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Križevnik

Ninđa8. 10. 2018 16:18:34

Are the larches already golden yellow? nasmeh

Regards, Nino

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GričarA9. 10. 2018 07:45:13

Not yet.

sv6628. 10. 2018 01:59:26

Given the rainy period that started yesterday, we used Friday afternoon for a view of the larch paradise from Planina Ravni via Planina Polšak to Križevnik. Probably the last this year to enjoy the beautiful colors that larches give in autumn.

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garmont26. 03. 2019 18:01:01

Today to the top... but almost. mrk pogled

Parked a bit above Planinška, the road ahead is snowy. Then across Ravne and Polšak pastures to the summit. Quite some snow piled up, towards Polšak pasture already over 30 cm new, towards Križevnik summit even more. We broke trail practically from Ravne onwards and then before the summit gave up the idea of conquering it. Although I found a "path" through the brushwood, it was so drifted over that I had no desire... or will to push through. So we turned around about 50 vertical meters below the summit. mežikanje

No big deal, next time. nasmeh

Regards

Towards the junction for Planina Polšak.

Pristine whiteness towards the junction for Križevnik.

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jprim26. 03. 2019 18:16:46

Beautiful! I know this route well, but never yet in winter. How I envy you this trail-breaking in pristine fresh snow. mežikanje

It must have been great, despite the unconquered summit. Views too.
Regards!

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garmont26. 03. 2019 21:50:28

It really was nice, although quite strenuous. nasmeh

lijaneja10. 08. 2019 14:51:07

Dragotov's trip suggestion wasn't bad at all, nor was yesterday's. At half past seven we set off from the parking lot before Roban and headed up the valley to the start of the little path leading to the partisan hospital. The path is nice and easy, but the fun ends there. The next eight hours brought enjoyment of steep wet soil and grass, smooth rocks, steep gorges, nice but short mushroom picking terrain, enjoyment of the bivouac, battle with brushwood... I couldn't have imagined that some hill that's not even a 2000er could serve up such variety and difficulty. Yes, it was demanding too. A section of the route, always in shade even in summer, offers a steep smooth slab about six meters long. Since it was wet and muddy with no holds, I wouldn't have made it without Dragotov's help. He climbs up cat-like (60 years), throws me the rope and I'm up with him. nasmeh

Luckily no more such spots and we progressed nicely to the top. Atop the wall it's like another world. Bright, hot, luckily mists appeared and brushwood, brushwood, brushwood. Luckily the goal wasn't far, and changing to long pants, I needed nearly an hour for under 200m battling brushwood to the summit. zavijanje z očmi

At the summit a friendly Trbovlje girl awaited us - the only living soul on the trip. Descent was long, mainly down one gully (Drago has the route memorized of course), back to Robanov kot we arrive much higher than we left it in the morning.
Drago, thanks again for the crazy experience, I really enjoyed the steepness, wilderness, brushwood, gullies, that unique bivouac will stay in my mind till the end of my days.

Still slightly glowing Ojstrica, which will pose all day.

Half an hour from the parking lot. Nice path up to here.

Here Ojstrica and Krofička are still equally high.

Obviously the smudge will persist until Foto Beseničarja.

The central hole is the most beautiful natural bivouac among us.

View from the bivouac at approx. 1500m altitude

Knez and Hudej. Left Strevčeva peč, right Olševa...

The smooth wet slab under the cave gave me trouble.

In the background the jagged Peca and Raduha

Highest-lying Slovenian homestead Bukovnik

Already on the 'shaggy' summit ridge. To the right of Drago, Velika zelenica 2114.

Until now always in cool shade, just as we stepped onto the ridge, mists began to appear and occasionally cooled the air. Left Križevnik, right VZ.

Finally I too stagger to the top of Kiževnik. Vel. vrh - Vel. zelenica.

The small ridge that we approached from the cold shade.

Thanks for the photo, girl from Trbovlje!

At least 20m deep pit during descent. There is still a little snow at the bottom.

