With my finger on the map I was looking for what the next goal would be... Somewhere into the high mountains, but not too high, because I don't want to carry snow gear, somewhere I haven't been, and with close access so I can sleep until normal time in the morning, maybe some easy scrambling, but nothing more.. Celovška špica? So I decided and went to check it out.
For starting point I choose Tinčkova hut, because I haven't been there either and with satisfaction I find that the road is impeccably arranged and accessible to everyone (old posts warn about the then poor condition). Above and along the path there are plenty of parking lots, but since I arrived last everything was full, so I barely squeezed in somewhere.
On the map there's a drawn path, but I soon lose it and then go a bit on my own upwards through the forest. Since the forest is nicely passable I don't even miss it, in the upper part we meet again. Soon the views start opening and when I join the marked path from Zelenica/Završnica I'm quickly at the foot. There are still patches of snow here and there, but in very limited extent.
First up the scree and at the saddle quickly peek into Austria, then upwards. The path isn't hard, but full of scree and just steep enough to require some caution. Just as I gain some height the cord with which I had the phone tied to the backpack snaps from the blue and it flies down somewhere into the rubble, without even seeing exactly where. Damn. I curse the phone and everything to hell, then still cautiously go down and after about 15 minutes triumphantly find it about 20 m lower completely undamaged, not even a scratch (for info: CrossCall Trekker, supposed to be impact resistant, well, empirically verified, it is). Because of all the maneuvering I no longer see the path and go (again) a bit on my own towards the summit, where just below the top I stare blankly because I can't go further. In front of my nose vertical rock, left too exposed for my taste... then finally stick my nose over some notch to the Austrian side and find the continuation. Just below the summit (I admit, I admit) I pull myself up the last meters along the lightning rod and triumphantly take the summit. Actually both, Slovenian and Austrian, just a couple meters apart. The logbook is in such bad condition that entry isn't even possible. With interest I look at the neighboring Krkotnik, but with all the scree I'm not quite sure about the safety of descent into the notch, so I remember all those waiting for me at home and rooting for my safe return and rather leave it for another time or someone else.
On the way back I realize that the path is marked with cairns almost every couple meters (what was I looking at before), so I fix those on the way and add an extra stone to each, then slowly and safely stride back to the valley.
For the whole path I used about 7.30 hours, but GPS truthfully says that of that only about 5.30 hours in motion (up and down), the rest admiring nature, snack and searching for the damn phone on the rocks.