DEAR FRIENDS,

In the Year of the Mountains 2002 the Federation of the Bulgarian Alpine Clubs organizes a rock-climbing meeting in the limestone area in the outskirts of the town of Vratza, Bulgaria from 21st May to 26th May 2002.

The Vratza climbing area is situated on 120 km northward from the capital of Bulgaria - Sofia. The rocks are with different height (maximum about 400m) and the routes are from one pitch to 10 pitches long. Some of the routes are well equipped, including bolts and some are for using kind of friends, nuts and so on. There are routes for experienced climbers and routes for beginners.

During the Vratza climbing meeting presentations and discussions on different points of interest would be held. We will be glad if the participants are ready to give each other information about their own climbing areas, methods of training and organizing of the activities in their country, protecting of the mountains and the climbing routes and other, to show films or slides.

We invite you to nominate unlimited number of participants but we can take the expenses of two representatives of your federation during their stay in Bulgaria to take part in the Vratza climbing meeting (that includes accommodation, meals and local travel expenses in Bulgaria from Sofia to Vratza). Participants over the quota should pay a minimal fee of 90 $ for the mentioned services.

During the meeting you will have all needed information about the routes from our information center situated under the rocks. All the information about the rocks and the routes will be available on CD also. A special data basis about the routes is at work so each climber will be able to print the necessary information about the forthcoming ascent.

You are welcome in Bulgaria.

We hope to see you here and to have a climb together!

Please, send us the registration form as soon as possible and before 20 April 2002.

Nikolay Petkov
President
Federation Of The Bulgarian Alpine Clubs (This is the new name of the Bulgarian Alpine Club after the last General Assembly).

FEDERATION OF THE BULGARIAN ALPINE CLUBS

75 Vassil Levski blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria; tel. + 359 2 93 00 532;
tel/fax. +359 2 987 17 98
web site: www.bac.netbg.com; e-mail: bac@netbg.com

INTERNATIONAL CLIMBING MEETING "VRATZA 2002"

REGISTRATION FORM

Federation …………………………………………….. Country ……………………..

Name
First name
Address
Tel.
Fax
Mobile
E-mail
Date of birth

Are you going to make a presentation / discussion/ films/ slides? If yes what subject you would like to concern:

Requires vegetarian food? Yes……. No ………

Lead climbing standard …………………….

Please, send this registration form by e-mail: bac@netbg.com or
by fax: + 359 2 987 17 98 till 20 April 2002.