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South Serbian Nomad’s Adventure
South Serbian Nomad’s Adventure
Building on the success of Eastern Serbian Nomad’s Adventure, we take the journey further south. Stara planina left the participants in true overlander’s extasy – the sheer beauty of the mountain, the rich experience of the landscapes, combined with demanding trails, make you crave to return! So we’re starting our south Serbian journey from there. Southeast Serbia is the home to all the highest Serbian mountains, giving you the opportunity to float on endless grassy ridges. The kind of landscape typical for Stara planina goes on for an entire week in this tour, revealing to the participants mountains such as Ruj, Vardenik, Suva, Besna Kobila and Dukat.
More details about the event (and the registration form) you can find in the official announcement page – http://www.rustikatravel.com/4×4/scheduled/south-serbian/
Through the wilderness of eastern Serbia
A true overlanding camping adventure
The thing that makes eastern Serbia so special is the fact that it’s one of the few remaining sparsely inhabited wildernesses in Europe. It’s the kind of place that you’re dreaming about when you want to break all your ties with everyday life and find silence and unspoiled nature somewhere. And freedom, yes, that is the key factor. Because, unspoiled nature throughout Europe is in most places actually spoiled by guards, cameras, rules, which are there to, allegedly, “protect” that nature, but actually keep reminding you of the things you want to forget about. And you every move is closely monitored. But not in eastern Serbia, no. You can really wander for days there without meeting a single human being, without being forced to obey any regulation or rule, except the natural, logical ones. You can really forget about the place where you’ve come from. You can be relaxed, and FREE. Continue reading Through the wilderness of eastern Serbia
Stara planina – u pohode Koprenskom vodopadu
I 4×4 učesnici priključiće se pohodu na Staru planinu koju KAUP organizuje prvog vikenda jula (pogledajte detaljnu najavu ovde). Idemo do nedvosmisleno najlepšeg dela Stare planine, doline Dojkinačke reke, odnosno Arbinja, gde ćemo kampovati. Pešaci će odatle, krećući se uz reku, obići najatraktivnije vodopade i popeti se na Tri Čuke, a nama motorizovanima će se pružiti prilika da na relativno lak način stignemo do najnepristupačnijeg i najvišeg vodopada Stare planine, Koprenskog, visokog čak 100 metara.
Ovaj vodopad nalazi se visoko nad prašumskom dolinom reke Jelovice, pod samim gotovo 2000 m visokim zaravnjenim platoom vrha Koprena. Mi ćemo našim terencima stići do Kaca kamena, na samoj granici sa Bugarskom, a onda ćemo, probijajući se pešice grebenom preko ne baš lakog terena (strmina, kleka, kamenjar) uložiti dodatni napor kako bismo stigli do samog vodopada (za to će nam sigurno trebati još par sati pešačenja).
Drugog dana ture, kada pešačka ekipa bude išla do Rsovaca i prolazila kanjon Vladikine ploče, mi ćemo krenuti na vrlo atraktivan uspon ka Vrtibogu preko Kovačeva, odakle ćemo se spustiti na Zavojsko jezero i sa ostatkom KAUP-a ponovo sastati u Pirotu. Prelazak grebenom do Vrtiboga je uvek izuzetan doživljaj, nešto u šta se neizostavno upuštaju svi ofroud karavani i ekspedicije koje posećuju Staru planinu.
Napomena: Uspon preko Kovačeva spada među tehnički zahtevnije, tako da nije za “lite” terence. S obzirom da tu po pravilu ima manje ili više blata, veoma je poželjno da imate MT gume (ili vitlo kojim biste se izvlačili u slučaju potrebe).
Iz Beograda krećemo u petak, 3. jula u 16 h sa parkinga iza Sava Centra, a vraćamo se u nedelju 5. jula u večernjim časovima. Obe noći kampujemo u Arbinju. Ukoliko ste zainteresovani da nam se pridružite, molio bih da mi to javite na telefon 064 1159852 ili mejlom na sale@serbianoutdoor.com.
Recovering lost roads
A journey through east Serbia in spring 2015
Nature is changing faster than we can imagine. A forest trail that we once passed can be lost overnight due to a landslide, or deteriorate beyond usable state very fast due to excessive vegetation growth or fallen trees after extreme storms. If not regularly used, a forest trail can become unrecognizable and completely disappear in less than 5 years. So a collection of GPS tracks is only good if it’s made up of regularly inspected, and updated trails.
Istraživanje zapadnih Karpata
Koja je razlika između ofroudera i overlendera?
napisao: Aleksandar Veljković
Za definisanje svojih avanturističkih pasija obično koristimo neke strane termine, što je na neki način logično za stvari koje nisu izmišljene u Srbiji. Za ljude koji poseduju terenska vozila i dotična s vremena na vreme voze i van asfalta odomaćeno je da se nazivaju ofrouderima. Postoji još jedan termin koji je daleko manje pustio korena kod nas, a koji se obično vezuje za ljude koji su nekim ekspedicijskim vozilima krenuli na neku dugoprugašku avanturu oko sveta – overlenderi. Međutim, ovaj termin je jako pogodan da se podvuče jedna bitna razlika u pristupu i motivaciji, a ne samo da se definiše oprema vozila i dužina putovanja. Kako su do sada kod nas svi nazivani ofrouderima, u istom loncu su se našli ljudi veoma raznorodnih interesovanja, često i međusobno nespojivi.
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Offroading and nature – between truth and myth
Written by: Aleksandar Veljković
Contemporary ecologists usually regard motorized vehicles as enemy #1 of life on our planet. They talk about cities without cars, sustainable development, renewable energy sources, repeating the same phrases over and over again as mantras with a strong dogmatic power, without feeling the need to substantiate or offer proof for any of the claims. If anyone dares to ask for proof of these, to put it pollitely, half-truths, if anyone dares to call those claims exagerration and asks for scientific tests or measurements, he becomes cast off, mocked, regarded as “barberian”. So contemporary ecology moves in big steps in the direction of a new religion, in which people believe without questioning, and where anyone who doubts any of the dogmas becomes a heretic, rejected by the society which embraced the new religion.
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Dva nova Serbianoutdoor 4×4 videa
Proteklih dana objavili smo i postavili na YouTube dva nova videa. Prvi od njih je završni video iz serijala o južnim Karpatima, “Lotrului, Parangul, Kapacini mountains – 4×4 magic of south Carpathians”, dok je drugi prezentacija Tare i Zlatibora iz ofrouderske vizure. Oba ova videa prezentuju područja na kojima ćemo organizovati ture u sezoni 2015 (Karpate u julu, a zapadnu Srbiju već u aprilu).
Pogledajte i bliže se upoznajte sa predelima do kojih vas vodimo!
Za kompletan Rustikatravel 4×4 program za 2015. godinu pogledajte
http://www.rustikatravel.com/4×4/scheduled/
(pišite nam da biste dobili informaciju o načinu i uslovima učešća za članove KAUP-a)