The longer section of the route in Lucka Bela is a 4x4 road (obviously you know it). No need to mark it. It is in very good condition for cars. From the parking place up to Korosica meadow it is appropriately marked. Going upwards it's absolutely good. But when coming downwards, if the hiker doesn't remember where he/she came from, then he can miss the junction of 2 marked trails, and instead of going down to the parking place he can be directed to the saddle between Crni vrh and Tolsti vrh. That's a new marked path - on older maps this path isn't there as a marked tourist path yet.
And don't be jealous: I see you just live nearby - you can go there at the next weekend! (Really, why not?)
:D
She is a hiker but far less adventurous than me ! Lately since our child is born (and even before, since she got pregnant) we haven't done much of hiking, neither together, neither me or her alone too... (concerning me I rather ride my bike now).
The few times when I go away she is like all wives, "give me a call when you will be there, and then when you will be there, etc etc".
As soon as you start walking in good pace and feel relax, you get an SMS to which you must reply immediately, and as soon as you walk into a corrie where the cell phone desn't get the signal of course she tries to reach you in this very moment and she imagines the worse immediately !
In short, all the advantages of the cell phone technology when hiking :)))
Is that your first time to Krakow ? It's a beautiful city, but I recommend visiting it at the mountaineer's time of the day, which means very early :) I live some 200km far, in Wroclaw, but who knows perhaps we'll meet one day ! (how about a common excursion without wifes to Tatras, so they know that we are not alone each other ? :)
At least I can manage the mobile phone problem: I have set up the rules to keep it switched off during hiking. And even if the peak is dangerous, I call her only at the end of the day after returning to the "base camp". You may try with this rule - it works well.
This is the second time for me in Krakow (the first one was a tourist trip in 1999). It will be a business trip, but with an organized sight-seeing tour in the evening. I don't really like sight-seeing tours with groups, but if it belongs to the work I have to do, then I will participate. Connections to hills will be a dinner in the Restaurant "Morskie Oko" - but in Krakow.
There are a few people on SP whom I appreciate and with whom I would be happy hiking together - and you are among them. Though still I don't see how to resolve the question of not spending the night away from home... Moreover my wife wouldn't let me go to the Tatras alone, she would like to come with me. We go there together every year. (Our basis there is Velky Slavkov.) Perhaps you would take your wife, and child, too, and early morning hard tour for the 2 of us, and afternoon light tour for all? Not easy.
Or alternatively a tour to Snezka in Sudeten? That's easy for all. Who knows what will happen?
I have tried to impose the mobile rule you describe, but never at 100%. There was also exactly the same problem when I used to hike in the Pyrenees, and when .. my mother used to interrupt me exactly the same way :) and the cell-phone-blame is totally unefficient ! :)
As for your business trip, if you don't have a busy evening the day before, just go to bed early and get up at 5 when the sun is getting up to enjoy a bit of secret krakow, and oxygen yourself before the business day starts ! :)
The idea of hiking together (only us or all of us) is good, however hard to put into practice as you pointed. My occasions of going to the Tatras are scarce as well, and even more with the whole familly.
I understand that the problem you describe is that your wife also feels kind of jealous when you go away and she not, it's understandable and mine too. However for the only "safety" point of view, if I tell mine that I'm not going to venture alone, it's already much better, even if she cannot follow all of my moves from the window. I've done it a couple of times with fellows from my city and it's OK. The problem is only that my fellows are not always free when I am. Maybe your wife will also feel more relax knowing that if you twist your ankle, someone will always be able to look for the rescue.
Generally, since recently, I tend more and more to inform few folks on SP when I plan to go. I haven't walked yet with any SPer (only cycled with a MBer once) but same for me, you belong to my SP-friends so I'll keep you informed !
SzaniUherkovich - Sep 12, 2009 10:49 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Well done!The longer section of the route in Lucka Bela is a 4x4 road (obviously you know it). No need to mark it. It is in very good condition for cars. From the parking place up to Korosica meadow it is appropriately marked. Going upwards it's absolutely good. But when coming downwards, if the hiker doesn't remember where he/she came from, then he can miss the junction of 2 marked trails, and instead of going down to the parking place he can be directed to the saddle between Crni vrh and Tolsti vrh. That's a new marked path - on older maps this path isn't there as a marked tourist path yet.
