Summits ( 204 )

Range Bohemian Ranges

Stramchyně gets a little higher every year

A short walk above Červené Poříčí to a 543 m summit where locals carry stones uphill, a painted penguin sits on the cairn and the mountain jokingly keeps growing.

543 mP 119 mI 2.67 km

Wooded conical hill of Tuhošť rising above open fields and houses near Mezihoří.

Range Bohemian Ranges

Bronze Age ramparts beneath Tuhošť

Ten minutes above Švihov, a thermometer and 1940 survey marker occupy a wooded summit enclosed by much older earthworks: the remains of a late-Bronze-Age hillfort.

601 mP 125 mI 2.16 km

Range Bohemian Ranges

Běleč’s 1938 summit marker above Švihov

A concrete survey block stamped 1938 stands beside Běleč’s summit picnic table. The short forest walk also crosses protected old woodland on a hill remembered locally as a wartime refuge.

712 mP 210 mI 5.73 km

Sunlit forest track through leafless beech woods on Říčej.

Range Bohemian Ranges

Thirty metres beyond the map pin on Říčej

A 1.6 km forest out-and-back above Chudenice where the mapped summit looked slightly low, so I continued about 30 m to an old survey remnant and a more convincing natural high point.

695 mP 133 mI 2.86 km

Paragliders on a grassy launch below Doubrava, with an orange canopy overhead and fields in the distance.

Range Bohemian Ranges

Paragliders below Cold War radar on Doubrava

A 1.4 km visit to Velká Doubrava, where 19th-century surveying, Cold War radar remains and an active paragliding launch share one unusually busy 727 m summit.

727 mP 199 mI 8.57 km

Grassy forest road on Velký Bítov with a clearing and distant low ridges under a partly cloudy sky.

Range Bohemian Ranges

Do not turn around at the cross on Velký Bítov

Velký Bítov’s cross, antenna and picnic table make the lower southern bump look conclusive. The mapped 713 m summit is quieter and farther north, beside the remains of old triangulation.

713 mP 117 mI 4 km

Open grassy clearing and bare trees on Koráb’s eastern ridge beneath a blue March sky.

Range Bohemian Ranges

The real summit beyond Koráb’s lookout tower

Visitors drive to Koráb’s lookout tower and busy western top. My P100 objective lay farther east, reached by a 4 km ridge walk linking the mountain’s public summit with its quieter natural counterpart.

776 mP 240 mI 15.38 km

Two dark conical hills silhouetted against a pale pink and blue evening sky.

Range Bohemian Ranges

Vaňovský vrch at the end of an eight-summit day

After seven contrasting summits around Ústí nad Labem, Vaňovský vrch offered the quietest ending: deer in the forest, a modest cairn and the volcanic hills above the Elbe fading into dusk.

561 mP 235 mI 2.85 km

Range Bohemian Ranges

The two summits of Střížovický vrch

A paved city-edge ridge above Ústí nad Labem mixed dog walkers, cyclists and a hot-air balloon with an awkward summit question: the named 332 m summit by the tower or the separate 346 m P100 high point.

346 mP 108 mI 4.61 km

Late-afternoon sunlight across open fields and wooded hills below Radešín.

Range Bohemian Ranges

Radešín’s trig point behind the power-line clearing

The obvious crest of Radešín had been disturbed by a power-line clearing. The real summit evidence waited just inside the woods: a less conspicuous trig point and warm late-afternoon views across the surrounding hills.

550 mP 106 mI 5.45 km

Range Bohemian Ranges

Thirteen minutes to the rocks of Vysoký kámen

Thirteen minutes after leaving the car, I reached Vysoký kámen’s rocky wooded crown. Its small concrete marker and bare March forest made this 1.2 km out-and-back brief, definite and unexpectedly tidy.

494 mP 132 mI 4.89 km

Range Bohemian Ranges

A summit barbecue on Javorský vrch

A direct grassy climb above Javory reached a broad, lightly marked pasture summit with wide views back across the day’s earlier hills and one unexpected feature: a couple, a dog and a barbecue.

