 On February 5, 1901, Nowicki proposed to "Towarzystwo Tatrzańskie" (the Tatras Society) the building of "Orla Perć" (the Eagle's Trail), which was partly realized in 1903-07.In 1902 he climbed to the then-as-yet-unnamed "Przełęcz Nowickiego" (Nowicki's Pass) in the "Buczynowe Turnie" Tatras peaks.In 1924 Nowicki retired from teaching, and in 1934 he became an honorary member of the Polish Writers' Union ("Związek Zawodowy Literatów Polskich").