The Viewpoint at 2,000 Metres on Pelister Is Being Rebuilt With Horses and a Rotary Club: Years in Ruins, Then a Climbing Ban

One of the most visited spots on Pelister, the wooden viewpoint below Stiv peak at 2,000 metres above sea level, was a ruin for years and lately even banned from use because it was dangerous to climb. Now restoration has begun: Pelister National Park and the Rotary Club "Bitola Širok Sokak" are rebuilding it, with horses carrying the building materials up.

In the coming period, conditions on the ground permitting, new facilities are also due to be set up at Jorgov Kamen at 1,744 metres and Crveni Steni at 1,788 metres. The locations are linked by mountain trails over thirty kilometres long, and the Park says the facilities won't harm the landscape value of the area.

This is an example of a small and useful thing, and that's exactly why it's worth mentioning. The only question is why one of the most visited spots on the mountain stood in ruins for years before anyone reacted, and why it took a club to step in. The published information gives neither a deadline nor a price.

The mountain doesn't ask for much. It asks someone to fix the ladder before it falls, not after several years of a ban. If a horse can get to 2,000 metres, can regular maintenance?