It was my third time in splendid 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 wasn’t a very tall one.
There are basically three different ways to get to the Malý Kriváň (“Little Kriváň”, height 1671 meters).
Probably most popular is the ascent from … read more
Hiking tour from Starý Smokovec (1010 meters AMSL) to Východná Vysoká (2429 meters AMSL) via Sliezsky dom hotel.
Even with some snow on the trail not a technical climb.… read more
Tours in 2019 in the Slovakian part of the High Tatras1 mountain range: August, October.
This summer I wanted to hike through some of the elongated valleys in the High Tatras mountain range, and to climb two particular mountain saddles: Bystrá lávka and Priečne sedlo (colored orange on the map below).
1 as usual, I’ll use the English translation throughout the article; … read more
