Tatra National Park’s data indicates higher popularity of Polish mountains from one year to another. They are place of interest for wide group of active leisure amateurs. Unfortunately, it not always goes with their skill nor knowledge or consciousness of dangers that they may encounter in the mountains. The aim of the study was to analyse dangers awaiting for tourists in the mountains, according to Tatra Volunteer Search and Rescue’s (TOPR) data. Among many dangers, the most common affecting tourists are falls and traumas, which may result from both improper preparation for hiking in the mountains and independent factors – random events. Still the main cause of fatal accidents is fall from a height. The least frequent TOPR interventions are the ones including influence of low or high temperature. Cases of people being lost in the mountains also occur, which may lead to other dangers. Conducted analysis indicates that lack of both physical and mental preparation of tourists in the subject of mountain hiking is the biggest threat for them. It is essential to popularize knowledge about dangers in the mountains, proper preparation for this kind of activities, rules and conditions in this environment, for their own and other people’s safety