Eduard Hadjolian

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Eduard has been in love with nature ever since he was a child. He explores and discovers tracks and paths walking, skiing or cycling. Mountains are his passion. He loves being in the wild. His meetings with people in villages, their stories, the knowledge, and the experience accumulated over time... Continue reading

Biliana Raykova

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Biliana works as a mountain leader since 2006, guiding private trips as well as bigger groups for international tour operators. She gained international experience as an adventure instructor working for Outward Bound Hong Kong in the field of experiential and outdoor education. Recently graduated as a tour guide as well.... Continue reading

Damyan Petkov

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: He graduated on a climbing instructor course in 2009 and made his first steps as an assistаnt instructor in climbing. At the same year he led clients at Mont Blanc. In 2010 he finished his training as mountain leader. Most of the time he spends in the mountains around Bulgaria... Continue reading

Rus Vakrilov

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Works as a mountain leader since 2013, both with individuals and larger organized groups, mainly English speaking. Rus is a professional mountain and action sports photographer and filmmaker. Experience in the mountains: Spends his time mostly in the mountains of Bulgaria – Rila, Pirin, Vitosha and Balkan mountains. A keen... Continue reading

Kaloyan Peychev

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Kaloyan (Kofe) is a certified mountain leader since 2016, works with large groups as well as with individual clients, English speaking. Keen on alpine rock climbs, extreme ski descents and mountain trail running. Experience in the mountains: A large number of activities in the mountains of Bulgaria and the Alps... Continue reading

Nelly Chukurlieva

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Works with people in the outdoors since 2000 – as an instructor in Outward Bound Bulgaria and Educo Bulgaria. Trainer in a number of corporate events, organized by Develor Bulgaria. The skills for working with people and the love to the mountains are the driving force for her to choose... Continue reading

Nadya Karastoyanova

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Works as an archeozoologist in National museum of Natural and as a professional mountain leader and explorer of National Geographic Channel since 2014. As a doctor of zoology in the Bulgarian Academy of Science and professional archaeologist, Nadia has been working on archaeological excavations for the last 11 years. Her... Continue reading

Margarita Angelova

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Margi works as a mountain leader since 2009, both with individuals and larger organized groups, English and Spanish speaking. Work as an instructor in children holiday camps. Has worked as a ski instructor in Bulgaria, the Austrian Alps – Tirol, also in Chile for a season. Experience in the mountains:... Continue reading

Ivaylo Tonev

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Ivo works as a mountain leader since 2008, both with individuals and larger organized groups – Bulgarians, French and English speaking. Experience in the mountains: Knows the mountains of Bulgaria very well, been to Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa Massif, Mount Triglav in Slovenia, Grossglockner, Dufourspitze area in the Alps. Ordesa... Continue reading

Hristo Nikolov – Icho

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Icho works as a mountain guide since 2009. His speciality and passion is the mountain biking. He is guiding both Bulgarian and foreign bikers around the country and is also organizing trips for Bulgarians outside Bulgaria, including the Himalayas and Canary islands. As a member of the team of... Continue reading

Alexander Serafimov

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Works as a mountain leader and outdoor instructor since 2008 and since 2011 as a ski instructor in the Austrian Alps and Bulgaria. Part of Travellers Club Bulgaria team. Experience in the mountains: Trekking, mountain biking and ski touring in the mountains of Bulgaria – Rila, Pirin, Vitosha, Balkan and... Continue reading

Dimiter Samounev

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria. Professional experience: Dimiter (Mitko) works as a mountain leader since 2007, both with individuals and larger organized groups, English and Spanish speaking. Experience in the mountains: Knows quite well the mountains of Bulgaria – Vitosha, Rila, Pirin, Balkan and Rhodopes. Has visited the volcanoes and the mountains in Mexico (Pico de Orizaba,... Continue reading