I've been wanting to make it to Montenegro's Prokletije for two years. And I finally made it!

These are some of the most stunning mountains I've ever seen. But you really need to choose your trails carefully. One of my routes was straight-up brutal—a vertical kilometer crammed into just 2 km of trail. Either way, you're guaranteed absolutely breathtaking views.

A couple years back I was on the Albanian side of the park. The landscape there is more diverse, but honestly, the mountains on this side are way more impressive.

At the park entrance there's a little restaurant with an absolutely stunning panoramic view (that's the last photo). And the food's pretty good too. Everything tastes amazing when you're coming back from a hike :)

And honestly, plan for more than just a couple days so you have time to recover between outings. There are three "classic" routes (one, two, three). You can't realistically do all three in three consecutive days. And for the third one, you need to notify the Albanian police beforehand because it crosses the official border.