All posts by Florian Dirnberger

Mechanical engineer

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.

Rysy is the highest mountain in Poland, straddling the border between Poland and Slovakia. It possesses three peaks (Rysy is actually a plural form), the highest of those three boasting 2503 meters is lying in Slovakia.

Photos and video

Map, Topography

Further notes and recommendations

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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).

Kościelec, sometimes referred to as the “Polish Matterhorn”, is a conspiciuous peak in the Polish part of the High Tatras (Tatry Wysokie) mountain range.

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April 2025

April 2024

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

It’s a technical ascent in wintry conditions especially on the last fifty meters, … 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 an, as it were, familiar set of recurring themes, often reflecting some appalling recent event or a political circumstance.

One of those recurring themes is the expectation of the impending collapse of economic systems, financial markets, or other vital devices such as food supply chains, and another … read more