"From Kongur, an easy descent to track on Bulgarian side. The plan was to walk along the ridge, taking in the two intervening peaks, but with clouds coming in, the weather forecast's threat of rain (did not transpire), and poorer visibility, I decided to continue along the track and perhaps take them in on return. The walk was long and would have been more appreciated in better visibility; as it stood I only got a few glimpses of the valley on the north side. After a good hour or so there is a sign pointing to a small path off the track which offers a fairly accurate, if pessimistic even, 20 mins to the summit. Here once again the promised great views were largely obscured, only occasionally offering a glimpse of the other nearby hills. I decided against the ridge walk, already being tired and suffering from a pain in my right big toe which I had before the walk but decided to bear with. The return along the track was uneventful. I made life a little hard for myself by deciding not to do the 70m ascent of Kongur again, rather taking the long loop of the track which seemed interminable. To return to the car, rather than try the small path again, which looked steep on descent, I follo..." — vygodski • May 31, 2025