42.01 Poland, Zakopane: Kopa Kondracka and the ridge.
As if we did not know that life is a learning experience but it became even more reinforced; or perhaps, that we really did not know the true concept of a learning experience until getting our hands dirty, minds tested and muscles strained. Until a couple of years ago, we did not know much about the Tatras Mountains. Then last year we spent three weeks exploring them but from the southern side, the Slovakian Tatras—mostly the high Tatras but also the low ones which are in fact not low at all. What an experience. Now we find ourselves on the northern side, but this time in Poland. So what we have is further specialization. Effectively, from knowing little of this range, we are discovering it from both sides, the people who inhabit the regions and the overall beauty. We receive exposure to various cultures, locations, always struggles, and another taste of the world. It's can be tough, often is, but always exhilarating, interesting, fascinating and at times, surreal. What a w...