Ascent to Rysy (High Tatras)

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Rysy, April 21 2025
   Photo and video gallery
Aftermath
Further information
Footnotes and References

Rysy, April 21 2025

It is already six p.m. and we’re on our way down since two hours, as we spot a solitary figure in the distance approaching from Czarny Staw pod Rysami.

He’s apparently ascending, not descending, and we cannot make much sense of it. Ascending to Rysy that late, in … read more

Ascent to Pico d’Aneto (Spanish Pyrenees)

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Introduction
Glaciar de la Maladeta, June 18
   Photo gallery
Aneto, June 19
   Photo gallery
   Summary and essentials

Introduction

The highest mountain in the Pyrenees, Pico d’Aneto (3404 meters AMSL) is one of those almost logical goals for someone who is enthusiastic about outdoor and mountaineering activities and loves visiting south-western Europe.

I was very lucky to have the opportunity to visit the Spanish Pyrenees … read more

Ascent to Jastrabia veža (High Tatras)

Jastrabia veža is a conspicious peak in the very east of the High Tatras mountain range in Slovakia.

It is a quite popular destination in rock climbing circles, yet for the peak being only 2137 meters above sea level, thus some five hundred meters shorter than the highest mountains in the Carpathians, the casual visitor will probably never have heard of it, let alone will have the itch to scale … read more

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