| triglavski3. 07. 2009 14:00:28 |
Today, 3.7, I headed to Mangart to check the path conditions. Down at the Stožje scree, where they are building a new road, I waited about half an hour for them to level and roll the road after digging out material so I could drive over; they do it individually for each person, which is nice. Less nice is that cars with low chassis have some trouble, and of course right after the construction site a "PARKING FEE" collector awaits; they collect remotely. If someone just drives over the loop at the saddle, of course no need to pay, but it's hard to explain that to the collector  . And info: not a cent from the collecting goes to the road, nor to the hut, nor to trail maintenance .
From the saddle, in cloudy weather, I head towards the Slovenian gully. In the wall I see two, whom I catch up to under the snowfield in the central part: Czechs, a girl and a guy with gaiters they don't need, of course without crampons, ice axe and helmet, which I use and cross over; otherwise even I couldn't. I advise them to turn back. Higher up I encountered more snowfields, which can be bypassed, but carefully. At the summit I'm alone, I change the logbook and descend via the Italian path. Below the summit I cross two snowfields - somewhat exposed, then one part is completely dry; the entire NW slopes above the wall are still deep under snow, the snow is quite soft but won't be like that every day; without an ice axe I wouldn't go across. A bit lower I meet a young family with three boys, all in sneakers and without any gear; I mention the conditions back there and they turn back. Somewhat older ones, whom I meet even lower and who have nothing except poles (which aren't needed for the Mangart slope), I repeat the story about the conditions but I'm not very convincing and they just wait for me to disappear lower down. A group of young Czechs, most of whom are in sneakers and shorts, just smile wondrously at me with the ice axe and helmet and crampons on the backpack behind and cheerfully push on.
Of course I also stop at Vanda's hut, which is open; I recommend it to you too, she serves excellent strudel, and there are also good homemade drinks and other goodies. To all for whom snow doesn't lie well, I suggest walking on foot from Mlinč to the hut; the path is marked, they will enjoy the beautiful views of the Western Julians and will be richly served at Vanda's. The safety gear that is exposed from under the snow is in good condition.
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