Introduction
August 26th (Łysa Polana – Zakopane)
August 27th (Jordanów – Hala Krupowa)
August 28th (Hala Krupowa – Zawoja)
An invitation of a Polish friend of mine to join him on a long distance hike in the Beskid mountains gave me an opportunity to leave the August antsiness of the touristy places in and around the High Tatras, since at the summer’s closing I had been … read more
April 21st, 2025
Photo and video gallery
Aftermath
Further information
Footnotes and References
It is already six p.m. and we’re heading down since two hours, as we spot a solitary figure in the distance approaching from Czarny Staw pod Rysami.
He’s apparently ascending, not descending, and we cannot make much sense of it. Ascending to Rysy that late, in these conditions, and, … read more
At the beginning of May, winter had finally been losening 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, full winter equipment 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
