Tag Archives: Poland

Crossing the High Tatras from Morskie Oko to Popradské pleso

The High Tatras are a small mountain range by comparison, so crossing them in their entirety from North to South or vice versa is, logistically and in terms of personal endurance, really straightforward.

As the mountain range (Polish: Tatry Wysokie, Slovak: Vysoké Tatry) separates Poland and Slovakia, you’ll also enter the frontier area between these countries at one of the mountain saddles such as Poľský hrebeň, or on peaks such … read more

Visiting Kraków, Warszawa, Poznań

Table of contents

1. Introduction
2. Cities and places
   2.1. Kraków (Krakau)
   2.2.Warszawa (Warschau)
   2.3.Poznań (Posen)
3. Genealogy
4. Epilogue

1. Introduction

My mother’s parents are from small towns near Wrocław, a city in Lower Silesia that belongs to Poland since 1945.

My grandparents met in the mid-1930s as my grandfather was working as a butcher in and around Breslau (what was the German name of Wrocław, German … read more

Ascent to Rysy (High Tatras)

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.

Photos and Video

Map, Topography

Further notes and recommendations

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