Veĺká studená dolina
Hiking and Mountaineering

Traversing Sedlo prielom (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking and climbing tour from the Zbojnícka chata (1960 meters AMSL) to Sedlo prielom (Polish: Rohatka, 2290 meters AMSL).

Proceeding to Poľský hrebeň (“Polish ridge”, 2200 meters AMSL) and from there descent to Sliezsky dom, with the finishing point Starý Smokovec.

Sedlo prielom is a mountain saddle in the Slovak part of the High Tatras (Vysoké Tatry) mountain range.

Photos and Videos

Velka Studena Dolina
Zbojnícka chata (1960 meters)
Velka Studena Dolina
Sedlo Prielom (2290 meters)
Sedlo Prielom (2290 meters)
Sedlo Prielom
Descent from Sedlo Prielom
Gerlachovský štít
The eastern ascent (Oct. 2023), 1:45 minutes video

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

You may consider wearing a helmet when there are people above you for loose rock may come down.

As opposed to as it is presented here, it is probably more convenient and also safer to traverse the saddle the other way round, that means ascending from Zamrznutý kotol and descending to Kotlina pod Prielomom.

The technical part of this tour is rather short, yet comparable with the more difficult sections of the Orla Perć trail in Poland.