This was the highlight of our Ukrainian trip, the nature of the the region is incredible 😌

Give my regards to Vasyl, the mushroom hermit featured in the “A Fungal Fairy Tale” episode of Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia (Season 2, Episode 7), who lives in a hermitage near Shypit, a village in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast in the Carpathian Mountains. In the episode, Hamilton Morris travels there to meet him, noting that people from Eastern Europe visit Shypit for summer camping. Vasyl is a reclusive forest hermit residing year-round in a modest hermitage near Shypit village, Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast, in the Carpathian Mountains—unlike seasonal campers from Eastern Europe who visit the area. An expert on Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) mushrooms, he guides Hamilton Morris in sourcing and preparing them, sharing insights on their traditional Slavic shamanic uses, which evoke fairy-tale mysticism and sedative effects. Enshrouded in Carpathian mist, grizzled Vasyl—long-bearded, fur-clad elder—tends a thatched hut near Shypit, drying crimson Amanita caps by firelight. He forages fly agarics through snow-dusted pines, brewing sedative elixirs laced with Slavic shamanic lore, guiding seekers like Hamilton through fairy-tale visions.

Very nice place😍. If you will be in Transcarpathia, I recommend visiting Shipit waterfall.

Beautiful view

Wonderful! Especially in winter!

world of Wonder beatiful nature

Be ready for a queue.

Had a great time in Pylypets . Went up to the mountain , had a coffee and pancakes at the restaurant at the panorama. Fully recommend especially when the weather is nice and sunny.

Nice and good place to be) if u are the new kind of skiers or snowboard users u will like it) no matter if u are new on the sport or old rider)

Excellent as a start point for tracking. Nice waterfall is nearby.

Probably the only place on Earth with ski-slopes getting worse after grooming at night. Nothing to do unless a 15 in of fresh powder.

Great place for the money for mid-level riders. Has a chairlift and a few surface lifts. Descend consists of three main routes, as well as some twisted forest paths and a freeride location on the very top of the Mountain you get to on a snowmobile for an additional fee, but beware - some skiers got lost and remained there forever.

+ Great nature, excellent place for hiking, height up to 1700 m above the saw level, waterfall 'Shypit'. All-year round operating ski lift. Great local cousin. Low prices. Good skiing provided natural snow is there. - out dated infrastructure, now artificial snow. Bad road.

Beautiful winter in Carpathian mountains

Amazing!

(Translated by Google) We went up on the lift, the longest lift in Ukraine on which we had to climb, the beauty is incredible, at the very top there are also beautiful views. At the top there is a cafe, field kitchen and quad bikes (Original) Піднімалися на підйомнику, найдовший підйомник в Україні на якому доводилося підніматися, краса неймовірна, на самому верху також відкривається гарні краєвиди. На верху є кафе, польова кухня та квадроцикли

(Translated by Google) The ascent is not difficult enough. The route to the mountain is clear, don't get lost. The road is picturesque. There are few tourists on the route. (Original) Підйом достатньо не складний. Маршрут на гору зрозумілий, не загубитесь. Дорога мальовнича. На маршруті мало туристів.

(Translated by Google) A wonderful mountain with a steep view. It took about three hours to climb from the outskirts of Volovets. Even at the end of October, the colors were pleasing to the eye. The only minus is jeepers. And by cutting down a lot (Original) Чудова гора із крутим видом. Піднімався з околиць Воловця близько трьох годин. Навіть наприкінці жовтня фарби радували око. Єдиний мінус - джиппери. А, і шляхом багато вирубки

(Translated by Google) Velikiy Verkh-1598m. A good, easy peak of Borzhava. The extraordinary horizon amazes the eyes. You can climb both from Shipot (a vertical but short route) and from Volovets (a 15 km gentle but extremely picturesque route). Be sure to fight for water in the summer (it is absent near the top). Don't throw away garbage in the mountains, preserve the purity of nature. (Original) Великий Верх-1598м .Хороша ,легка вершина Боржави.Надзвичайний горизонт вражає зір.Піднятись можна як і з Шипота(вертикальний але короткий маршрут),так і з Воловця(15км пологого але надзвичайно мальовничого маршруту).Обов'язково боріться влітку воду в запасі(близько біля вершини її нема).На викидайте сміття в горах,бережіть чистоту природи.

(Translated by Google) Velikiy Verkh is a picturesque peak of Borzhava, it offers beautiful views of various corners of the valley, because it is actually the central peak of the popular route along the Borzhava ridge. (Original) Великий Верх - мальовнича вершина Боржави, тут відкриваються красиві краєвиди на різні куточки полонини, адже це фактично центральна вершина популярного маршруту боржавським хребтом.

(Translated by Google) Everything is cool, only the clouds were there for a long time and could not rise because of this (Original) Все класно тільки довго хмари були і не могли через це піднятися