Tamar - Kotovo sedlo - Jalovec - Goličica wall - Šite - Travnik - Kol - Vršič - Grlo - Tamar
25.7.2024
Early in the morning I drove to Planica, grabbed another coffee and two rolls at the gas station on the way. Parked, trail under feet Lukito! Through Tamar quite fresh, then quickly up the gentle screes to the junction towards Kotovo sedlo, up switchbacks past the bivouac to the saddle, left towards the climbing section and helmet on head. A chamois greets me, I refuel a bit and continue towards the summit. A bit sorry I didn't take gloves because it was cold on my hands. On the nicely secured path I quickly reached the top... and it clouded over. A few minutes in the wind, then the sun peeks through the clouds. 2-3 pictures, sign the book (two summit books at the top - one full and one new).
Descended along the ridge and at the junction met some hikers, we exchanged some words, impressions, path condition, then past the glacieret continued towards Goličica wall. Admit, a bit annoying to descend on pegs, prefer cables for that. Ascending surely easier. After descent orient a bit, then through "Obeliksovo" land to bigger boulders, miss a bit, backtrack and cairns soon show the right pathless terrain to Šite. "Trail" sticks to the left side, then need the right moment to turn towards the summit. Here probably everyone picks their own path, but generally no major issues if you don't tumble into some pronounced rocky drop.
Summit great views, built one (amateur) cairn (read: piled some stones together), then continued diagonally. No trail... but found somehow the safest variant. Mostly scree (ankles not talking to me today), need to watch because there are also some drops. Passages can be found. Then around the bend again through boulders and advance towards Travnik. Here follow chamois tracks, logical passages... and use all knowledge and experience I have to not miss it. Sometimes good to stop and think how it would look if had to return the same way.
First reached Vrh Travnika (2251m), then descended west where spotted one very nice and largely built cairn that really helped. Past cairn some trodden path appears, and slowly advance towards Travnik summit. Look towards Mojstrovke, check supplies... tough. Decided better go to Kol and descend south side on marked trail. Well, first need to get a few hundred meters lower. Descent also quite tiring/tense. Pathless.
Lower catch hunting trail and curse one hour to marked and good hour to Vršič. There stopped, ate something, drank a lot, then through Grlo descended to Tamar, first went to hut in Tamar for some liquid, then at sunset to Planica and slowly drove home. 6l fluids, 3300vm. Not the last time, someday will connect Mojstrovke too, probably much nicer than that #*&&*&^( hunting trail.
All paths dry or without peculiarities. Parking 3.5EUR.
Lp,
Lukito