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A NIGHT IN THE RETEZAT: WILD CAMPING AT ITS FINEST
October 2025 · 4 min read · Andrei Popescu
Glacial lakes, alpine silence, and a sky so full of stars it feels fake. Our photo essay from a midsummer night above the treeline in Retezat National Park.
Silence above the treeline
By the time the stoves were lit, the wind had dropped and the entire basin felt suspended between rock, water, and stars.
Wild camping in places like this is not about escape from comfort. It is about entering a landscape on its own terms and leaving enough room to actually notice it.