Category Archives: Hiking and Mountaineering

Small hiking and mountaineering tours in Europe.

Ascent to Poludnica (Low Tatras)

Description

Hiking tour from ľanovo (on 653 meters) to Poludnica (1540 meters AMSL) on a blue marked path, descent on a yellow marked path to Rakytovica (1070 meters), and from there to Liptovský Mikuláš.

Poludnica is a peak in the Low Tatras (Nízke Tatry) mountain range in Slovakia.

Photos

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

No technical challenges along the way, but it may happen that you see a brown … read more

Ascent to Ďumbier (Low Tatras)

Description

Hiking tour from the Čertovica mountain pass (1232 meters AMSL) to Ďumbier (2043 meters AMSL), and further to Chopok (2024 meters AMSL) and Kamenná chata pod Chopkom.

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 … read more

Slovakia

Note: in no particular order

Nízke Tatry

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

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

Ďumbier (2043 meters AMSL)

Poludnica (1540 meters AMSL)

Vysoké Tatry

Kriváň (2494 meters), Rysy (2503 meters)

Javorová dolina and Sedlo sedielko (2376 meters)

Malý Ľadový štít (2602 meters)

Priečne sedlo (2352 meters)

Bystrá lávka (2300 meters)

Východná Vysoká (2429 meters)

Gerlachovský štít (2654 read more