(see here a complete description of the marked trails in the Fagaras range as well as an interactive map)
SUMMER 2010
July 18th: Fagaras. By train, minivan and hitchikking (separately) we managed to assemble
at Piscu negru around 1.30pm. From here we trekked towards
Podeanu-Florea saddle 
- caldarea Berbecilor - Strunga Dracului avoiding trail
- Strunga Doamnei 
- main ridge trail 
(here the sun was setting)
with descent to Negoiu Chalet peste Strunga Ciobanului 
and Piatra Pranzului 
.
My initial estimate of 9 hours with reaching Negoiu chalet around 10-11pm
proved entirelly optimistic, in the end we arrived at
Negoiu chalet at 4.20am next morning, after nearly 15 hours
of walking. After an 8-hour sleep the following day we descended to
Porumbacu .
People: Andreea Soare, Alex Carp, Emil Georgescu.
SUMMER 2005
September 17th: Fagaras. Felix invited me to a two-day trip that definitely had to include a certain
part of the Main Ridge called Custura Saratii. After leaving our car at the
Balea Lac chalet we walked the tunnel and from its south entrance we took
the trail which crosses thru the Paltinu upper
valley until we reached Caltun Lake 
. From here we continued on the main
ridget itself through Strunga Dracului, Negoiu Peak and Custura Saratii (this
one partially during darkness) until Serbota Peak which was reached at
9pm. The descent to the Negoiu Chalet took us two more hours. Next day,
under some cloudy skies and with some rain periods we climbed Piatra Pranzului
and Strunga Ciobanului back to the Caltun Lake then we continued on
the main ridge until the Paltinu saddle from where we finally descended
to Balea Lake and our car.
People: Felix Stanculet, Radu Antonescu, one more person.
- September 5th: Fagaras. Again a three-day trip. The first day we went by car up to "La Cariera"
(near Porumbacu) then on foot up to Negoiu Chalet . Second day we left
the chalet with plans to reach Caltun Lake by Piatra Pranzului and
Strunga Ciobanului but the enthuziasm has waned after Strunga Ciobanului
so we returned to the chalet. In the third day the others descended to the
car and I crossed the mountain on the itinerary Negoiu Chalet - Serbota
Peak - Custura Saratii - Negoiu Summit - Caltun Lake - Piscu Negru
.
People: Nicoleta Puscasu, Nicoleta Zamfir, Cosmin Zamfir.
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