Link to Part 1 (hiking from Telgárt to Chopok, Kráľovohoľské Tatry).
This spring I was able to complete the Low Tatras main ridge tour, namely the part between the town of Donovaly and Chopok, a mountain boasting a height of 2024 meters hence making it the third highest peak in the Low Tatras mountain range (the highest is Ďumbier with 2043 meters).
A solitary outdoor tour in a high altitude environment can be a liberating and meditative experience.
It is a calculated risk though, so it goes without saying that tours in wintry and cold conditions in remote mountain areas demand thorough preparation.
There will no one be around when problems arise, and you’ll lack the often very much needed morale support from your fellow hikers.
Socializing, making friends and finding great comradery was and of course still is for me the most enjoyable aspect of any several-day outdoor adventure in a high altitude mountain area.
One such small adventure that offers just that is hiking across the Low Tatras main ridge in Slovakia, even in fine weather a challenging mountain tour that usually takes up five days.
