WALKING IN THE HIGHT TATRAS (SLOVAKIA AND POLAND): Including The Western Tatras In Poland And The White Tatras In Slovakia.

full color photo. illustrated flexible vinyl cover 8vo. vg cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. endpaper maps have some yellow highlighting, also yellow highlighting on pages 30 through 40. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing (nap). b&w endpaper maps. b&w photo. frontis. 234p. 8 pages of full color glossy photo plates. b&w photo. illustrations throughout. glossary. geography. travel & exploration. european history. mountaineering. hiking. camping. ~ The High Tatras is a range of granite and gneiss mountains between Poland and Slovakia: 500 rocky summits, 100 of which exceed 2000m in height (Gerlach 2655m). The ridges are narrow and full of gendarmes, and look formidable, yet as you draw closer you discern the valleys which separate the peaks and realise there are ways through. A network of waymarked paths connects peaks, lakes and mountain huts. Many are simple walks, but some are exposed via ferrata~type scrambles. With the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, access is now a simple matter and is fully described in the book, as are all major centres on both sides of the border and a comprehensive selection of walks from the easiest to the hardest. Despite its title the book also includes the slate peaks of Western Tatras and limestone peaks of the White Tatras as well as the High Tatras.…