Category Archives: Hiking and Mountaineering

Small hiking and mountaineering tours in Europe.

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.

This mountain possesses three peaks (Rysy is actually a plural form), the highest of those three boasting 2503 meters is lying in Slovakia.

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April 2025

October 2022

Note: descent to Štrbské Pleso (1355 meters AMSL) via Chata pod Rysmi by … read more

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, the “Polish Matterhorn”, is a mountain 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, so Crampons and … read more

Ascent to Pico del Valeta (Sierra Nevada)

The Sierra Nevada (“snow-clad mountain range”) is a well-known skiing region in Andalusia, but you can make there lots of nice mountain hikes and mountain climbs too.

In fact, the highest mountains in continental Spain are located in this easily accessible mountain range (the highest Spanish mountain however is Pico del Teide on Tenerife).

Especially easy to ascend even during the winter season is the second highest peak Pico del read more