Tag Archives: Poland

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.

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Ascent to Kościelec (High Tatras)

Description

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

Kościelec, sometimes referred to as the “Polish Matterhorn”, is a conspiciuous peak in the Polish part of the High Tatras (Tatry Wysokie) mountain range.

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April 2025

April 2024

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Notes and recommendations

It’s a technical ascent in wintry conditions especially on the last fifty meters, … read more

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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