Tag Archives: High Tatras

Ascent to Świnica (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking tour from Kuźnice (1011 meters AMSL) to Świnica (2301 meters AMSL) via Schronisko Murowaniec (1500 meters AMSL) and Zawrat (2159 meters AMSL).

Świnica is a mountain straddling the border between Poland and Slovakia in the High Tatras mountain range.

Descent to Kasprowy Wierch (1987 meters AMSL).

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In summer thunderstorms can be very dangerous and possibly deadly because of the many via ferrata sections … read more

Ascent to Kościelec (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking tour from Kuźnice (1011 meters AMSL) to Kościelec (2155 meters AMSL) via Schronisko Murowaniec (1500 meters AMSL).

Kościelec is a mountain in the Polish part of the High Tatras mountain range.

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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).

I … read more

Traversing Sedlo prielom (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking tours (in summer and autumn) from the Zbojnícka chata (1960 meters AMSL) to Sedlo prielom (2290 meters AMSL).

Descent to Poľský hrebeň and from there to Sliezsky dom (1670 meters AMSL), with the finishing point Starý Smokovec (1010 meters).

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It is also possible and probably more convenient to traverse the saddle from the west, though most hikers seem to cross it from the … read more