Junior orienteers from Switzerland at Potkávárna

We had the honour of providing the accommodation and facilities for a junior squad from Switzerland. The week-long training camp, which involved both training in the mountain terrain and training in the sandstone rocks, went well and was enjoyed very much by all. Take…

Orienteering Varsity Match – Oxford vs Cambridge

As if a wand had been waved, we moved from the ski season to the orienteering season (with the generous help of the weather). And it was in style. A high concentration of mental capacity from these two universities gathered for a week at…

1st Jizera O-fest

At Potkávárna a week of unforgettable orienteering, games and music just finished. More information and reports are available on the O-fest website, here are just a few choice moments. Do you want to live the O-fest too? Sign up for the second running of…

Discussion about a remote region in the heart of the Himalayas – Upper Dolpo

There was another presentation and discussion at Potkávárna which was very engaging and stretched on almost until midnight. Upper Dolpo is a distant corner of the Himalayas, located northwest of the Dhaulagiri Massif. Due to it’s remoteness it is called the Secret Land. It…

Cambridge graduates staying at Potkávárna

As part of our task in popularising the Jizera mountains, we had the opportunity to host a group of recent graduates of the University of Cambridge and teach them the basics of cross-country skiing.

Fresh snow has fallen!