Tag Archives: Slovakia

Ascent to Świnica (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking tour from Kuźnice (1011 meters AMSL) to Świnica (2301 meters AMSL) via Schronisko Murowaniec (1500 meters AMSL) and Zawrat (2159 meters AMSL).

Świnica is a mountain straddling the border between Poland and Slovakia in the High Tatras mountain range.

Descent to Kasprowy Wierch (1987 meters AMSL).

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Notes

In summer thunderstorms can be very dangerous and possibly deadly because of the many via ferrata sections … read more

The Low Tatras main ridge (part 2)

Nízke Tatry (Low Tatras) – Ďumbierske Tatry

Part 1 (hiking from Telgárt to Chopok, Kráľovohoľské Tatry) is available here.

This spring I was able to finish the Low Tatras main ridge tour, namely the part between the town of Donovaly and Chopok, a mountain boasting a height of 2024 meters (hence making it the third highest peak in the Low Tatras mountain range).

The section between Donovaly1 read more

Traversing Sedlo prielom (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking tours (in summer and autumn) from the Zbojnícka chata (1960 meters AMSL) to Sedlo prielom (2290 meters AMSL).

Descent to Poľský hrebeň and from there to Sliezsky dom (1670 meters AMSL), with the finishing point Starý Smokovec (1010 meters).

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Notes

It is also possible and probably more convenient to traverse the saddle from the west, though most hikers seem to cross it from the … read more