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
Javorová dolina is an elongated valley in the north-eastern part of the High Tatras mountain range in Slovakia.
It is, like many other areas in the Tatranský národný park (TANAP), accessible for the general visitor during the summer season (June 15 to October 31).
A challenging mountain tour that takes a whole day is crossing the valley, traverse Sedlo sedielko (2376 meters), descend to the Téryho chata (2015 meters), … read more
It was my third time in the Malá Fatra (“Little Fatra”) mountain range in northern Slovakia, and after an injury I suffered earlier this year climbing a mountain was a slightly scary endeavour, even if it was an easy and not very high one.
There are basically three different ways to get to Malý Kriváň (“Little Kriváň”, height 1671 meters).
Probably most popular is the ascent … read more
