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August 2025Pięć Stawów Valley and MOKO
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December 2024Walking in Dolina Kościeliska and Smreczyński Staw
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September 2024Gubałówka on foot
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September 2024Wielka Krokiew - Siklawica - Sarnia Skała
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September 2024Siklawa - Pięć Stawów Valley
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September 2024Kasprowy Wierch - Czerwone Wierchy (to Kopa Kondracka) - Giewont
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December 2023Sarnia Skała
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September 2023Morskie Oko – Czarny Staw below Rysy
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September 2023A failed attempt to climb Kasprowy Wierch and Giewont
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Maj 2023Kasprowy Wierch
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May 2023Wielki Giewont
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February 2023First visit in Zakopane
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Popular trails
- Difficulty: 16.7 km Duration: 8 h 25 min
Baraniec (Baranec)
Difficulty: difficult (very steep gradient!)
#slovakia #western tatras #condition +2View trail - Difficulty: 15.6 km Duration: 8 h 27 min
Czerwone Wierchy (Red Peaks)
Difficulty: average
#western tatras #ridge #fitness +2View trail - Difficulty: 19.1 km Duration: 5 h 54 min
Czarny Staw pod Rysami
Difficulty: moderate
#high tatras #lake #views +1View trail - Difficulty: 5.1 km Duration: 2 h 10 min
Dolina Białego (The Biały Valley)
Difficulty: easy
#western tatras #valley #walk +1View trail - Difficulty: 11.1 km Duration: 2 h 59 min
Dolina Kościeliska (The Kościeliska Valley)
Difficulty: easy
#western tatras #valley #family-friendly +4View trail - Difficulty: 4.2 km Duration: 1 h 47 min
Dolina Małej Łąki (The Mała Łąka Valley)
Difficulty: easy
#western tatras #valley #peace and quiet +2View trail
Recent blog posts
- 2026-03-22
Your first night in a hostel: What the guidebooks don’t tell you (but it’s worth knowing)
Sleeping in a room with 15 strangers, no hot water and a scramble for boiling water? A night in a Tatra mountain hut is an adventure you need to be prepared for
#hostels #accommodation #tips +1View post - 2026-03-15
The Tatra Mountains without the crowds in the middle of the summer holidays? 5 tried-and-tested tips (and trails)
Does Morskie Oko remind you of Krupówki, and are you stuck in a traffic jam on Giewont? It can be avoided. Find out how and where to go so you can hear your own thoughts in the middle of August.
#tips #silence #planning +1View post - 2026-03-08
The Tatra Mountains in winter: Why is your ‘easy summer trail’ now a deadly trap?
You’ve been to Giewont in the summer, so it’ll be a piece of cake in the winter? Think again. See how snow changes the game in the Tatras and when ‘ordinary’ crampons just aren’t enough.
#winter #safety #tips +2View post - 2026-03-01
Culture on the trail: How not to annoy others (and animals)?
To say ‘hello’ or not? Who has right of way on the chains? And why is a drone the worst idea in a national park? A quick guide to mountain etiquette.
#culture #tips #ecology +1View post - 2026-02-22
Poland vs Slovakia: Where to go in the Tatras? A big clash between neighbours
Crowds on Giewont or empty slopes (and high prices) in Slovakia? Kwaśnica or Vyprážaný syr? We’re finding out which side of the Tatras to choose so you won’t regret your holiday.
#poland #slovakia #comparison +2View post - 2026-02-15
Your phone in the mountains: 5 apps you must install before you set off
Using Google Maps in the Tatra Mountains is asking for trouble. Find out what apps to install so you don’t lose your way, can avoid a storm and call for help with a single click.
#applications #navigation #safety +1View post