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dprapr10. 08. 2019 19:09:54

As I already told Tone, nostalgia was the reason I still visit this unique bivouac under the Križevnik wall.
Some fuss about where to park, if they'll even reach the parking spot and how much it costs and how far they can drive, while at Roban there's nice free parking. It's at the valley start, which is right.
From there lots of options for anything.
We headed to the bivouac, and since "I have it all in my little finger", nasmeh

I missed the right variant above the hospital and ended up on the wooded ridge before the big gully under the main wall. From there had to traverse left up through pines to the access gully for the bivouac. But good that we mushroomed on that variant.
From bivouac on, long traverse left past underground cave and up Rescue route to ridge left of Križevnik summit. Yes, there Tone swapped shorts for long winter pants. Probably why he was less scratched than me.

Definitely a day for the soul, and no back problems on Križevnik like the last 14 days. nasmeh

In the large gully below the buttress, where the natural bivouac is located.

The last part to the bivouac we climb up.

Up the Reševalna route. Mountaineers use it for descents after climbing the wall or for approaches if coming from the south side.

The abseil anchors are worn out. As in the past, there is probably not much traffic even now.

One of the two difficult spots on the route (smooth slab, III).

The ridge was the easiest, with the fewest dwarf pines, and also a splendid view into Robanov kot.

Descent from the summit down the gully to the scree.

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lijaneja11. 08. 2019 16:44:27

Drago, this Savinja 'hill' drained my drive accumulators so much (no poles, brushwood) that I've been recharging till now. And tomorrow another nice day ahead... nasmeh

Girl from Križevnik, if you want the pic, I'll send by email. (private message)

zokipoki11. 08. 2019 17:37:36

Congrats guys. Lijaneja on pic 21 the Strelovec summit is right in the middle, right is Lucjan, Strelovec foresummit and NE ridge of Strelovec. On pic 40 I think it's really Žvižgovec, let Drago say mežikanje

Regards

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lijaneja11. 08. 2019 18:15:50

Thanks for the explanation, Zoran! Drago did explain, but it all evaporated. zmeden

Already corrected.

zokipoki22. 10. 2019 10:33:57

Autumn Križevnik from Nazarje 22.10.2019

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garmont11. 11. 2019 16:35:13

This morning on Ravne -2 degrees and sunny....ideal conditions for hiking. nasmeh

Past Polšak pasture to the summit then nice loop under Veliki vrh back to Ravne.
Snow starts above Polšak pasture and to Križevnik summit no big issues. Continuing to Veliki vrh snowpack thickens and gets substantial. Trail-breaking guaranteed. mežikanje

Morning sun, later snow blizzard hit us, winter idyll complete.
Turn-off to pasture from main road ca. 2km newly asphalted. nasmeh

Regards

First serious snow in the gully below Križevnik.

View towards Dleskovec in the background.

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Volk11. 11. 2019 17:20:52

Nice, garmont. Autumn and winter in one. And memories ...

Regards.

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garmont29. 09. 2020 17:31:04

Well, I could write the same again as last year above. velik nasmeh

From Ravne to Križevnik snow poses no problems, when crossing to Veliki vrh and below it, trail-breaking is guaranteed. mežikanje

Otherwise it's not real winter yet, but mountains obviously don't mind the date. nasmeh

Regards

First patches of snow on the Polšak pasture.

The mini Aljažev stolp has returned too...

...although not in the most fortunate place.

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mzdk567. 10. 2020 18:37:37

I'm wondering if anyone hiked in Ravne or Podvežak mountains in recent days: are the larches glowing yet?

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zokipoki8. 10. 2020 13:00:05

mzdk56 larches are already glowing. Some more than others, higher up yellower. nasmeh

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matic423. 03. 2021 04:40:22

From Belšek along road/track to Belšekova pl., snow starts there. Gully clearly visible, first right beside it through forest, then into gully to plateau edge. In gully lots of windblown snow, under surface some real holes too. Above gully turn right through larch forest to ridge. Before ridge cross left to saddle and up windblown slope to summit. In forest 15 cm new snow on frozen base. Reached summit just in time, soon started clouding.