Climb the highest peaks in the rugged Tatra Mountains in Slovakia. This challenge, called the Wielka Korona Tatr in Poland, includes the 14 peaks over 8000 ft (2438 m) with at least 100 m of prominence in the High Tatras (Vysoké Tatry). Thanks to peakery member Kuba Wolski for help with this challenge.
Highest peak
Gerlachovský Štít
8,710 ft / 2,654 m
Most prominent peak
Gerlachovský Štít
7,726 ft / 2,354 m prom
Most climbed peak
Rysy
48 climbs
Most difficult peak
Slavkovský Štít
Class 1
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 2 peaks
Class 3/4 3 peaks
Class 5+ 1 peak
Highlights
Latest climbs
"Wr started from Teryho chata, went for a lunch to Zbojnicka. From there we went by this route, Started at vychodna Wysoka through the ridge -> Kupola -> Westerov -> Bradavica. Hard day 2000m+ elevation.
http://www.goat.cz/index.php?path=VysokeTatry_Vrcholy_Bradavica_BradavicaVystupy" — tomasskirka • Jul 31, 2023
"Used red route to ascend and green to descent.
Nice and quite easy route up, on the way down we lost the route, it was wet, so it took.a long time to get back.
2nd attempt
http://sprievodca.ta3.szm.com/prostredny.html" — tomasskirka • Jul 30, 2023
"I did Rysy in one push with Koprovsky Stit. Started very early on the first sunny day after a big dump of snow. Was surprised at the amount of snow - I was struggling through some sections in the waist-deep snow(!). Didn't expect such conditions in Slovakian mountains in September. Luckily for me, the trail was broken between the mountain refuge "Hata pod Rysami" and the summit. I didn't bring microspikes nor ice-axe and felt like I wouldn't mind having them for the final push to the summit. The deep snow made this hike more adventurous than it's normally is. " — Taras • Sep 26, 2018
"Decided to turn around just above the peak, at an indicated GPS altitude of 2483m. The lack of climbing experience, steep path, wet rocks and overcrowding meant pushing the summit under unwanted pressure. It was an incredible adventure though :)" — thyDusk666 • Jun 17, 2018
"Due to very poor visibility, large amount of fresh snow and a dangerous-looking traverse, we had to turn back just below the summit. Anyway it was a fun winter climb in a beautiful terrain, my first real winter climb :) " — zoltanban • Feb 4, 2018