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), summer and winter 2024.

Kościelec is a mountain in the Polish part of the High Tatras (Tatry Wysokie) mountain range.

Photos and video

Summer

Winter

Map

Notes

Winter: It’s a technical ascent especially on the last meters, so Crampons and an Ice Axe are mandatory equipment items in wintry conditions (checking the avalanche reports beforehand should be a matter of course). With snow obstructing the way, you need roughly about one and a half hours from Karb (“Gap”, 1853 meters) to the peak.

Summer: Without snow, you need roughly fourty-five minutes  from Karb to the peak. A helmet is probably a good idea (also in winter), for on a summer day with fine weather there might be many people on the trail (loose rock may tumble down).