The crest of The West Tatras, 8th Aug 2009
8th August 2009 - the passage of the crest of the West Tatras. The team`s make-up: Miro The Rarelynotwriting,
Tanja The Fullofhope, Philip The Avid, and me Ivka The Torturedbybackpack.
We started in Zvolen escorted by careworn, half-sleeping Lenka. We got to Huty by a bus and from there loaded as ferrets
(drinking, nourishment for two days plus the tent, sleeping bags, clothes) we headed (went on) to White Rock. At the beginning of our two may
be three day tour many tourists zoomed along heading towards Grey Peak, Brestova, Salatin and disappeared. The young marched as wild. Filip
even with toothache under the influence of painkiller. The weather was not as smashing as we had expected, but it got quite better towards
Sunday. At about six pm we started turning over the overnight halt. We got it and even made better. We overnighted in a saddle bivouac
suurounded by stones and grounded by grass at the saddle of Baníkov. We began to anticipate we cannot do the whole crest as well as to
catch the bus. No better idea than to phone my father who thanks god was obliging to drive for us to Pribilina. The problem to connect
to him at Jamnické tarns is not worth of remark.
We struck home healthy and happy with a want to take off for Orla Perc, or to accomplish the unaccomplished.