Link to Part 1 (hiking from Telgárt to Chopok, Kráľovohoľské Tatry).
This spring I completed 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 highest is Ďumbier with 2043 meters).
dark-red cabin pictograms: … read more
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).
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
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
