The Friday Photo
Ease into the weekend with this purple-hued piccy from the Polish Tatras courtesy of Simon Kirwan
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Another Friday pic from the lens of Simon Kirwan. This one's from the
Tatras - in Simon's own words:
'Here's a pic of my mate Keith in the Tatra mountains, - somewhere
near Kondracka Kopa - straddling the border between Poland and
Slovakia. The little post that his lad is sitting on is actually the
border marker, painted red on the Polish side and white on the
Slovakian side.
'It's not uncommon to be challenged by border guards who demand to
see your passport. The cable car from Zakopane,the Polish equivalent
of Chamonix, deposits you on the 1,987m peak of Kasprowy Wierch, from
where a high ridge leads off east and west to a succession of higher
peaks. This route, going west along the ridge, leads round to
Giewont, known as the Sleeping Knight because of its profile
resembles a prone warrior.
'Heading east, the route is known as the Eagle's Perch, and
becomes increasingly jagged and exposed, with some sections protected
by Via Ferrata-type chains. It's fantastic walking country, with 500
rocky summits, 100 of which are over the 2000m mark, the highest
Polish peak being Rysy at 2503m. Our high point was Swinica at 2301m,
along a route which crosses six 2000m summits.'
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