Mountaineering Club “Ljuboten” – Tetovo 37Th Traditional Climbing on the Highest Peak on Shar Mountain, Titov Vrv 2747 M

Mountaineering Club “Ljuboten” – Tetovo 37th traditional climbing on the highest peak on Shar Mountain, Titov Vrv 2747 m. 26 – 27th of May (Saturday – Sunday) 2018 – Popova Sapka

For the thirty –seventh time, The Mountaineering Club "Ljuboten" - Tetovo organizes the traditional climbing of Titov Vrv. This event along the years has become recognizable mountain brand in the country, thus contributing to the national tradition building. With such events, our country builds a tradition that lasts and represents us internationally.

The event is part of the celebration of "Europe Day" organized by the EU Delegation in Skopje.

In order to maintain a high level of security and organization, in accordance with the recommendations of FMSM - Federation of Mountain Sports of Macedonia for "Organization of Large Traditional Mountaineering Actions", the Mountaineering Club "Ljuboten" invites all clubs and organized associations to take part of this mountaineering event. All interested clubs and organized associations are obliged to register their attendance (statement by the coordinator and the participants with the registration form - attached), with which the applicants will acquire the status of participants in an organized activity.

ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSPORT

 Transport to Popova Shapka is in own organization (for additional information we are at your disposal)  Accommodation in: - Hotels on Popova Shapka at a price of 600 MKD (10 €) - Mountaineering Huts on Popova Shapka at a price of 300 MKD (5 €)  Please, register your participation no later than 22.05.2018, so that we can coordinate accommodation in the provided facilities.

REGISTRATION

 Registration can be done: - by sending scanned original forms and statements (attached), to the official e-mail address of M.C. Ljuboten - [email protected], no later than 22.05.2018, till 19:00 and by submitting filled original forms upon arrival of the clubs and organized associations in the accommodation facilities on 26.05.2018, until 18:00 or - by filling in forms and statements upon arrival of the clubs and organized associations in the accommodation facilities on 26.05.2018, until 18:00.  The registration serves as verification for participation on the 37th traditional climb "Titov Vrv 2018" of the clubs and organized associations and awarding with diploma for participation.

INFO CONTACTS

- Igor Stojanoski – phone: +389 (0) 77 894 661 - Marijana Dimoska – phone: +389 (0) 78 601 424 and - e-mail: [email protected]

Mountaineering Club “Ljuboten” – Tetovo 37 traditional climbing on the highest peak on Shar Mountain, Titov Vrv 2747 m. 26 – 27 May (Saturday – Sunday) 2018 – Popova Sapka

PROGRAM

26th of May 2018 (Saturday): - 12:00 h. – 18:00 h. – Registration of the clubs and organized associations in the accommodation capacities with the responsible persons from M.C. Ljuboten and coordination for accommodation of the participants. - 19:00 h. – Official opening of the event in hotel “Popova Shapka” – Popova Shapka. - 19:30 h. – Coordination meeting for explanation of the conditions and characteristics of the climbing and the procedure for receiving diplomas. - 20:00 h. – 23:00 h. – Mountaineering Party.

27th of May 2018 (Sunday): - 06:30 h. – Group gathering at plateau of Hotel “Popova Sapka” and start of the ascent to Titov Vrv along the “Vakuf Path”. - 11:00 h. - Arrival of the group on Titov Vrv. - 12:00 h. - Departure of the group from Titov Vrv to Popova Sapka. - 16:00 h. - Arrival to the group to Popova Shapka, refreshment with mountain tea organized by "Friends of Shara" and closing the event.

HIKING ORGANIZATION

- The official trail that will be used for this event is the Vakuf Path (Vakufska Pateka) in an organized way according to the official program! - GPS data for the trail can be found in the attachment! - The coordinators of the clubs and organized associations must attend the meeting! They will receive accreditation upon signing up. - The coordinators of the clubs and the organized associations are responsible for the registered members of their clubs/ association and each coordinator needs to have a sufficient number of guides in proportion to the number of registered participants from the clubs/association - in accordance with the recommendations of the FMSM! ("Guidelines for number of participants in mountaineering mountain action") - Every participant should bring their own food, individually predicted for a mountain tour up to 10 hours! - Suitable mountaineering equipment for winter conditions is obligatory! - Each participant should be in good health and in good psycho-physical conditions! - All individuals who want to take part in the event must join a certain club or an organized association with a formal application! - The organizer reserves the right to change the program depending on the weather conditions!

