Climbing a „Wailing Wall”. My Actifit Report Card: January 23 2022

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(Photo from yesterday’s hike)

The mountain I climbed yesterday, Lackowa (border of PL/SK) with its 997m a.s.l. is definitely not among the highest. But one of its slopes is called “a wailing wall”. There’s a section of 600m in length with 240m of elevation gain. Sparing you the math, the average incline (gradient) is 54%.

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I needed 20 minutes to hike those 600m. On a flat terrain I do usually 2km in that time. And in mountains in general, 20min is enough to move about 1.2-1.3km of distance ahead. If you don't hike, this gives an idea of how the slope looked like.

Was it challenging? Yes. But far from calling it “a wailing wall”. This is because I did it in winter. With well frozen ground, a bit of snow and with crampons on my boots, I had good traction. Had it been in warmer season and after rains, the nickname would have been probably very fitting.

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