Ascent to Rysy (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking tours from Schroniska PTTK Morskie Oko (1410 meters AMSL) to Rysy (2499 meters AMSL) in the High Tatras (Tatry Wysokie) mountain range.

This mountain possesses three peaks (Rysy is actually a plural form), the highest of those three with 2503 meters is lying in Slovakia.

Photos and video

April 2025

October 2022

Note: descent to Štrbské Pleso (1355 meters AMSL) via Chata pod Rysmi by … read more

Ascent to Kościelec (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking and climbing tour from Kuźnice (1011 meters AMSL) to Kościelec (2155 meters AMSL) via Schronisko Murowaniec (1500 meters AMSL), April 2024 and April 2025.

Kościelec, the “Polish Matterhorn”, is a mountain in the Polish part of the High Tatras (Tatry Wysokie) mountain range.

Photos and video

April 2025

April 2024

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

It’s a technical ascent in wintry conditions especially on the last … read more

Do we want to see the world burn?

1. Introduction

If you’re an unbiased and attentive reader of contemporary books, printed periodicals and online news media you’ll probably notice over time a, as it were, familiar set of recurring themes, often reflecting a current, terrible event or a political circumstance.

One of those recurring themes is the anticipation of a soon to come collapse of the economic system, financial markets, or other vital devices (food supply chains, health … read more

A&D