Ivan Franko National Academic Music and Drama Theatre in Ivano-Frankivsk plans to close season with the play “Nation” on the Pip Ivan mount.
Continue reading Ivano-Frankivsk Drama Theatre plans to close season on the Pip Ivan topNEWS
A wonderful video of climb to the Pip Ivan Mountain appeared on the Internet
The route to the top of Pip Ivan in Chornohora range begins from the village Shybene. This hike was in June 2019.
Continue reading A wonderful video of climb to the Pip Ivan Mountain appeared on the InternetMeeting of Infrastructural group and constructors in the observatory building
On April 25, 2020 during the meeting in the observatory building the final plan of construction works for this year (2020) has been discussed and settled by the partners of the project «Adaptation of former observatory on the Pip Ivan mountain to the needs of alpine rescue service training center» (PIMReC) implemented with the financial support of the European Union within the Cross-border Cooperation Program Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020.
Igor Tsependa- PIMReC Project Coordinator, Rector of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Yaroslav Shynkaruk -Head of PIMReC Infrastructure Group, Vice-Rector of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Taras Brynda – Head of the 4th Specialized Rescue Team of the Department of State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk region and constructors inspected the site and held a meeting devoted to the detailed plan of building works for 2020 in the Observatory building.
The Climbing Books for World Book Day
Today, on April 23, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of World Book and Copyright Day. It is an annual event organized by the UNESCO to promote reading, publishing, and copyright.
Continue reading The Climbing Books for World Book Day3rd Steering Committee Meeting of the PIMReC Projec
On April 22, 2020 partners of the project PIMReC – «Adaptation of former observatory on the Pip Ivan mountain to the needs of alpine rescue service training center» organized online coordination meeting via Cisco WebEx cloud platform. Project aim is to establish close cooperation between Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University and Warsaw University, Polish and Ukrainian rescue services to enhance the safety of mountain tourism.
Continue reading 3rd Steering Committee Meeting of the PIMReC ProjecHow to Choose a Backpacking Tent: 5 useful question
A new hiking and camping season is not far off. That’s why before you are going to find the perfect backpacking tent, you should pay attention into the 5 main following decision points.
Continue reading How to Choose a Backpacking Tent: 5 useful questionWarning! The threat of avalanches!
On April 15th, a considerable (3) level of avalanche risk is stayed in mountainous areas of Ivano-Frankivsk region.
Happy Easter 2020!
15 useful hiking apps
Nowadays mobile phone is one of the things that we almost always have in our pocket – also in the wild mountains. Modern phones provide many opportunities, and making phone calls has long ceased to be their main function. We spend more time using different apps. We asked our rescuers from Pip Ivan Mountain Rescue team and Mountain Volunteer Search and Rescue Bieszczady Group to share their favorite outdoor apps and tested them out. Here are the top fifteen useful hiking apps.
Continue reading 15 useful hiking appsPip Ivan Mountain Rescuers conducted rescue operation to help injured tourist in the Chornohora mountain range (video)
Video showing how Pip Ivan Mountain Rescuers evacuated injured tourist from the mountain was uploaded to the Internet a few days ago.
Continue reading Pip Ivan Mountain Rescuers conducted rescue operation to help injured tourist in the Chornohora mountain range (video)