Small group of nine mountaineers from Skopje - Macedonia and from Begrade - Serbia - spent two days on beautiful slopes and peaks on Stogovo mountain - mountain in western part of Republic of Macedonia.
Start point to our ascents was village Gari - small and almost abandoned village on 1130m altitude - there is a small hut where you can sleep and prepare food. People in Gari are very friendly and willing to speak about old and reach tradition of people from this area.
First Day - Ostri Kamen, Krsiser, Osmanica, Golema Osmanica
Start from village Gari
Village Gari
The rocks under Krsiser peak
Under the rocks of Ostri Kamen peak
Under Ostri Kamen
On the rocks of Ostri Kamen
Krsiser
Small peak near Krsiser
Clouds over our heads
View toward Kanesh and Bik Doruk peaks
Small lake under Krsiser
Shepard's hut on Stogovo mountain
Crossing Garska river
Second day - Causica, Bik Doruk, Kanesh
Early start on Sunday
Moon rising over Krsiser
Going to Mala Osmanica
On Mala Osmanica - first view of rocks on Kanesh peak
Climbing Causica
On the steep slopes of Causica
The Stone Gate
Entering Stone Gate
Stone Gate from the other side
Climbing to the Bik Doruk
On the way to Bik Doruk
Turbulent sky over our heads: Rapid change of sun, clouds, wind...
Beginning of climb the Bik Doruk peak
Climbing the culoir under Bik Doruk
Last few hundred meters below Bik Doruk
Bik Doruk peak (2268m)
Our group on Bik Doruk peak
Rocks under Bik Doruk - North side
Bik Doruk rocks - North-West side
My friends on Bik Doruk peak
Clouds and snow over Bik Doruk
Bik Doruk - West - deep below is part of Debar's lake
Bik Doruk - twin peak with same height (2268m) on South
Climbing Bik Doruk second (twin) peak - 2068 m
Descending from Bik Doruk
View to Babin Srt peak (second peak on Stogovo mountain) - 2242m