1. Introduction
2. Slovakia during the 2nd World War
3. Operation Anthropoid
3.1. Exiles
3.2. Prelude
3.3. Preparations
3.4. Assassination
4. Aftermath
5. Epilogue
6. References
During the apex of the global pandemic in 2020 a remote family member passed away quietly in a nursing home where she had been living in her last years. She was well over ninety, and due to the circumstances … read more
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
