High Tatras (eBook)

Slovakia and Poland - Including the Western Tatras and White Tatras

RenA!ta NA!roznA!, Colin Saunders (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017 | 4. Auflage
336 Seiten
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78362-473-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Guidebook blending inspiration and information about 180 walks and scrambles in the High Tatras mountains of Poland and Slovakia. Varied routes among the strikingly beautiful craggy peaks of the High, Western and White Tatras range from easy to strenuous, best walked between July and October. The walks are between 1 and 30km (both circular and linear) and link the main resorts with peaks, lakes and mountain chalets. In Poland there is one base of Zakopane, whereas in Slovakia there are several villages linked by a tramway. Highlights include an ascent of Krivian and ridge walks in the Western Tatras Detailed accommodation information and suggested kit list Information about local services, facilities and attractions Polish-Slovak glossary Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket

Autor

Renata Narozna was born and bred in the Slovak Tatras, and workd as a mountain guide for the state tourism organisation, Cedol. After Czechoslovakia's 'Velvet Revolution', Renata ran her own travel company in the Tatras for a while, then she was appointed manager of the Vienna branch of the Slovak tourism organisation. In a complete career change, Renata recently became the organisational director of Greenpeace in central and eastern Europe.

Inhalt

Preface

1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TATRAS

Background

Early history

Vegetation and wildlife

Weather

National parks

Languages

Place names

Border controls

2 PREPARATION FOR WALKING

When to go

Obtaining information

Travel and insurance

Accommodation

Fitness

Clothing and equipment

Maps

Paths and waymarking

Refreshments and toilets

Mountain chalets or refuges

Mountain guides

Mountain safety and emergency services

Winter walking

Cross-border walking

Mountain photography

How to use this guide

Grading of walks

3 THE SLOVAK HIGH AND WHITE TATRAS

Later history

Walking

Tatransk&##xe1; Bora

Route suggestions

Waymarked network

With a guide

Path descriptions

Cesta Slobody

Red routes

Tatransk&##xe1; Magistr&##xe1;la

Blue routes

Green routes

Yellow routes

Selected timings

Highest summits

Travel

Diversions

Shopping and local services

Other useful information

Gazetteer

4 THE POLISH TATRAS

Later history

Walking

Route suggestions

Path descriptions

Red routes

Blue routes

Green routes

Yellow routes

Black routes

Selected timings

Highest summits

Travel

Diversions

Shopping and local services

Other useful information

Gazetteer

Appendix A Glossary

Appendix B Accommodation

Appendix C Useful contacts

Appendix D Suggested kit list

Appendix E The Tatras mountain code and Visitors' Charter

Appendix F Help!

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.3.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 68 colour photos
• Verlagsort: Kendal
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Schlagworte: Gerlachovsky • Guidebook • Poprad • Scramble • Stit • Tatras mountains • Walk • Zakopane
• ISBN-10: 1-78362-473-6 / 1783624736
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78362-473-7 / 9781783624737