And don't be jealous: I see you just live nearby - you can go there at the next weekend! (Really, why not?)
peterbud - Sep 25, 2009 2:23 pm - Voted 10/10
He-heReminds me of our one-day visit to the High Tatras - but I wasn't alone there.
visentin - Mar 22, 2010 9:41 am - Voted 10/10
coolTrip report ! I had never seen it before !
And that's amazing... it looks like we have the same wife !!
SzaniUherkovich - Mar 22, 2010 1:44 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: coolI was loudly laughing at your comment "it looks like we have the same wife". You know I'm a visual type and I imagined it.
But your wife is an active hiker, isn't she? Or not any more?
I really try not to irritate my wife: only a few nights per year when I'm away for non-business trips. Perhaps you do more?
PS: tomorrow I travel to "your" country: to Krakow. But it will be just a business trip - no mountains
visentin - Mar 23, 2010 3:33 am - Voted 10/10
Re: cool:D
She is a hiker but far less adventurous than me ! Lately since our child is born (and even before, since she got pregnant) we haven't done much of hiking, neither together, neither me or her alone too... (concerning me I rather ride my bike now).
The few times when I go away she is like all wives, "give me a call when you will be there, and then when you will be there, etc etc".
As soon as you start walking in good pace and feel relax, you get an SMS to which you must reply immediately, and as soon as you walk into a corrie where the cell phone desn't get the signal of course she tries to reach you in this very moment and she imagines the worse immediately !
In short, all the advantages of the cell phone technology when hiking :)))
Is that your first time to Krakow ? It's a beautiful city, but I recommend visiting it at the mountaineer's time of the day, which means very early :) I live some 200km far, in Wroclaw, but who knows perhaps we'll meet one day ! (how about a common excursion without wifes to Tatras, so they know that we are not alone each other ? :)
SzaniUherkovich - Mar 23, 2010 4:36 am - Hasn't voted
Re: coolAt least I can manage the mobile phone problem: I have set up the rules to keep it switched off during hiking. And even if the peak is dangerous, I call her only at the end of the day after returning to the "base camp". You may try with this rule - it works well.
This is the second time for me in Krakow (the first one was a tourist trip in 1999). It will be a business trip, but with an organized sight-seeing tour in the evening. I don't really like sight-seeing tours with groups, but if it belongs to the work I have to do, then I will participate. Connections to hills will be a dinner in the Restaurant "Morskie Oko" - but in Krakow.
There are a few people on SP whom I appreciate and with whom I would be happy hiking together - and you are among them. Though still I don't see how to resolve the question of not spending the night away from home... Moreover my wife wouldn't let me go to the Tatras alone, she would like to come with me. We go there together every year. (Our basis there is Velky Slavkov.) Perhaps you would take your wife, and child, too, and early morning hard tour for the 2 of us, and afternoon light tour for all? Not easy.
Or alternatively a tour to Snezka in Sudeten? That's easy for all. Who knows what will happen?
visentin - Mar 23, 2010 4:54 am - Voted 10/10
Re: coolI have tried to impose the mobile rule you describe, but never at 100%. There was also exactly the same problem when I used to hike in the Pyrenees, and when .. my mother used to interrupt me exactly the same way :) and the cell-phone-blame is totally unefficient ! :)
As for your business trip, if you don't have a busy evening the day before, just go to bed early and get up at 5 when the sun is getting up to enjoy a bit of secret krakow, and oxygen yourself before the business day starts ! :)
The idea of hiking together (only us or all of us) is good, however hard to put into practice as you pointed. My occasions of going to the Tatras are scarce as well, and even more with the whole familly.
I understand that the problem you describe is that your wife also feels kind of jealous when you go away and she not, it's understandable and mine too. However for the only "safety" point of view, if I tell mine that I'm not going to venture alone, it's already much better, even if she cannot follow all of my moves from the window. I've done it a couple of times with fellows from my city and it's OK. The problem is only that my fellows are not always free when I am. Maybe your wife will also feel more relax knowing that if you twist your ankle, someone will always be able to look for the rescue.
Generally, since recently, I tend more and more to inform few folks on SP when I plan to go. I haven't walked yet with any SPer (only cycled with a MBer once) but same for me, you belong to my SP-friends so I'll keep you informed !