130 km · ↑ 4 656 m · 5 days · April 2025 · SK
Another Easter, another hike — this time from Korcháň in the Kysuce region to Babia hora in Orava region.
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Easter’s here, and once again we’ve planned a multi-day hike around Slovakia. Even though the snow’s already melted even in the high mountains, we decided to head into unfamiliar territory, from Korcháň to Babia hora. Because of the weather we start on Holy Saturday. The plan is to cover almost 130 km in 5 days….
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Monday, 21.4.2025 Sedlo Príslop – Sedlo Hliny → 39,5 km ↑ 1869 m ↓ 2016 m – total 98 km I slept like a rock the whole night. We wake up at 6:15am with no alarm. We’ve got a long day ahead of us today, so we get straight up. I walk barefoot on the…
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