Attention TVN The thoughtlessness of tourists in the Tatra Mountains knows no boundaries Eight avalanches fell within a few hours

Thousands of tourists travel the road to Morskie Oko every day However, this winter is an extremely dangerous place due to the amount of snow and avalanches that cut off access to the shelter.

– Four avalanches fell on the road to Morskie Oko and four on the one where we are This gives eight avalanches within a few hours, and on Saturday, enumerates Grzegorz Bryniarski, a forester from the protected circuit of Morskie Oko.

– There are holidays, there would be a lot of people if these trails were open and it would be an unimaginable tragedy Such an avalanche flies for fifteen seconds.

When an avalanche flies from above, it's quiet; it's only when the snow piles up that there's a bang, he points out Tatra shelter cut off from the world The problem with access was not only the shelter in Morskie Oko, but also the shelter in the Valley of Five Polish Ponds located higher, where it is sometimes difficult to get out in winter.

– This is probably the snowiest valley in the Tatras Almost every year we have a moment when the shelter is cut off, we are prepared for it.

We always have supplies that will protect our team and tourists who may be trapped - says Marta Krzeptowska from the PTTK shelter in the Valley of Five Polish Ponds Krzeptowska also admits that sometimes, despite difficult weather conditions, she encounters recklessness on the part of tourists.

– This applies to trip planning and bad equipment Stubbornness that they know better if they can go to the mountains, because they only have two days off and must implement the plan.

This is a very bad attitude, because it's like the mountains dictate to us when we can implement this plan - he says Attention! TVN: Every year there is the same problem with tourists With the camera Notes! moved to the vicinity of Kasprowy Wierch, where, thanks to the cable car, the magical views of the High Tatras are at your fingertips.

“Every year there is the same problem – people are poorly prepared In the place where we are, we have almost 1,000 meters of elevation gain, the conditions are changing, we are dealing with regular winter and frost, so if people had at least crampons on their feet, safety would be greater - says Tomasz Zając from the Tatra National Park.

– We see a lot of tourists moving with children on sledges and apples The consequences of such a descent can be deplorable, because if we go beyond the less inclined section, a serious accident may occur - adds Tomasz Zając.

Mountain rescuers on accidents Despite the growing awareness of tourists, there are still many accidents in the mountains in winter That is why TOPR people are ready in the Tatras, and GOPR rescuers throughout the mountain range in Poland.

These are elite groups that save the lives of tourists, often in extreme conditions “It happens that at some stations there are ten accidents a day.

It can be an evacuation of a tourist, it can also be a search Reaching the scene of an accident is sometimes a very difficult matter - says Grzegorz Michałek, senior mountain rescue instructor of GOPR.

Some of the tourist reports are surprising “One time they alerted us to a problem there.

We save that person and a similar thing happens again in a few days, with exactly the same actors - says Grzegorz Michałek "To die in an avalanche, it doesn't have to be big" Journalists Notes! TVN moved to Szczyrk, to Hala Skrzyczeńska, where GOPR-men, apart from the trails, also intervene on the ski slopes.

“We leave five to fifteen times a day Now, if you can ride faster, we have a lot of fractures, in the afternoon, when it starts to get softer and there will be moguls, there will be more sprains - says Piotr Szostek, a rescuer of the GOPR Beskid group.

- To die in an avalanche, it doesn't have to be big It is enough for a half-meter snow board to break off at 30 meters, pull us 100-200 meters lower, before our friend finds us .

And the first four minutes are the most important, then changes in the brain begin to take place After 15 minutes it gets very uninteresting - says Grzegorz Bryniarski.

Fashion for ski touring Therefore, with the fashion for trekking, ski touring and mountain tourism came the need for education 15,000 people have already taken part in avalanche courses in the Valley of Five Polish Ponds.

“Avalanche action is always a disaster Not to use bad words there is chaos - says Kuba Hornowski, an instructor at the 5+ Mountain School and a lifeguard.

"It is good for a man who is carried away by an avalanche to equip himself with the appropriate equipment before being carried away by it, because this is the only way to have a real chance that we will reach him in time" adds Hornowski The rescuer points out that the avalanche ABC is a detector, a probe and a shovel.

- The detector sends a notification where we are under the snow, when we are not visible on the surface - explains Kuba Hornowski – I always tell tourists that we don't scratch where it doesn't itch.

If you are not sure that you can handle it, it is better to go to an inn than to go to the Tatra Mountains when there is a risk of avalanches, concludes Grzegorz Bryniarski Read also: Andrzej Duda organizes a great sleigh ride in the Tatra Mountains.

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