Category Archives: Hiking and Mountaineering

Small hiking and mountaineering tours in Europe.

Ascent to Vysoká (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking and climbing tour from Štrbské Pleso (1355 meters AMSL) to Vysoká (2547 meters AMSL) via Chata pod Rysmi (2250 meters AMSL).

Vysoká (Polish: Wysoka), sometimes referred to as the “Matterhorn of the Tatras” or the “Slovak Matterhorn” (I suppose in terms of aesthetics this title is more appropriate for Kriváň), is a conspiciuous peak in the Slovak part of the High Tatras (Vysoké Tatry) mountain range.

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Ascent to Pico de Mulhacén (Sierra Nevada)

Last year in December I made a couple of very enjoyable snow and hiking tours around Pradollono and to Pico del Veleta, so this was my second visit to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalusia in Southern Spain.

Located in the Sierra Nevada is (Pico de) Mulhacén, a mountain boasting 3479 meters AMSL and hence bearing the distinction being the highest on the Iberian Peninsula.

The only Spanish mountain … 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, 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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With snow obstructing the way, you need about one and a half hours … read more