Cold, survived tramp

An analysis of the mistake


Okraglik is a top, not far from the state border (N49o08’1, E22o22’15). If we acknowledge that the southern border of Poland is lying along the parallel, towards West and Germany, and towards East and Ukraine, so in this way we’ll do this matter easier. Just in the region of Okraglik, the border line is running from East and Rabia-Skala-Peak and Dziurkowiec-Peak to northern-west direction and then from Okraglik towards West and southern-west.

When we were climbing on Okraglik, taking a short cut, and in addition when we climbed the bordering ridge and turned right towards the top of Okraglik ("Pierwsze wejscie" on the map), it appeared that after having climbed on Okraglik with taking a short cut, we approached the route ("Drugie wejscie" on the map) and we acknowladged this route as a border. But it was a mistake. Look at the frame on this map. It is a border running through Okraglik, but turned 90o right. How would you come, according to your memory? First, a perpendicular approach to the ridge and we reach the top at the border (in fact the top is a little far from the border line). It is certain for us, that reaching the top, we have on left a route leading along the border to 'Przelecz-Nad-Roztoka' (N49o08’30, E22o20’00). So, we had gone like this. And maybe not like this...

We have persuading ourselves during supper, that in front of us we see Slovakia and behind us there is Poland. But it was just opposite. We didn’t use map, because everything was clear – no doubts.

We were sitting towards East, thinking that it was South. Even the sunset behind uor backs, didn’t change our minds. Maybe the sun sets in different directions?...

We woke up in quite another point (N49o06’54, E22o23’53).

On the map: "Pierwsze wejscie" = "First way up" and "Drugie wejscie" = "Second way up"


Which mistakes did we make?

What did we do well in this situation?

Besides... it was wonderfully!

All participants said that they would go for a trip like this one next year and we would be tramping with only a blanket, torch and knife.