Category Archives: Hiking and Mountaineering

Small hiking and mountaineering tours in Europe.

Ascent to Pico de Mulhacén (Sierra Nevada)

It was my second visit to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Southern Spain (Andalusia), and opposed to the winter season I had not to deal with snow and ice this time but with summer heat, obviously.

Located in this mountain range is (Pico de) Mulhacén, the highest peak in continental Spain boasting 3479 meters AMSL.

The only Spanish mountain surpassing Mulhacén is Pico del Teide (3715 meters AMSL) … read more

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.

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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