The Západné Tatry (Western Tatras) mountain range in Slovakia has slipped my attention as a destination for hiking and mountaineering tours until quite recently.
Visitors not only tend to confuse the western part of the High Tatras (where the famous peaks Kriváň and Rysy are located) with this mountain range, but the Western Tatras also get vastly overshadowed by the popularity of its eastern counterpart.
It took me some … read more
Guided mountain tour from the Sliezsky dom hotel (1670 meters AMSL) to Gerlachovský štít (2654 meters AMSL). Descent to Batizovská dolina.
Gerlachovský štít is the highest peak in the Carpathian Mountains.
Helmet, harness and a rope is mandatory equipment.… read more
Javorová dolina is an elongated valley in the north-eastern part of the High Tatras1 mountain range which is, like many other areas in the Tatranský národný park (TANAP), accessible for the general visitor during the summer season only (June 15 to October 31).
A challenging mountain tour that takes a whole day is to cross the valley, traverse Sedlo sedielko (2376 meters), descend to the Téryho chata … read more
