At the outset of May, winter had finally loosened its grip on Central Europe’s mountain ranges, and it is fair to say it has been a pretty harsh cold season.
For doing the more interesting stuff in altitudes beyond two thousand meters, complete winter gear such as crampons and an ice axe was still necessary at this point in time, also and especially in the High Tatras mountain range … read more
Introduction
Snow conditions on October 2
Jastrabia veža, October 21
Photo gallery
Jahňací štít, October 22
Photo gallery
Footnotes
Winter has shown up early in the High Tatras this year, and with quite unexpected force.
This caught me somewhat by surprise at the closing days of September and, frankly, I was poorly prepared since the better part of my winter equipment was stowed … read more
Hiking tour from Starý Smokovec (1010 meters) to Priečne sedlo (Polish: Czerwona Ławka, 2352 meters) via Téryho chata (2015 meters).
Descent to Zbojnícka chata (1960 meters), and from there to the finishing point Starý Smokovec.
Priečne sedlo is a mountain saddle in the Slovak part of the High Tatras (Vysoké Tatry) mountain range.
Note: every height stated is AMSL, i.e. Above Mean Sea Level.… read more
