A solitary outdoor tour in a high altitude environment can be a liberating and meditative experience.
It is a calculated risk though, so it goes without saying that tours in wintry and cold conditions in remote mountain areas demand a great deal of careful preparation.
There will no one be around when problems arise, and you’ll lack the often very much needed morale support from your fellow hikers.
Even a frequent visitor of the High Tatras hardly ever heard about Malý Ľadový štít, a peak in the north-east of the Slovakian part of the popular mountain range.
This is somewhat surprising, given that Malý Ľadový štít is 2602 meters AMSL high (i.e. Above Mean Sea Level; every height stated below is AMSL), what makes it the eighth highest peak in the vast Carpathian Mountains, … read more
Socializing, making friends and finding great comradery was and of course still is for me the most enjoyable aspect of any several-day outdoor adventure in a high altitude mountain area.
One such small adventure that offers just that is hiking across the Low Tatras main ridge in Slovakia, even in fine weather a challenging mountain tour that usually takes up five days.
