She started her mountaineering adventure in 2000 by climbing Rysy from the Slovak side.
On the Slovak side of the mountains there is a park named Pieninský národný park.
The Slovak side proposed a loose "economic and defense union" between two "internationally recognized states."
It has an area of 1,661 km2, with the population on the Slovak side around 126,000.
The major town on the Slovak side (and also the seat of the former county) is Dolný Kubín.
The Slovak side was considering diverting the Danube to finish the project.
In the period November 1 - June 15, the trail on the Slovak side is closed.
The border can be crossed between 16 June and 31 October - for only in this period is the trail open on the Slovak side.
Construction started when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, but only on the Slovak side.
Because of a long term injury he was released by the Slovak side in 2011.