Today we took the flag to the 2507 meter tall Omu peak in the Bucegi Massif (EN: Omu = The Man). Instead of climbing for 4 hours to reach the plateau we took the cable car at 9 am. It was then only one hour and a half to reach the summit and take the flag to the very top of the rock which is the Omu summit. It then took us 5 hours to make our way down through Valea Cerbului, cut through the woods towards the alpine refuge and finally reach Busteni.

There was a yellow code weather alert announcing heavy rains for the day. Fortunately, the weather was beautifully sunny while we were atop the plateau and throughout our descent through the spectacular glacial valley under the summit. Once in the woods at the foot of the mountain the weather forecast made true on its promise. It rained and then it poured.

My equipment for the day included my new hunting knife, acquired in Litochoro at the foot of Mount Olympus after last month's climb. I also had the new Vodafone Mobile Broadband Hotspot with me, which I carried to the top of the mountain in order to test the network's data connectivity speed. I also had the usual smartphone and a couple of other techie gadgets, but those first two items in particular earned me the nickname of "Rambo-Gates", "R.G." for my friends :).

Photos of the trip can be seen in my Omu, Valea Cerbului - September 2009 album on Facebook.

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