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Fernando Llorente Martínez,
RUMTOR y el grupo de montaña CLH
Estimado Bogdan, como organizador desde España
de este viaje con 48 personas, mitad turismo tradicional y mitad
senderismo por Fagaras y Bucegi, quiero agradecerte la colaboración,
el interés mostrado y sobre todo el buen hacer, en todas
las excursiones, tanto en el campo como en las ciudades, en las
que hemos colaborado. Por favor, haz extensible también
a los demás guías, Adrián, Puiu, Nicu y Radu,
mi agradecimiento y el de todo el grupo, porque nos habéis
ayudado al mejor conocimiento de Rumania y a que regresemos con
un poco de tu país en nuestro corazón. Muchas gracias.
Ioana
Aceasta tabara a fost frumoasa (o recomand celor
care au probleme cu greutatea). Colegii (Radu si Ciprian) sunt “periculosi” si
mereu pusi pe glume. In rest totul a fost SUPER!
Laura, Andu si Anca Talaat
A fost o experienta instructiva, interesanta, plina de peripetii.
Nu imi pare rau nici de chinul indurate in lungile urcusuri, nici
de zgarieturile multiple ce mi-au impanzit picioarele , nici de
febra musculara devenita obisnuinta.
Astept sa ne revedem in urmatoara tabara.
Miruna Enescu
Piatra Craiului m-a dat pe spate. De vreo doua ori si la propriu.
Stau dovada cele doua perechi de pantaloni mai mult decat jegosi.
Dar eu raman o tipa orientata bine – nu spre Nord, ci spre
tariile cerului. Alpinismul este un sport de lupta cu tine insuti,
iar eu m-am batut cu mine zdravan, fara gratie, dar cu bucurie.
Cel mai mult m-a incantat ca am invatat 1001 de lucruri noi. Si
mai ales ca exista oameni de la care mai am inca de invatat multe.
Octavian
Draga Bogdan, Iti doresc mersul piticului o jumatate de ora.
In rest toate cele “bune”! Totul a fost super. Ne-am
distrat cu totii facand mersul piticului si alte sporturi extreme
(scrima cu urzici, aruncatul boabei de piper, etc).
Radu
Draga “Vulturu’ “ , aceasta tabara a fost putin
cam “aglomerata”, in schimb am avut fiecare patul lui.
Iti multumesc pentru invitatie, asa ca iti dau o idee: FA ABONAMENTE!
Per total a fost super cool, exceptand “vietatile pe cale
de disparitie” cu care am dormit. A fost totul SUPER COOOOOL!
Stefan Enescu
Mie-n tabara mi-a placut
Si rucsacul l-am pierdut!
Eu prieteni mi-am facut
Si bine m-am mai distrat!
Andrei
Aceasta tabara a fost misto. Mie mi-a placut alpinismul, calaria,
privelistile si cat de mult am mers.
Vali
Aceasta tabara a fost super. Daca aveam si TV era mai super, dar
tot a fost super. Mi-au placut excursiile. Mi-a placut si la calarit.
A fost super.
John Devries - Wildlife Photographer
www.ophrysphotography.co.uk
Thanks to Gigi Popa (the proprieter of the Pension Elena where we were
staying) we were put into contact with Bogdan Costescu - head ranger of
the Piatra Craiului National Park who was to be our guide for a day in
early May 2007. Bogdan took us on the one-day itinerary from Zarnesti.
Little did we know at this point, that this day would transpire to be the highlight
of an already excellent 17 day photography trip to the Carpathian mountains and
Danube delta.
The weather was not kind to us, we had light snow for much of our time
walking up to the ridge, but we enjoyed looking at some of the early flowers
and birds, such as ring ouzel which was abundant at a shepherd's hut.
We were very pleased to be accompanied on this walk as mountains can be unpredictable
places in such conditions. We were shown signs of bear, red deer and wild
boar activity on our way, as these animals had left telltale signs such as
clawmarks on a tree, soil disturbance and prints in the mud near drinking
places. We were also shown a wallcreeper nest and the site where
the final scenes in the film "Cold Mountain" were produced.
After lunch at the Curmatura chalet, we walked back down to Bogdan's car,
and we set off to a bear hide deep in the forest in the hope of seeing and
photographing wild bears. Apparently there is about a 75% chance of seeing
them. Near the hide we met up with another local ranger who brought food
to tempt the bears (a sack of maize kernels).
We quickly and silently entered the hide at around 17:30 and waited in hope
for a bear to pay a visit. At around 19:45 we were both astonished and delighted
to see not a bear, but a lynx appear, which casually crossed the clearing,
stopping twice to spraymark it's territory before disappearing off into the
forest. We could not believe our luck - sightings of lynx can be a once
in a lifetime experience !
