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.

Photos and video

April 2025

October 2022

Note: descent to Štrbské Pleso (1355 meters AMSL) via Chata pod Rysmi by crossing the border to Slovakia.

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

Duration: about five hours from Schroniska PTTK Morskie Oko (1410 meters AMSL) to the peak, and four hours back (winter).

It’s a technical and difficult ascent especially in wintry conditions, so Crampons and an Ice Axe are mandatory items to bring.

Checking the avalanche reports in advance has to be a matter of course, for the terrain is steep and avalanche prone.