plan your route in advance and start hiking! Everything is marked with signs so it's really intuitive to get around. For accommodations it's almost as easy just speak with the locals they usually have free rooms or you are allowed to put up your tent in their garden. They will ask for money tho, but food is included. I hope you are still considering the trail, it's really beautiful. And if so, I wish you best of luck and a lot of fun. Greetz.
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what do you use for navigation? what do you suggest/tips as guided tour is a bit pricy. thank you
We use maps.me app which is great!! We tend to hike independently which we think is quite accessible in Albania. Good luck!
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Thanks for the awesome video about your hike! I loved watching it and it's very informative too. I am planning to do this hike in june this year with a friend. When exactly in june did you do this hike? I did not expect to see that much snow. I think last year the Alps had more snow than in general. Was this amount of snow you had on your trip normal or was it more than usual?
Thanks for watching! We are very glad you enjoyed it!
So, from what we understand there was a lot more snow than normal due to a big dump over the winter! We totally expected it to be fine since the season is supposed to start in May.
The tricky part was finding information while we were there, as it was all word of mouth and not much information online. I would say you could contact the tour agency’s or the wanderers hostel in advance to try and find out what the conditions are like!
Hope you get to do it 🤞🤞🤞
This is extremely dangerous walking on the snow, as far as I have knowlidge about hiking. 0:50
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I want to settle down in Albania if you know some one pls send me whatssup no india people need visa or not pls give me reply thanking you
Sorry we don’t live in Albania!
Never do such things. These youngsters have taken unnecessary risks (some basic spikes could have been much much better) in a country without an alpine SAR. This is an example how NOT to go the mountains.
What do you mean without an SAR? Albania has dedicated and experienced rescue teams to deal with the millions that visit the country every year. Completed with helicopters.
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