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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April 2025
October 2022
How to ascent from the Slovak side: Rysy (2503 meters).
The ascent from the Slovak side is much easier and suitable for beginners, what the ascent from the Polish side is not. On the Slovak side however, you have winter closure from November to May.
Map, Topography
Further notes and recommendations
Duration: about five hours from Schroniska PTTK Morskie Oko (1410 meters AMSL) to the peak, and four hours back (April ascent).
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 has to be a matter of course, for the terrain is steep and very avalanche prone.