Monthly Archives: May 2019

Hiking and Mountaineering

Ascent to Poludnica (Low Tatras)

Description

Hiking tour from ľanovo (on 653 meters) to Poludnica (1540 meters AMSL) on a blue marked path, descent on a yellow marked path to Rakytovica (1070 meters), and from there to Liptovský Mikuláš.

Poludnica is a peak in the Low Tatras (Nízke Tatry) mountain range in Slovakia.

Photos

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

No technical challenges along the way, but it may happen that you see a brown … read more

Engineering History

Ouvrage Hackenberg

Introduction

In 2017 I spent short holidays in Northern France for both improving my French skills and for broadening my horizons about culture and history.

History is a subject I’ve been interested in my whole life, so I was glad to have the opportunity to visit several historic battlefields in Lorraine and Alsace (Elsass-Lothringen1), which aren’t far off from the borders to Germany and Luxembourg.

The … read more