The High Tatras

Slovakia and Poland - Including the Western Tatras and White Tatras

Renáta Nározná, Colin Saunders (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2012 | 3rd Revised edition
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-682-4 (ISBN)

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A handy guidebook describing walks and scrambles in the High Tatras mountains. The beautiful craggy peaks of the High Tatras straddle the border between Poland and Slovakia, offering totally different experiences. The walks are widely varied ranging from easy to strenuous. The White Tatras, Slovakia and Western Tatras, Poland are also covered.

Fully-updated third edition of this comprehensive guide to walking and scrambling in the High Tatras mountains between Poland and Slovakia, and the White and Western Tatras ranges. The sight of the craggy peaks of the High Tatras mountains straddling the Poland-Slovakia border is unforgettable, beautiful and dramatic. This was the first English-language guidebook to cover this spectacular area in depth. The two sides of the range, in Slovakia and Poland, offer totally contrasting experiences. In Slovakia, you can walk from several villages strung out along the foot of the range and linked by a tramway. In Poland, there is just one main resort, Zakopane, a delightful small town that retained its traditional atmosphere through the ravages of the Communist era. The authors provide a detailed insight into the possibilities for walking at all levels from easy through moderate to strenuous. The book also includes sections on history, vegetation and wildlife, weather, languages, preparations for your trip, accommodation and local attractions. For anyone wishing to visit the High Tatras, this book is a must.

Colin Saunders, a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild, has visited the Slovak Tatras many times. He has written books on walking in London and southeast England and has a wide experience of walking in many parts of Britain and Europe. Co-author Renáta Náro?ná was born and bred in the Slovak Tatras. She has previously worked as a local mountain guide and run her own travel company in the area.

Preface

SECTION 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TATRAS
Background
Early History
Vegetation and Wildlife
Weather
National Parks
Languages
Place Names
Border Controls

SECTION 2 PREPARATION FOR WALKING IN THE TATRAS
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

SECTION 3 THE SLOVAK HIGH AND WHITE TATRAS
Later History
Walking
Tatranská Bora
Route Suggestions
Waymarked Network
With a Guide
Path Descriptions
Cesta Slobody
Red Routes
Tatranská Magistrála
Blue Routes
Green Routes
Yellow Routes
Selected Timings
Highest Summits
Travel
Diversions
Shopping and Local Services
Other Useful Information
Gazetteer

SECTION 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 1 Glossary
Appendix 2 Accommodation
Appendix 3 Useful Contacts
Appendix 4 Suggested Kit List
Appendix 5 The Tatras Mountain Code and Visitors' Charter
Appendix 6 Help!

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.1.2012
Zusatzinfo	90 colour photographs
Verlagsort	Kendal
Sprache	englisch
Maße	116 x 172 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
ISBN-10	1-85284-682-8 / 1852846828
ISBN-13	978-1-85284-682-4 / 9781852846824
Zustand	Neuware