At the top of Mount Synyak

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In this post, I continue the story of the climbing to Mount Synyak, which is part of the Gorgana Range, located in the Ukrainian Carpathians. So, we left the forest, now our path passes through the thickets of the undersized Carpathian pine, which is called the jerep. It is good that we do not have backpacks (we left them below), because otherwise they would cling to the pine branches and it would be very difficult for us to go.

Looking back, you can see the Khomyak Mountain we are about to climb tomorrow. It seems to be very close, but in fact it is not, the mountain is a few kilometers away. And below, in the valley, you can see the popular ski resort Bukovel, where every winter I come to ski.

Low pine overgrowths are not continuous, they alternate with stone grounds. Our path wriggles between the piles of stones that the glacier once brought. It is very easy to break your legs here if you are careless. However, if you move your feet carefully, it is easy to walk, the stones are flat, smoothed over tens of thousands of years. From time to time I even had to jump from one block to another.

So we got to the top of the mountain. Although, to be honest, Mount Synyak does not have a distinct peak, and instead of the summit on the mountain there is a huge expanse covered with the same stones we climbed. Therefore, it is difficult for me to imagine how the cartographers measured the top of the mountain, which, incidentally, is 1665 meters above sea level. The mountain itself extends from northwest to southeast. Mount Synyak together with the adjacent summit of Little Gorgan (1592 m in height), forms a small ridge of the Synyak, about 5-6 km long.

The name of Mount Synyak (it can be translated as the one who has turned blue) was given a bluish tint. The fact is that through the mountain shimmering air, the stone slopes of the Synyak, abundantly covered with yellowish-gray lichen, appear blue. Hence the name.

Mount Synyak, like many other mountain peaks, is a very popular destination for hiking, especially when it comes to day off routes. Indeed, one can climb the mountain and get off it in a day that we were able to test in our own experience.

At the top of the mountain are piles of stone, similar to the pyramids. They were formed because everyone who rises here puts at least one stone on the pile, and these chaotic-ordered structures have arisen. We also made a contribution, which made the height of the pyramid even higher by several centimeters.

After admiring the beautiful scenery that was visible from the top of the mountain, we walked down to reach our camp before sunset.

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