Vantului (Wind's) Cave - Padurea Craiului Mountains - photos

Hodoaba Valley iron path - Suncuius 0.82 km away
The Hodoaba Valley iron path is Romania's shortest and easiest (official) via ferrata route. It is located near Suncuius, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, on the left bank of the Crisul Repede River.

Vadu Crisului cave 3.53 km away
The Vadu Crisului Cave, with a total length of over 1000 meters, is located in the picturesque gorge of Crisul Repede creek. It consists of a gently meandering, long passage that features an active, stream level next to an upper, fossil level in its first section.

Fairy Cliff iron path - Vadu Crisului 4.1 km away
In Vadu Crisului, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, on the right bank of the Crisul Repede, you can find the newest, in chronological order the fifth Transylvanian, new type of via ferrata route. I will not count here the traditional iron paths, the high-mountain hiking trails, partly secured with iron cables, or the rock canyons with iron ladders and footbridges.

Crystal Cave at Farcu Mine 16.34 km away
In the Padurea Craiului Mountains, near Rosia, in the Farcu bauxite mine, in 1987, the miners accidentally discovered a cave. It was filled with crystal-shaped limestone formations.

Meziad cave - Padurea Craiului Mountains 20.22 km away
The Meziad Cave is located near the village of Meziad, 22 km north of Beius, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains. It is one of our first tourist caves, its exploration is associated with the name of Gyula Czárán, cave researcher and writer.

Via Ferrata Centenario C.A.O Monte Grona Italia 1023.83 km away
In the magnificent rocky world of Monte Grona, the Centenario via ferrata leads upwards, which I had the opportunity to climb accompanied by lizards.

Hot air balloon parade 2015 Campu Cetatii 189.61 km away
This year, the Hot Air Balloon Parade was organized in Campu Cetatii for the tenth time. Unfortunately, the weather only allowed for flying on Saturday morning and evening.

Via ferrata Adventure Climb Varmost Italia 762.49 km away
I participated in a joint, Szekler-Italian 'military exercise' on the Adventure Climb Varmost via ferrata. :-) The iron climbing route is located in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, in the Carnic Alps, and it leads up to the summit of Clap Varmost above Forni di Sopra.

Via ferrata du Diable France 1231.97 km away
The Devil's Iron Path (Via ferrata du Diable) is a multi-part via ferrata, located above a spectacular waterfall (Cascade du Nant), in a gorge, below the Victor-Emmanuel fort. For me, this climbing route presented the greatest challenge so far.

Muierii Cave Baia de Fier 215.5 km away
We visited the Baia de Fier area, and climbed on the rock that also conceals the Women's Cave (Pestera Muierilor). Between two via ferrata routes, we also participated in one of the guided cave tours, which depart every hour.

Rosina Klettersteig Silberkarklamm, Ramsau am Dachstein 669.04 km away
The Rosina Klettersteig is the most difficult via ferrata in the Silberkar gorge, has a D difficulty rating, and it is a vertical masterpiece. After a short suspension bridge above the stream, it leads up the rock wall next to the gorge waterfall, all the way vertically.

Wild Ferenc memorial path Suhardul Mic 247.53 km away
In recent days, this news has been everywhere: the via ferrata route built on the southwest wall of Suhardul Mic (Little Suhard) has finally been completed and inaugurated. The new route has been named after Ferenc Wild, in memory of the former mountain rescuer, sports writer, and one of the founders of the mountain rescue association in Gheorgheni.

Trümmelbach-fälle Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland 1113.67 km away
The Trümmelbach Waterfalls are a series of ten cascades partially located inside the belly of the mountain, near Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. Infrastructure has been established to enable tourist access to the waterfalls.

Byala Reka eco-trail Kalofer 512.76 km away
The Byala Reka eco-trail is situated at the foot of the Stara Planina mountain range, 8 km from the town of Kalofer. A 1,830-meter-long hiking trail has been established along the White Creek within the Central Balkan National Park. It can be explored via a circular route that takes about 2 hours to complete. The trail features numerous wooden bridges, railings, viewpoints, resting areas, and information panels.

The Bear's Jump iron path Baia de Fier 215.65 km away
The Bear's Jump (in Romanian, Saritoarea Ursului) is a fantasy-named via ferrata that opened in May 2018 near Baia de Fier, alongside the Middle Spiral (in Romanian, Spirala Medie). Both routes begin from the G zone of the rock face that conceals the Muierilor Cave.

Small Via ferrata Rasnoavei Gorges 276.18 km away
In the past few days, it has snowed, so I climbed the two climbing routes in the Rasnoavei Gorge under winter conditions. While the lower part of the challenging Big via ferrata was dry, the upper section had patches of snow and icicles.

Rieseneishöhle Dachstein Salzkammergut, Austria 669.15 km away
The second cave open to the public, of Schönbergalm above Obertraun am Hallstättersee, is the Ice Cave (Rieseneishöhle). For me, it was more spectacular than the Mammoth Cave.

Zip-line near Seven Ladder Canyon Piatra Mare Mountain 281.77 km away

Seven Ladder Canyon in Winter Piatra Mare Mountain 282.88 km away
Seven Ladder Canyon and Waterfall in Winter - Piatra Mare Mountain

The Heart of Jesus look-out Lupeni 215.69 km away
Through the mud on Gordon Mountain, above Farkaslaka (Lupeni commune, Harghita county, Transilvania), on a cloudy afternoon, at the end of February. The destination is the Heart of Jesus lookout, nicknamed as Pléhkrisztus (The Tin Christ).

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