Antarctic Expedition Tangra 2004-2005

EXPEDITION ROUTE

Scheme: Todor Vardjiev

After establishing the base camp Academia, the expedition team comprising Lyubomir Ivanov and Doychin Vasilev will set to traverse and survey Tangra Mountains. Then, depending on weather and terrain conditions, and the availability of time, they would proceed to survey Livingston territories north of Wörner Gap.

(1) The route for traversing the mountain range of Tangra is divided in the following two stages.

(a) From Camp Academia to Renier Point and back to the camp, climbing in the process the following peaks in Levski Ridge and Delchev Ridge:

Zograf Peak* (1050 m)
Levski Peak (1430 m)
St. Ivan Rilski Col (1350 m)
Falsa Aguja Peak (1700 m)
Serdica Peak* (1200 m)
Peshev Ridge* (500)
Vihren Peak (1150 m)
Helmet Peak (1255 m)
Plovdiv Peak (1040 m)
Shishman Peak (800 m)
Ruse Peak (800 m)
Asenov Peak (800 m)
Delchev Peak (1000 m)
Spartacus Peak (650 m)
Yavorov Peak (640 m)
Elena Peak (700 m)
Paisiy Peak* (550 m)
Vaptsarov Peak* (410 m)
Kaloyan Nunatak (400 m)
Shabla Knoll (400 m)
Tryavna Peak (300 m)
Mesta Peak (400 m)
Karlovo Peak (300 m)
Lyulin Peak (200 m)

(b) From Camp Academia to Botev Peak and back to the camp, climbing in the process the following peaks in Friesland Ridge:

Mount Friesland (1700 m)
St. Boris Peak (1665 m)
Academia Peak* (1130)
Simeon Peak (1576 m)
St. Cyril Peak (1505 m)
St. Methodius Peak (1180 m)
Tervel Peak* (810 m)
Chepelare Peak (900 m)
Shumen Peak (770 m)
Gabrovo Peak (500 m)
Arda Peak (470 m)
Veleka Ridge (538 m)
Dobrich Knoll (400 m)
Botev Peak (370 m)
Lyaskovets Peak (1450 m)

(Peaks marked by asterisks are located off the main ridge, and their optional addition to the route would be considered on the spot.)

(2) The survey of the area north of Wörner Gap is to be carried out by using a route that leads from Camp Academia to Williams Point and back to the camp, climbing in the process the following peaks in Bowles Ridge, Melnik Ridge, Gleaner Heights and Vidin Heights:

Kuzman Knoll (650 m)
Maritsa Peak (560 m)
Atanasoff Nunatak (550 m)
Sliven Peak (530 m)
Melnik Peak (700 m)
Leslie Hill (500 m)
Miziya Peak (600 m)
Samuel Peak (500 m)
Sharp Peak (500 m)
Sayer Nunatak (201 m)
Hemus Peak (636 m)
Bowles West Peak (678 m)
Mount Bowles (834 m)