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urbancek5. 05. 2013 08:18:06

Exactly what viharnik mentioned is what I always fear the most myself. When the snow melts in these months, all sorts fall from the walls, in larger or smaller form... Sad news mrk pogled

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Janez Seliškar5. 05. 2013 11:59:54

Just because of such "unburdened" ones, sometimes they also take one like that.
The mountains can't be tricked, they set the rules.

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ljubitelj gora6. 05. 2013 20:15:23

KRANJSKA GORA – On Saturday under Veliki Ozeznik (2480 m above sea level), an accident happened in which a 31-year-old snowboarder died, according to unofficial data ... from the Šoštanj area. From reliable sources we learned that he went to the mountains with his wife, then their paths separated. Since at 10 a.m. he no longer answered the phone, a call for help followed.

13 mountain rescuers from Rateče went to the terrain, and a military helicopter crew with experienced flight doctor Dr. Iztok Tomazin (GRS Tržič) also intervened. The search was strongly hampered by the weather, but amid thunderstorms, which besides fog and wind clung to Jalovec and neighboring heights, they fortunately found suitable moments and flew over the mountains at 13:30.
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Hiker died on Jalovec mountain

This year in the hills five climbers lost their lives

The team in the helicopter first surveyed the Jalovčev Ozeznik area, then flew over Vršič and the south slope of Mojstrovka and determined that the unfortunate man most likely snowboarded from Veliki Ozeznik, which among alpine skiers is considered a very demanding feat. The survey of this area confirmed the suspicion. The helicopter dropped flight doctor Tomazin and flight rescuer Jure Jeršin (GRS Rateče) about 200 meters below the top of the steep gully, where the 31-year-old had stalled. "This ridge is an avalanche entryway, so the action was very dangerous for the rescuers," emphasized one of the experienced Rateče mountain rescuers.

"The doctor at the scene determined death. Mountain rescuers moved the body with the help of rope technique to the place where they could lift it into the helicopter. They transported him to the valley and handed him over to the funeral service. The police are investigating the causes of the accident," the notification center wrote about the mountain accident, which was followed by demanding rescue work.

According to the Mountain Rescue Association of Slovenia, this year in the hills five climbers lost their lives. In the entire last year, when mountain rescuers recorded a record 413 interventions, Slovenian hills took 15 lives.

Source: Slovenske novice

SunBurned6. 05. 2013 20:39:03

All well and good, but you could have omitted the name of the accident victim if SN didn't.

ljubitelj gora6. 05. 2013 20:48:12

I would correct it but I don't have the edit function.

SunBurned6. 05. 2013 20:59:06

Aha, then nothing.

zimski6. 05. 2013 21:08:16

Yes, the terrain around the big Ozebnik is exposed. Most likely some slab or small slide is to blame for the snowboarder's loss of balance.

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urbancek14. 05. 2013 16:58:23

My goal today was the top of Jalovec and then descent on skis through the ozebnik. But I only reached the top of the ozebnik where due to thick fog I had to turn around (there was also quite some fresh snow and continuing to the top would have been very tough...). But skiing through the ozebnik didn't happen in the end either. mrk pogled

After two test turns I decided to go down on foot zmeden

. To me personally the conditions for skiing the ozebnik didn't seem safe enough (everything was "sliding", even with crampons and ice axe it was pretty hard going down...). The fresh snow obviously worsened everything greatly, as there was quite a lot of it in places on the hard base below. jezen

. Skiing lower down from the ozebnik, however, was in different conditions and very solid. nasmeh

Maybe someone did ski the ozebnik after all and can correct me or share their opinion on the conditions? zadrega

Regards!

There is still some annoying snow on the path

From here onwards I proceeded on skis, in the lower section there are still many twigs, rocks, etc.

Out of the couloir, that's obviously it for today

This one kept me company at quite low temperatures :)) It got a little lost

Kotovo sedlo had quite some visitors today

I descended, but two are also heading into the couloir on skis

Really interesting, then when I'm in the valley, it's like this... :)))

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slavi090214. 05. 2013 17:06:11

@urbancek.... a smart decision, an example for all who push upwards without a head.

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Vinetou4. 06. 2013 10:18:25

Hi,

has anyone been around here in the last few days? Maybe there's still some snow left from the ozebnik downward? Could one still do some skiing?

Regards

MANGRT9. 06. 2013 21:12:29

View from Tamar already predicted no views from summit today, just plain sky. But it didn't bother me. Plan was path through glacier and then marked to summit, return to Kotovo sedlo.
Snow through glacier nicely compact, winter conditions. Occasionally climbers scramble from wall. At glacier exit different story. Snow sinks to knees all the way to summit.
On ridge blowing hard, fog cleared occasionally but not for long. At summit I sit till I run out of bread and sausage.
Due to fog return the way I came. Nice tour despite fog.

End of forest, view opens onto scree slope.

sun for us lowlanders, fog for the mountaineers

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IgorZlodej14. 06. 2013 17:52:26

Started in morning cool at Flori in Zapodno. Birdsong accompanied as I slowly climbed through green beech forest. At TNP hut stopped, always stop here for Jalovec. Then towards Mali Kot, admired first mountain flowers along path and after long snowfields under south wall of Goličica, one of nicest here. Transition snow to rocks annoying and will be worse, maybe impassable, bergschrund huge this year. Easy scramble to summit snows, crampons on, ice axe in hand, that hiking one that accompanies me for years on winter climbs, we've become sort of friends and allies helping each other. Summit nice view but not like yesterday Triglav. Sit at cairn, descend to Jezerca and on under Veliki Ozebnik to Špička. To valley good hour more.

Under the south wall of Goličica there is still a huge amount of snow

Transition from snow to rocks, this year a large krajna poč is expected

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furioso23. 06. 2013 11:29:50

Hi, was anyone recently on Škrlatica or Jalovec? If yes, what are conditions? Thanks.

redbull23. 06. 2013 13:57:14

on Škrlatica there was,,transitional snow accumulating

dolenjka&primorc23. 06. 2013 15:12:53

Hi,

both of us are interested in conditions over Kotovo sedlo to Jalovec. Thanks and best regards.

IgorZlodej23. 06. 2013 15:18:51

At this time you need to carry crampons and ice axe on such tours, and of course certain experience. Tomorrow there will be new snow everywhere above 2000 m again, so such questions are completely out of place. Monitor the weather a bit, it also belongs to tour preparation.

dolenjka&primorc23. 06. 2013 15:25:49

..we also follow the weather ..without following the weather, it doesn't go anyway in preparing for the tour. ..

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ajax24. 06. 2013 16:58:08

furioso, there'll still be some winter ones, until then enjoy on Krk, hehe velik nasmeh

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Yulius Kugy24. 06. 2013 21:00:46

Yesterday 23.6.2013 I went through Jalovec glacier to Jalovec. In the glacier crampons and ice axe are recommended, there's a huge amount of snow and it's firm. On the south side there's also still enough snow up to the entry for ascent to Jalovec. To the top it's bare then I went over Kotovo sedlo back to Tamar in places there's still enough snow that you have to cross.