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Goverla


Goverla
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Copyright: Alena Kocheshkova (runa) Silver Note Writer [C: 4 W: 0 N: 11] (46)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-07
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Nikon D40, AF Nikkor 18-70mm DX, Hoya UV
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-26 23:52
Viewed: 535
Points: 8
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Hoverla mountain at 2,061 m, is the highest mountain in Ukraine and part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountain is located in the Eastern Beskides, in the so-called Chornohora region. The slopes are covered with beech and spruce forests, above which there is a belt of sub-alpine meadows called polonyna in Ukrainian. At the eastern slope there is the main spring of the Prut river.

The date of the first ascent is unknown. In late 19th century the mountain became a notable tourist attraction, especially among tourists from nearby cities of Galicia. In 1880 the first tourist route between the peak of Hoverla and Krasny Luh was marked by Leopold Wajgel of the Galician Tatra Society. The following year the first tourist shelter was founded there.

In the 20th century and especially after Ukraine gained independence, losing the cheap access to the many mountain region of the former USSR, the mountain is increasingly gaining popularity as an extreme sport site. Some routes are classified as 1A in winter period (from late autumn to May), according to the USSR grading system. Nowadays because of its prominence too many unskilled extreme-lovers are taking attempts to climb it in winter, resulting in regular frostbites or even deaths.

Hoverla is climbed every year by Ukranian President Viktor Yuschenko.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3043 W: 148 N: 4547] (14679)
  • [2008-02-27 9:25]

Hi Alena.
Nice place and very cute landscape picture. I like true winter colours, nice reproduction of air freshness, perfect framing of the image and its composition. My best wishes and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • Bass Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 101 W: 0 N: 115] (467)
  • [2008-02-27 15:41]
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Hi Alena,
wonderful composition. I can feel the winter trough this picture. The colours and the light are great, just like winter landscapes! it´s very real. Good POV and DOF also, you´ve done a very good work with this photo.
TFS
regards
Brenda

Hi Alena,
Nicely composed photo with nice color palette. Very pleasant to the eyes.
Well done!
Cheers, Andriy

Salut Alena
C'est une superbe scène hivernal que tu nous envoies. La composition est superbe,les couleurs ( les gris et les bleus) sont très bien réussis,beau contraste
bonne soirée
merci et aurevoir....JP
Les sourires demain

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