This would be my last peak in this stint of the journey. So Kékes was a nice easy one to finish with. Quick Summary • Starting point - ...

Something I'd read before visiting here is that Ukrainians are very proud of their high point, and it's highly celebrated within the...

We were now in a part of Europe that traditional Western tourism doesn't seem to reach. Added to that we were heading to a location right...

Heading straight from our ascent of Musala in Bulgaria, next on the list for us was the Romanian high point. Quick Summary • Starting...

This would be my final and highest peak in the Balkans. The plan was to originally do this in the previous week, but after having some...

Not only is this the second mountain called Mount Olympus this trip but it was also our second military compound in two consecutive peaks...

As Turkey is a transcontinental state, this peak is not the national high point but just the highest mountain in the European part of the...

Quick Summary • Starting point - Babin Zub Hotel • Route taken - Babin Zub, Serbia • Total ascent - 400m • Total length - 15.3 km round...

Interestingly for the lowest peak on the list and the smallest country reconsidered by the UN - the Vatican city actually has no less...

Having managed to string a load of cheap flights together I had worked out a schedule that I was able to attempt to get 6 high points...

Home of the ancient Greek gods. Quick Summary • Starting point - Priònia car park • Route taken - E4 Path • Total ascent - 1900 m • Total...

The highest point of two countries. Quick Summary • Start point - Strezimir • Route taken - Via Macedonian side • Total ascent - 1400 m •...

Quick Summary • Starting point - Arxhena Hotel • Route taken - Via Brod (path BHA K4) • Total ascent - 1150 m • Total length - 22.4...

Up until recently this was regarded as Kosovo's highest peak. However due to some boarder changes with North Macedonia along the South of...

I had read heard a lot of good stuff about this one before I went as well as all of the photos I had seen looked incredible. But nothing...

Quick Summary • Starting point - Tjentiste • Route taken - Via Dernicista • Total ascent - 750 m • Total length - 10 km round trip • ...

I had no plans for this right up until I did it. We had been staying in the historic town of Kotor. From inside the walls, this one...

Croatia was the first in the series of Balkan high points in the project. The region is bursting full of history, great weather and not...

When visiting the city of San Marino it is easy to see the appeal of why it was chosen for a location of a fortified settlement. The...

We realized about a week or two before visiting Monaco that we could get there around the same time as the Formula 1 Grand Prix was on....