Note: The Mountaineering Club "Ljuboten" is not responsible for the consequences that would occur outside this program, as well as for participants who have not submitted statements and registration form! All formally unregistered clubs and organized associations and individual participants are considered not to be part of the organization of the 37th traditional climbing "Titov Vrv 2018".

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FMSM

All the participants are obliged to follow these recommendations:

- „Movement in mountains in winter conditions“ Link to the document: http://www.fpsm.org.mk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/unnamed-file.pdf

- „Equipment recommendations“ Link to the document: http://www.fpsm.org.mk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/unnamed-file-1.pdf

- „Safe visit to the mountains in winter – stay prepared and responsible“ Link to the document: http://www.fpsm.org.mk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/za-bezbedna- poseta-na-planinite-vo-zima.pdf

- „Code of Honor for Macedonian Mountaineers“ Link to the document: http://www.fpsm.org.mk/wp- content/uploads/2014/05/%D0%9A%D0%9E%D0%94%D0%95%D0%9A%D0%A1- %D0%9D%D0%90-%D0%A7%D0%95%D0%A1%D0%A2%D0%90-%D0%9D%D0%90- %D0%9C%D0%90%D0%9A%D0%95%D0%94%D0%9E%D0%9D%D0%A1%D0%9A%D0%9 8%D0%A2%D0%95- %D0%9F%D0%9B%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%9D%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%98.pdf

COORDINATOR STATEMENT

I undersigned ______(name and surname), with no. on ID card / passport ______, ID ______, identification card with ______, issued by the club / association ______, in common sense, pure consciousness, free will, complete (material, criminal and any) responsibility, I accept the following:

1. With this statement I confirm that I am in a good psychophysical health needed for the traditional mountaineering activity “Titov Vrv 2018”, organized on 27.05.2018 and I accept to be part of it. 2. I am completely familiar with the program of the event and I accept the rules of conduct for before, during and after the activity, defined by the organizer, recommendations of the organizer and recommendations of FMSM and I will follow them. 3. I will inform the registered participants (form attached) of the club/ organized association for:  the program of the event, acceptance of the rules of conduct for before, during and after the activity, defined by the organizer, recommendations of the organizer and recommendations of FMSM.  Safe movement along the trail and taking full personal responsibility (material, criminal, and any other) for the consequences of the risks that we will take when moving along the trail.  Awareness for health and body risks that may occur during such an action and accept them as such, and thus release the organizer from liability for the eventual occurrence of those risks.  Disobedience of the rules and obligations during the action will mean the release of the organizer from any liability (criminal, material or other kind of responsibility), as well as the release of the organizer from the consequences and actions undertaken by the registered club/ organized association. 4. My signature on this statement is my acceptance for sharing with the organizer my personal information as part of this statement. The organizer has the right to use them for my identification of and about the event, as well as regarding the obligations and responsibilities that I have undertaken with this statement.

Coordinator Date

______.___.______Name and surname, signature

REGISTRATION FORM - „TITOV VRV 2018“(nr.____)

Club/ organized association: ______

Personal statement of the undersigned participants All the undersigned participants, individually, with full (material, criminal and other) responsibility, with their signature STATE that they completely take their own responsibility, meaning safety, potential risks, following the rules of the organizer and the recommendations of FMSM. Disobedience of the rules and obligations during the action by the undersigned participants will mean the release of the organizer from any liability (criminal, material or other kind of responsibility), as well as the release of the organizer from the consequences and actions undertaken by the signed participants.

Name and surname ID/ Passport Signature

Coordinator:

Date Club/ Organized association

___.___.______