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Charlie Lyon

Men fined for night mountain mission to illuminate cross in national park on 20th anniversary of Pope's death

Mount Giewont in Tatra National Park, Poland.

Two men have been fined for hiking at night in Tatra National Park in Southern Poland to light up a cross in memory of the late Polish Pope, John Paul II. Hiking after dark in the park is banned for safety reasons and to prevent disruption to local fauna.

On April 2, the men entered the park and climbed the Giewont mountain, the highest peak in the area with an elevation of 6,214ft (1,894m), to reach the 57ft (17.5m) tall cross.

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