As if that was not enough, we were also treated to two good sightings of brown
bears before the light failed and we headed for home. What a day - fantastic!
We had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed both the things we saw, and the
company of Bogdan who was a very good guide, and helped put us into the
position of being able to see and photograph some of Romania's most incredible
large carnivores. Thank you so much - I highly recommend your
services to anyone interested.
Christine Peterson
Greetings
from New York City! I must admit to feeling a bit "shell-shocked" being
back. A first for me. Usually the City, believe it or
not, is quite comforting despite the speed at which things tend to
move here. I have you guys to thank for my new level of discomfort
with New York. Something for which I am very grateful; I really did
have a great time at your camp... My experience at your camp
helped to crystallize the love I feel for mountains, and helped to
clarify for me a very basic, but important need to go back home. I
found everyone I met, you included, to be warm, accommodating, and
in some cases challenging (like when Radu took us climbing at the
gym! I'm grateful for that too – because he help me to
deal with a fear of heights I've had since I was a child... express
my thanks to Radu for me). Most important facet of my experience,
I feel, was having Ciprian as my teacher. I'm an avid
climbing artist, which means that in my quest to learn, excel, and
tune body and spirit into happier states of being, I have search,
incessantly, (to the point of frustration for finding lack rather
than abundance) for those special individuals, who are a brilliant
mixture of happiness and strength, humor and will power, endurance
and balance, intelligence and humbleness, elegance and spunk. I
realize that the above qualities may come across as too abstract;
so, I will qualify, exactly, what it is that I liked about having
Ciprian as my instructor: * He was always punctual. * He was accommodating
and helpful regarding my gear and my level of comfort with
it. * He knew when do give technical instruction and exactly how
much time to spend on drills vs. riding -- which I feel helped me
improve faster. * He cared about my expectations and fears, and was
willing to listen to them, which made him a very effective
coach in my mind. * He was willing to work with me, even thought
I was a beginner. Considering his level of experience, I thought
this would have been frustrating for him, yet he never showed
frustration --- not even once. * He challenged me to be my
best. And showed me that to me my best doesn't necessarily
mean to be hard-charging at every turn, but rather, open and gentle
and letting the board decide what it wants to do with you. *
He gradually, without me being to aware of it, helped me expand my
skill-set and had me doing jumps and other cool stuff in no-time! *
I sincerely had, with him, the best time I've ever had snowboarding! In
short, I've been recommending your camp andCiprian's instructions
to everyone I know and don't know. : Happy New
Year. Looking forward to seeing you guys again soon,
Christine Peterson
Françoise Luxembourg
Emily just went on and on about her Romania trip this year. The girls were
great, the sites were amazing and it was so obvious that she was so comfortable
to be at Premium Montana camp. I think for me that was the best part. To
see her so confident and so positive - its never easy to let her walk away
but its much easier when I know Professional Team’s camp is on the
other end and Emily is about to experience something amazing! YOU and your
crew should be so proud of the impression you're having on these girls!!
I can't say enough nor can I say thank you too often. To make it even better
for Em was that she became my tour guide while we were in Saxonian Land -
we even went to the same place for dinner that the gang went to while they
were there!! She absolutely loved being able to show Mom around and take
care of me!!"
Françoise
Alex
Champéry - Portes du Soleil, Valais, SUISSEBernard and Florence, THANK
YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ryan arrived back from camp at
12:30am this morning full of love and laughter and stories and happiness!!!! The
first words out of his mouth were I wish I stayed for another week and I
want to go next year for TWO weeks!!! He spoke more last night than
he has in months! Thank you one more time…
Frank Smith Rosary Gardens South Kensington London
...I have to admit that I really didn’t know what I was getting
myself into when I signed up for an Montana Premium camp, but what came of
it was absolutely amazing! We did everything from rock climbing to facials
and so much more. We learned a lot about not only caring for our bodies,
but also how to pamper, indulge, and renew our body and soul! I had such
a great time and met some really amazing girls. Camp is full of so much activity
and fun that I couldn’t imagine going to camp anywhere else! I extremely
recommend this retreat for any teenagers who love to be active and relaxed
at the same time! I promise you, there is no other retreat like this in the
world!...
Jackson Holly Gainsford Street London
My name is Holly
and I am Jackson Eric’s mom. I
wanted to say thank you to you and your staff for making brechins experience
truely wonderful. Brechin had soooooo much fun in her week that he
wants to come out for 2 weeks next year. He really enjoyed the on climbing
and back horse training and said the coaches were great and he learned a
great deal in the camp.
Thanks again, Jackson Holly
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