Beskid Niski, June 2020
A small family re-union as the easing of the pandemy measures allowed traveling in Poland and Slovakia again.
A small family re-union as the easing of the pandemy measures allowed traveling in Poland and Slovakia again.
Trekking through two beautiful ranges of southern Carpathians in Romania, Parâng and Retezat. Mountaneous Transilvania at its best, I suppose. August 2012.
A summer trip to the somehow exceptional Maramureș in three parts. A trek through the Munții Rodnei, thorough sightseeing in the Maramureș valley proper, and a trek along the border in the Munții Maramureșului. Romania, July/August 2011.
The Transilvanian Alps: A tough but very rewarding route strictly along the main ridge of Munții Făgărașului in the southern Carpathians. Just five of us, two tents, eight days on the high ridge. July/August 2010.
Yes I admit, it was just an idea of mine… A short trek in the central and then the remote eastern part of Nízke Tatry in Slovakia, unfortunately still affected through large areas of trees broken by a strong hurricane a few years ago. We have managed, but it was partially very disappointing. Closed the loop in Liptovský Ján. June 2007.
Taking the advantage of that time newly introduced border crossings for mountain tourists between Slovakia and Poland, we have joined a group from a hiking club on the border, just to leave them to follow our own route further on. A typical Beskid Niski tour, forests and meadows, low hills, empty valleys, wooden churches, the first world war cemeteries. Re-discovering Bardejov and its surroundings. April/May 2006.
A joined family spring trip to the both Fatra ranges in Slovakia, the Small and the Large, with some snow still left on the slopes and in deep forests. The simple joys of a trip to the Carpathians. April/May 2005.
A traverse of three Western Carpathians ranges in Slovakia: Nízke Tatry, Veľka Fatra and finally Malá Fatra. June 2003.
A spring trip in a good company to the Bieszczady Mountains in the southeastern tip of Poland. April/May 2002.
A week with a young and fit hiking group in the border mountains surrounding Bardejov, Čergov and Beskid Niski, between Slovakia and Poland. Tents, campfires, small wooden churches, but also the gothic town of Bardejov. April to May 2001.