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Just below the summit of Giewont View into the Dolina Kondratowa valley and towards Kasprowy Wierch © Václav KlumparPhoto: Václav Klumpar, Rother Bergverlag
The sleeping knight, his head turned westward, always ready to rise in the worst of times, to lift his great sword from his chest and defend the land against any enemy – this is how the limestone giant Giewont appears from Zakopane. Especially during the high season, it attracts hundreds or even thousands of hikers daily to its summit. Geomorphologically, it already belongs to the Western Tatras, but in terms of tourism, it can safely be counted as part of the High Tatras. Giewont is clearly the most frequently visited peak in the entire Tatra range. The 15 m high steel summit cross was erected in 1901, with 500 believers carrying the building materials from Hala Kondratowa all the way up.
At the Rondo roundabout in the upper part of Zakopane, we follow the blue trail first for just under half an hour through the Bystra valley to Kuźnice. Past the cable car valley station, we go diagonally right, always along the main valley line to the southwest on the roughly paved Albertsweg to the Albertine convent. Continue with the blue marking left, along the convent fence and over the lower part of the Kalatówki alpine meadow, to its southwestern end. In the open terrain, the northeast ridge of the Giewont massif, the Kalacka Turnia (1383 m), is already visible ahead. Due to its steep, distinctive shape, this peak was formerly called "Zamek Zakopiański" (Zakopane Castle). Below our path on the left, water springs from the karst depths of the Giewont massif, the Wywierzysko Kalackie. After another half hour, we arrive at the small, cozy mountain hut Schronisko na Hali Kondratowej. To the right rise the mighty southeast flanks of Długi Giewont (1867 m), to the left opens a
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