Tag Archives: Slovakia

Traversing Bystrá lávka (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking tours from Štrbské Pleso (1350 meters AMSL) to Bystrá lávka (2300 meters), and back to Štrbské Pleso by crossing Furkotská dolina.

Bystrá lávka is a mountain saddle in the Slovak part of the High Tatras (Vysoké Tatry) mountain range.

Photos

Spring and Autumn 2022
Summer 2020

Map, Topography

Note: all principle mountain saddles are highlighted.

Notes and recommendations

I recommened wearing spikes on your boots when there … read more

Traversing Priečne sedlo (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking tours from Starý Smokovec (1010 meters AMSL) to Priečne sedlo (2352 meters AMSL) via the Zamkovského (1475 meters AMSL) and the Téryho chata (2015 meters AMSL).

Descent to the Zbojnícka chata (1960 meters AMSL) and from there walking back to Starý Smokovec.

Priečne sedlo is a mountain saddle in the Slovak part of the High Tatras (Vysoké Tatry) mountain range.

Photos

Autumn 2022
Summer 2020

Map, Topography

Note: … read more

Západné Tatry: Baníkov

The Západné Tatry (Western Tatras) mountain range in Slovakia has slipped my attention as a destination for hiking and mountaineering tours until quite recently.

Casual visitors not only tend to confuse the western part of the High Tatras with this mountain range, but the Western Tatras also get vastly overshadowed by the popularity of its eastern counterpart.

It took me some time until I figured out convenient access points which … read more