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| Bojan_A13. 08. 2010 16:21:20 |
Hi
I'm glad we met. We started descending as soon as possible because the fog was getting thicker.
LP, B.
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| cupkovic10. 10. 2010 21:05:00 |
Today we ascended Kuk Spire. At about 1500 m you need to watch out (right after coming out of the forest). The first cairn can be misleading because the real path starts only after 15 m. You can hike on that path too, just need to struggle a bit more. Then follow the barely visible track to the right. The nasty scree drags to the saddle, then it gets better somehow. Weather was fantastic, no wind, so we hiked in short sleeves. A bit below the saddle we basked in the sun. At the summit about 15 people. The alpine mouse is still eager for company so it posed for the camera.
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| peter212. 10. 2010 13:55:21 |
Any tour from Vrata valley is a good choice in these wonderful autumn days.
The path to Kuk Spire is already quite well trodden (compared to the last visit 4 years ago).
After the descent Škrnatarica tempted me. Ascent goes up a quite steep and annoying gully, under the summit a large jammed boulder stops us, which has to be somehow climbed over.
To the very summit of Škrnatarica now behind the vertical rock a rope is fixed which eases the ascent.
I treated myself to part of the ridge towards Dovški križ then back to Gulce saddle.
I recommend also ascent from Gulce saddle under Škrnatarica from where probably the best view into the amphitheater.
Pictures here http://www.petersfoto.si
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| JusAvgustin10. 07. 2011 18:34:25 |
and the entire ridge to Škrlatica too 
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| nata2419. 09. 2011 14:00:48 |
On Saturday morning we zigzagged towards Kuk's Spire. We didn't use the forest shortcuts so we wouldn't miss the junction where there's now a carved inscription in the tree next to the cairn. Matjaž knew the path and we kept right through Gulce and avoided the scree. Before the saddle we turned left towards Škrnatarica. Here we couldn't avoid the scree and we struggled a bit to the gully entrance. Then some scrambling and scree sliding followed and we reached the top of the gully. We didn't summit Škrnatarica as we had no gear. But we continued along the ridge to a peak with a cairn. Views phenomenal. We returned the same way to the saddle and then went to Kuk's Spire. Fog was already chasing us there and views were slowly ending. Descent on scree followed and Vrtaško sleme was planned, but the path dragged on and we turned back, weather worsening too. Next time.
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| keber17. 10. 2011 15:36:04 |
On Wednesday I did probably the last dry high mountain tour this year, this time Kuk's Spire, which I've eyed from afar for a while. Forecasted and actual weather ideal, couldn't be better. Path through forest full of leaves, didn't take shortcuts because original path much softer and easier. Up the second chute, avoided the scree on the left (not right), it's just loaded with fine sand, and rock doesn't hold well. Still easier than steep scree where nowhere to go.
From Gulc up maybe missed an extra cairn, but it went, otherwise straight ahead. Views phenomenal, even some flowers along the path (sure frozen now). Nice tour to explore Martuljek pathless areas, not too hard, but for many quite exposed in spots, from Gulc onward also crumbly.
Dreamed a bit about Škrnatarica where three hikers were at the time, but didn't know route description, time limited too, so another time.
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| švedrc18. 10. 2011 19:54:26 |
Nice tour and great pics.
Congrats.
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| ploha19. 10. 2011 16:14:05 |
Yes, really nice loop tour... thanks
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| sabina19679. 07. 2012 21:21:57 |
This beauty has tempted us for quite some time and on Saturday the moment finally came to visit her. At 5:30 we were ready before the Črlovec scree, the morning began awakening and rosy-faced Stenar greeted us. The view fills the soul, and already with the route description in hand we headed to this pathless terrain. The path is quite visible, so no major difficulties. The forest path is pleasant, we enjoyed wonderful views of Rjavina, soon Vrbanove špice, Cmir and Triglav appeared in the morning sun. The forest path passed quickly and according to the description that says the cairn is key when we exit the forest, we turned to the scree area (that cairn leads off the true path ). But there in the middle of the scree we spotted the path winding through the debris. The path led us over a grassy slope where flowers cheered us, later the path went to the scree under Gulce saddle. But we crossed the scree nicely on the path, we will treat ourselves to it on the return. At the saddle we took a short rest and then even on all fours towards the summit. The sky was cloudless the whole way, we looked forward to wonderful summit views, but the closer we got to the summit, the more fog started chasing over the peaks. But luckily the wind mixed and blew away the fog so the amphitheater appeared in all its beauty, but for such a short time that when I managed to get to the camera, fog covered it and offered us a truly mystical view of it. Then Špik appeared in the sun and briefly Škrlatica too. Well, we still got our fill. The wind cooled us well. The fog was getting thicker, so we quickly headed back to the valley. However, the fog stayed at the top, while the sun warmed us on the way as we enjoyed the descent on the screes. We even found the right path and unwittingly made a loop . The forest path pleasantly cooled us and full of impressions we were already at the car. I am glad we finally managed to visit this beautiful peak.
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| dprapr9. 07. 2012 21:40:26 |
Ah, so!
First a riddle, then a nice description with pics. Clever!
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| sabina19679. 07. 2012 21:44:19 |
Dprapr, it was too easy already...
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| gely9. 07. 2012 21:51:41 |
As usual I was hanging with Sabina... she describes so nicely, so I don't need to.
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| dprapr9. 07. 2012 21:53:50 |
Sometimes it's exactly that puzzle you think is hard that gets solved first. Almost always someone has the recording "saved"!
Lp
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| joste31. 07. 2012 08:52:31 |
Last weekend we visited Kukova Špica, starting early in the morning to avoid the heat on the long scree slopes, just after 9 a.m. already on top.
Along the whole path we chose the right trails, you just need to check a bit beforehand and orientation is fairly easy, but the group ahead of us possibly got quite lost (they lost about an hour), so it can happen and you need to keep your eyes peeled.
Great views from the top, photos posted on my website: Kukova Špica photos
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