Aradena Bridge is 84 meters length and 138 meters high and is the highest bridge for bungee jumping in Greece and the second highest in Europe. The lenght of the gorge from Aradena bridge to the sea (Marmara Beach) is about 6-7km and it takes about 3 hours to cross it.

My daughter Ania did it. She jumped off this bridge in 2024. Since then, this was my next challenge.
So i did it too, one year later – in 2025 😉

On January 1, I planned to symbolically start the new year by climbing Biskupia Kopa. It didn’t work out then for several reasons. But we finally conquered the second peak from the Crown of Polish Mountains!
12.1km – 890 m above sea level – 5h15min – via Gwarkowa Perć.
The return route was through the trail in Cicha Dolina, which was very badly damaged due to recent floods. This meant that the final 30 minutes of the trail were illuminated by the stars and the flashlight on our phone 😆

Short movie now on YouTube 🙂

Babia Góra – a mountain massif in the Babia Góra Range belonging to the Beskid Żywiecki in the Western Beskids (according to Slovak terminology, these are the Oravské Beskydy Mountains). The highest peak is Diablak (1724 m asl, “Devil’s Peak”), often also called Babia Góra, like the entire massif.

It is the highest peak of the Western Beskids and, apart from the Tatra Mountains, the highest peak in Poland, the second most prominent (after Śnieżka).
It is included in the Crown of Polish Mountains.
The height and prominence of the Babia Góra massif resulted in it being called the Queen of the Beskids in the 19th century. Due to the very changeable weather, it was also called the Mother of Bad Weather.

The Polish border with Slovakia runs through the peak, which offers a beautiful panorama of the Tatra Mountains, Beskids, Sudetes, and, in good weather, the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. There is a stone altar, an obelisk commemorating John Paul II and Joseph Habsburg and a figure of Our Lady Queen of Babia Góra.
To protect against the strong wind, a stone wall was built here.
Babia Góra is the only massif in the Polish Beskids with high-mountain features.

In 1954, the Babia Góra National Park was established in the Babia Góra massif (together with the Diablak peak). In recognition of its valuable natural values, Babia Góra National Park was included on January 17, 1977 by UNESCO on the list of world biosphere reserves.

The higher parts of the massif are known for very changeable and capricious weather, which has caused many strays and accidents, including fatal ones, among tourists and skiers. In summer, violent storms on its peak are particularly dangerous, in winter – snow hurricanes, there is an avalanche risk in some parts of the hiking trails, and strong winds often blow on exposed peaks and passes.

I went to Babia Góra in September with my daughter Ania. After several months of working as a fitness instructor in Greece, Ania had no problems with reaching the top. She pushed me at times but didn’t impose a terrible pace 😉
We started at Przełęcz Krowiarki along the blue trail, which after a 5.5 km walk, at the crossroads (Skręt Ratników) we changed to the yellow trail through Perć Akademików.

Perć Akademików is the only trail in the Beskids with chains and clamps. These attractions give a lot of adrenaline and fun. I must admit that this episode, despite its relative difficulty for many, was fantastic for me. I was short of breath but I did it 🙂
The views at the top are stunning, 360 degrees panorama. The Tatra Mountains made a huge impression on me from this distance.

We descended from Babia Góra, following the crowded red trail, making the entire trip a large loop. I would absolutely not try to climb this trail, it is long, monotonous, and most of the route is in the forest.
We had fantastic weather, no wind, no high/low temperatures and minimal clouds.
This is how we reached the first of the 28 peaks of the Crown of Polish Mountains 🙂

Lysá hora is sometimes called the Queen of the Silesian-Moravian Beskids and is the highest peak of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, and at the same time the highest mountain in Cieszyn Silesia.

Near the peak, at an altitude of 1313m asl there is a 78-meter high television transmitter built in 1980, and at an altitude of 1320m asl meteorological observatory.
Since 2015, there have been two shelters on the peak, built from scratch in place of older structures: “Bezručova Chata” and “Chata Emil Zátopek – Maraton”.
From the top of Łysa Góra there is a view to the north and south. You can also see part of Polish Upper Silesia.
Lysa hora is considered unique for many reasons. It attracts tourists, runners, ski tourers and cyclists like a magnet. For some people, it is even iconic – they run or climb it hundreds of times. There are many trails leading to Lysa, including an asphalt road, which is eagerly followed by families with children in strollers. also a concrete obelisk with a metal point (plate), which, according to tradition, should be touched by every tourist.

On August 10, 2009, I went to the Czech Republic to see and take photos under the “Lysa Hora” mountain, the so-called Satina Waterfalls. Satina turned out to be a small mountain stream and the waterfalls were definitely small waterfalls. However, the place was truly fabulous. It was then that I stood at the foot of Lysa Hora and, looking at it, I thought that one day I would come and climb it. Interestingly, its peak is visible from my window, from a town in Poland over 70 km away.
I fulfilled my promise this year August 14, 2024, after 15 years & 4 days.
But I did it twice in 3 weeks.
My physical condition, which had been crap for a dozen or several dozen years, has been slightly improved since March this year. Almost every day I walked several kilometers and sweated in the home gym.
I set off. It took me just over 5 hours to complete the entire route, climb to the top and go down the other side. In total, I did less than 14 km of the route. Don’t be surprised that I have such a smiling face in the photos – I was happy that I managed and that I just did it.
Then, as I reached the car left in the parking lot, I knew that I had woken up from my lethargy and something new in my life had just begun.

The second approach was done together with Maria. We set ourselves a slightly slower pace, but bravely finished the route in a short time. This time, together with a dozen or so people, I had the opportunity to admire the sunrise from the top of Lysa hora. Some people climb it at night just to see this spectacle.
The first and second time we had great weather conditions.