36.14: High Tatras, Slovakia: Koprovsky Stit, magnifique and much more.
Jen begins the 3rd hour on trail as she rises above the lake. Turning the corner and finding snow as we rise further. A lake view from the initial peak. The lake was reached after a substantial climb in of itself. It seems appropriate after completing one of the great hikes of all time that we put together some statistics which don’t mean a whole lot and yet they tell a story. Over the years, the only statistics we’ve cared for are: ‘How long, how high and how much time.’ Other than that, we found more use for our time—sleeping and reading comics. (Our next blog adds a whole lot more.) On Sunday, we set out for our fifth big hike in the Tatras, one in the Low Tatras and four in the High. Not that the former is so low but it’s a way of distinguishing between the two separate parks that are close to each other. The statistics on this one, Koprovsky Stit (Peak) are: Net elevation gain of 3,600 feet over 13 miles of hiking reaching altitude of 7,800 feet. Time out on th...