Hrebeňom Malej Fatry - Traja vlci blatom (slovensky) – Baričák Pavel "Hirax" (2024)

After the successful first Slovak travelogue by Hirax, "Hrebeňom Nízkych Tatier (Three Wolves Through the Mountains)," here comes the book continuation, this time the guys traversed the beautiful ridge of the Little Fatra, which is the fourth highest mountain range in Slovakia after the High Tatras, Low Tatras, and Orava Beskids. The hike of three inseparable friends, musician Juraj "Ďurikesa" Hnilica, poet and singer Janko Marton, and writer and musician Pavol "Hirax" Baričák, began at the parking lot under Fačkovské sedlo and ended in Zázrivá after three days. You will laugh, but you will also experience their struggles and pains with them. ***** * Route: from the parking lot under Fačkovské sedlo to Zázrivá * Distance: approximately 90 km * Elevation: ascent +5900 m, descent -5750 m * Difficulty: medium, level 3 out of 5 on the Hiking scale * Time: 3 days * Period: September 22, 2022 – September 24, 2022 * Mountain ranges: Lúčanská Malá Fatra (Martinské hole) and Krivánska Malá Fatra (National Park Malá Fatra) * Highest point: Veľký Kriváň (1709 m above sea level) * Lowest point: footbridge over the Váh between Strečno and Nezbudská Lúčka (350 m above sea level) * Overnight stay: Chata Javorina, Chata pod Chlebom