620 mP 217 mI 6.68 km

Lotarův vrch above a broad dry meadow, with leafless forest on its slopes under a clear blue sky.

Range Bohemian Ranges

A wooden dragon below Lotarův vrch

The summit of Lotarův vrch was unusually decisive after Chmelník’s competing bumps. Beyond its cairn, the route opened towards Děčín and ended beside a carved wooden dragon by the road.

509 mP 125 mI 3.56 km

Bare deciduous woodland and pale grass on a sunlit clearing below Chmelník, with a rounded wooded ridge beyond.

Range Bohemian Ranges

Chmelník and the lookout tower lost in 1914

Chmelník’s wooded top presented three plausible summit bumps and the remains of a larger story: a lookout tower lost after a landslide here in 1914.

508 mP 134 mI 1.5 km

Sandstone cliff edge and a leafless tree overlooking hazy forested hills from Děčínský Sněžník.

Range Bohemian Ranges

The summit puzzle on Děčínský Sněžník

A compact loop across Czechia’s highest table mountain, where the mapped summit looked less convincing than a nearby sandstone outcrop and an 1864 lookout tower carries an unexpected piece of television history.

724 mP 122 mI 23.45 km

2024

Range Malawi Highlands

Mozambique’s Only Ultra: Serra Namuli

Experience the Serra Namuli hike in Mozambique — granite slabs, cultural rituals, and the country’s only Ultra-prominent peak. A unique climb worth doing.

2419 mP 1757 mI 156.8 km

28 September 2024

3075 mP 1547 mI 175.99 km

Range Central Anatolia

Killi Tepe

We tackled another less-climbed ultra-prominent peak with an impressive 179 km of isolation. The rarity of climbs, based on Peakbagger reports, might suggest it’s not frequently visited—though locals could be the exception. Regardless, the hike is definitely worthwhile due to the stunning and diverse landscapes. The terrain offers a mix of different views and challenges….

21 July 2024

Range Central Anatolia

Uludaz

I land in Gaziantep after 3 a.m. By 4 a.m., Rob and I are at the airport—our third reunion on this trip. At 9 a.m., it’s not just Rob and me, but our car stopping near the summit of Uludaz, another ultra-prominent mountain in Turkey. We park a little lower, at one of the switchbacks….

2233 mP 1720 mI 44.42 km

Range Central Anatolia

Engizek Dağı – Attempt

Early in the morning, we drove to the ultra-prominent Uludaz. After an easy drive, we turned our attention to Engizek Dağı. We detoured to Ahirdaği and Ahir Dağı—Peak 2345 along the way. By the time we reached the base of Engizek Dağı, it was already late afternoon. We hoped for a quick hike, but time…

2820 mP 1308 mI 27.34 km

Range Central Anatolia

Ahir Daği – Peak 2345

After taking in the views of Kahramanmaraş from Ahirdaği, we traveled a bit further east toward the more prominent Ahir Daği (p940). A paved road leads to the ski center, followed by a reasonably good unpaved road that approaches the summit. The road ends a few hundred meters from the top, so we parked at…

2345 mP 940 m

Range Central Anatolia

Ahirdaği

After a superb breakfast in Kahramanmaraş, we briefly explore the area and spot the enticing Ahirdaği peak. Checking the maps shows a P300 road leading straight to the summit. With some time on our hands, we head towards the communication masts at the top. Soon, we park near the high point and walk a couple…

1820 mP 312 m

3546 mP 1559 mI 142.14 km

Range Pontic Mountains

Kesis Dağı

After climbing Akbaba Tepesi, we realized Sabri, one of our drivers, wasn’t just good company—he’s also an avid hiker. He joined us on the ascent, slower but determined, earning a well-deserved pat on the back. On the way down, I asked if he’d drive us to Kessi Dagi the next morning before our flight. He…

19 July 2024