All posts by Florian Dirnberger

Mechanical engineer

Ascent to Ďumbier (Low Tatras)

Description

Hiking tour from the Čertovica mountain pass (1232 meters AMSL) to Ďumbier (2043 meters AMSL).

Ďumbier is the highest peak in the Low Tatras (Nízke Tatry) mountain range in Slovakia.

Photos

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

Chata generála Milana Rastislava Štefánika (1740 meters AMSL) at the foot of Ďumbier is opened all year round.

There are no technical challenges along the way, but, depending on the season, deep … read more

Hiking through Wales

Description

My very first mountain tours in 2014 and 2015: the national parks Snowdonia and Brecon Beacons; ascending Wales’s highest peak Mt. Snowdon (or Yr Wyddfa, 1085 meters AMSL).

Photos

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

It is very windy and rainy all year round (oceanic climate), so good clothing is mandatory at any season of the year.

Getting lost in the mountains can easily occur due to fog and … read more

Slovakia

Visiting Slovakia

Notes:

  1. Article listings are in chronological order
  2. A gallery can comprise and merge several individual tours of mine in said place (as opposed to articles); if not otherwise stated, publishing date is identical to when the (most recent) tour took place

1. Articles

Nízke Tatry

The Low Tatras main ridge (part 1 – Kráľovohoľské Tatry)

The Low Tatras main ridge (part 2 – Ďumbierske Tatry)

Vysoké Tatry

Slavkovský read more