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Dovški križ

JusAvgustin11. 10. 2010 08:09:08

congrats! nice spots eh? winking

felix11. 10. 2010 08:12:10

Thanks for congrats, really unique views on the entire Martuljek group.

alyas11. 10. 2010 18:32:21

Also on Sunday 10.10. Dovški Cross was very well visited, relatively many hikers also on Altar and at least two on Sp.Rokav.

Otherwise from Poldov Rovt it causes some additional orientation problems when searching for the starting path via Brinje or to Bivouac II at Jezera, the fallen autumn leaves on paths and some downed trees (timber hauling), some (weirdos) unfortunately also don't heed the "little men"!

Starting point Poldov rovt (right track from the road at 10 km in Vrata), left past the house on forest paths

View from the saddle (above bivouac II. or east below Šplevta) to the path to Dovški križ

View from Dov.križ to Rokave and Oltarji (Škrlatica in the background)

Ascent to Veliki Oltar via the visible gully from Grlo above the saddle

View from Dov.križ: from Mali Oltar to Špik, Velika Ponca in the background

View from Dov.križ towards Škrnatarica and Kukova špica (far in background Kepa and Karavanke ridge)

During descent (over one of our largest scree fields) from bivouac II at Jezerih to the valley; downhill is feasible!

felix15. 10. 2010 13:55:12

I studied all route descriptions well in various guidebooks and on hribi.net, so no orientation problems. Didn't expect such a well-followable path. True though, someone somewhere wrote they searched for that junction a whole hour.
lp

Arafat7629. 03. 2011 20:47:41

To sum up predecessor's words on this forum "long time no one wrote anything about" Dovški Cross. Who is looking for easy passages in recent history, namely weekend looks divine and I decided for Dovški Cross, past Aka via Jugova. Or Veliki oltar would also be interesting. Given it'll be hot and thaw I'm looking for gullies shaded most of the day.

Nicely asking for some advice.

JusAvgustin29. 03. 2011 20:53:00

Jugova is a good choice, very good. Be early! And don't forget skis!

Arafat7629. 03. 2011 21:08:23

Thanks a lot Jus.

Arafat7629. 03. 2011 21:09:29

And maybe you know up to where the snow is?

viharnik29. 03. 2011 21:43:58

Arafat!, France went touring to Dovški Cross a while ago from behind Aka. Check TK gora!

JusAvgustin17. 04. 2011 17:55:54

Maybe a better title would be "In search of winter on the towers of Široka peč". Anyway, today Matej, Borut, Prešč and yours truly climbed through Jugova to Dovški Cross, rappelled down on the rope to the notch between Dovški Cross and Široka peč (connecting Martuljek ridge), continuation to the main summit didn't appeal to us as the rocks were just dusted, so we decided to abseil into the Amphitheater, enjoy little-known beauties and descend back behind Ak. Start at 6am from GM, on top of DK we stood a bit after 10.
From GM we went on a completely dry path to the cirque, there chose the right gully, climbed to three larches, from there along an unmarked rib to the entrance of JG. We were squealing, such good neve it was, we even hit some ice... The gully exit is snow-covered. We continued to the left, rappelled to the notch of DK on the rope and shortly after already stood on the summit completely alone. After a short break we started descending towards the connecting ridge, there picked up the Jesenice guy and rappelled down on the rope to the first possible passage on the ridge. Continuation didn't appeal due to bad conditions. Hop down to the Amphitheater and abseil over the drop, which is made with ice! That was our last abseil as we descended the gredina and gully completely normally. In the gully there is over 5m of snow. Super day, which was perhaps spoiled only by sour weather and my digestive issues... velik nasmeh

J&P&M&B

The tour belongs among alpine ascents, mandatory is knowledge of movement in a rope team and skills of descending on rope, climbing. To make life easier choose 2x60m ropes and a couple of pieces of gear! nasmeh

Otherwise it is well equipped, but stances are mostly under snow (if you don't know the location...) for the tour 4 rappels and "concrete" conditions are needed... Great tour, worth two beers (at least velik nasmeh

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on the right it is nicely climbable on ice!

Snow but... in the gully at least 5 meters

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Jovan Cukut18. 04. 2011 12:34:53

Bravo guys. You're good. First this year on D. Cross via Jugova gully.

skrajnik18. 04. 2011 12:49:16

worth living for that!
velik nasmeh

JusAvgustin18. 04. 2011 14:39:25

and for a cold beer after such a tour... mežikanje

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Wine18. 04. 2011 14:47:26

Bravo!

Jany18. 04. 2011 15:25:02

Awesome team. All congratulations.

Best photo is definitely that one with throwing rope into the depths.

JusAvgustin18. 04. 2011 15:45:12

thanks, thanks. We always think also how to draw a smile on forum members' mouths. That's why pig Pipi became permanent companion of the team mežikanje

climbs "like a pig" jezik

kema18. 04. 2011 16:02:50

JusAvgustin nice tour nothing much!!!
but I'm wondering the following....how come you did it
via the gully, when you were a couple days ago totally against gully climbing???
Regards

JusAvgustin18. 04. 2011 16:46:19

a couple days ago it was 24+ degrees in the valley... and the icefield was at +3000, yesterday though -

lynx17. 07. 2011 19:53:40

Great tour. Weather was excellent today - quite cloudy (intermittent views) and light breeze - which made walking much easier. Up top there were about ~10 of us today, some went elsewhere. So much for solitude. mežikanje

No luck with getting lost either. nasmeh

And if anyone still doubts, snow is only left below the top of Jugova gully.

Parkeljc5. 08. 2011 18:17:21

In the morning we head past Brinova Glava and Kopice to Šplevta on Dovški Cross. Weather served us nicely to Šplevta, then fog started rolling in from the south, merging into larger ones. At the top only views to the north, from south just here and there. On the way no living soul, only at Grlo we spot four hikers who later climb towards Oltar. We return via Šplevta to bivouac II, then after cca 600m scree past M. Matterhorn and Čez prag (path sometimes completely disappears) and along Rdeči stream, which is dry, back to start.