Tag Archives: High Tatras

Ascent to Kozi Wierch (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking and climbing tour from Kuźnice (1011 meters AMSL) to Kozi Wierch (2291 meters AMSL) on parts of the Orla Perć (“Eagle’s Path”), namely the section between Kozia Przełęcz and Przełączka nad Dolinką Buczynową.

Kozi Wierch is a mountain in the Polish part of the High Tatras (Tatry Wysokie) mountain range, and Orla Perć has the reputation being the hardest marked mountain tour in the High Tatras.

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Orla
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Ascent to Satan (High Tatras)

Description

Ascent to the Satan mountain (2422 meters AMSL) in the Slovak part of the High Tatras (Vysoké Tatry) mountain range.

Actual starting point: Štrbské Pleso (1355 meters AMSL).

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Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

Even with some snow on the trail not a technical climb. There are no markings for it is not an official tourist trail.

The close-by Bystrá lávka mountain saddle can also be visited.… read more

High Tatras: Malý Ľadový štít

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