Out with the Old; In with the New

Helicopter resupplying Zamkovskeho Chata, on the way up from Hrebienok

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Thunderclaps & Lightning, Just a Little Frightening

July 19th 2023
My final objective in the Tatras was to cross a pair of high saddles (Priečne Sedlo and Prielom) located either side of the mountain refuge of Zbojnicka Chata, where I had managed to secure a bed for the Monday night. Given that both saddles sit over 2200m high at the top of steep climbs featuring the use of extended sections of fixed chains, I had wisely decided not to attempt the route with my ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » High Tatras

In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once... ... read more

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