Expedition Šumava Zel.Ruda-Bělá n.Radb. 2010 Part I.

We set off properly packed on the morning of May 29 by train from Brno. The main goal is to reach the lonely pub Na Pleši on the ridge of the Český Les at an altitude of just over 860 m above sea level. We have become somewhat stiff from sitting on the train for a long time, and therefore when we get off the train in Železná Ruda, we don't want to go up the steep hill to Belveder under full load. It will take a while for a pensioner's back to get used to the almost 20 kg load.…