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Ponca and Vevnica

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BRAZONIK4. 10. 2011 20:11:46
Hi Orkan, if photo is top-notch, we're also class in pictures, thanks Inž
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orkan4. 10. 2011 22:35:09
Hi, we needed around 12 hours with stops.
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ugn5. 10. 2011 21:21:32
so much advertising was done here this year for this ridge traverse, that it was already time to go check it out. It seems unusual to me that it's always described only half the ridge traverse, to me it seemed right to traverse the whole ridge, so: High Ponca - Strug - Vevnica - Little Koritniški Mangart - Mangart - descent via Via Italiana back to Belopeška lake.
At ferrata on V. Ponca I was surprised it starts so high (in my opinion about 100 m below summit, I was already sure I missed the junction). Traverse to Strug is relatively o.k., from Strug to col below Vevnica though due to crumbly terrain on exposed parts really quite dangerous at certain spots. Further o.k. Technically most demanding spot on whole route is below summit of Little Koritniški Mangart. Overall very nice route. But due to mentioned dangerous passages I don't recommend it.
view of the ridge from V. Ponce1
right Mangart, my goal for today2
left Jalovec3
view back from Mangart to the entire traversed path4
example between Strug and Vevnica: the cable can look fine, but attached like this5
example of dangerous passage: crumbly, precipitous, unusable cable6
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priz6. 10. 2011 17:43:02
uf, that was really long... how long did you need for the whole loop?
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urbancek6. 10. 2011 18:08:18
Crossing half (a bit more, if precisemežikanje) is described because Via della Vita is included there, which you didn't do since you went ahead...

Otherwise congrats on nice tour!
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ugn6. 10. 2011 21:48:52
Urbancek, that was just a joke... Priz, it's quite long, yeah...
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CarpeDiem2477. 10. 2011 08:47:10
Ugn, damn, this is a length matter!
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meta5030. 08. 2012 14:07:58
Planica-Tamar-High Ponca-Strug-Vevnica-Tarvisio bivouac-Kotovo sedlo-Jalovec-Tamar

Above-mentioned route we did on 28th and 29th August. Started from Planica shortly before 8 (road to Tamar closed) to Tamar and on to Middle Ponca, arrived there with heavy backpackseek at 1 pm. Further to High Ponca path well secured. Ridge crossing between Poncas and Strug no different from previous descriptions, meaning cables torn and marks poorly visible. Still no problems with crossing as we enjoyed great views.
From Strug descended below Vevnica wall and via well-secured ascent to Vevnica at 17:30. Before going down to Tarvisio bivouac where we overnighted, collected some water under Vevnica into bottlescool...
Next morning at 6 from bivouac down to Loška Koritnica then up to Kotovo sedlo and to Jalovec arrived around 10 am.
A little below Kotovo sedlo happy about tiny lake, used it gladly despite some floating bugszmeden and dranknasmeh

In short, path beautiful and did it without issues except heavy packs on backs and at 1 pm in Tamar drank deserved BEERnasmeh
Luck to all





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lozarbogdan30. 08. 2012 16:10:38
Meta, sincere congrats to you and the group, lots more nice stuff, good luck to you too, Bogdan!
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SilvestrO31. 08. 2012 11:23:56
@meta5o, congrats, ...and they even went to Jalovec..., good ones, I thought yesterday when signing the book at Tarvisio bivouac velik nasmeh
...like a little lake, but do you mean water in a rocky depression in the middle of the path? zmeden
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nena192. 09. 2012 20:43:00
Does anyone have experience with the return from Vevnica to Tamar, ??? we'll go up from the lakes, the problem is the return.

we'd go with two cars - the return over Strug doesn't even cross my mind anymore - I crossed it years ago. LP! eek
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jax2. 09. 2012 20:45:39
Over Kotovo sedlo there's no problem, just you lose quite some height (some 400-500 m you have to redo). But there's also a direct way down, but someone who's been there will tell you more about it.
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SilvestrO2. 09. 2012 21:10:23
@nena19, if the return over Strug doesn't even cross your mind..., the descent from Vevniško sedlo past the wall at the end of Špica, direct to the bivouac at Kotovo sedlo and then to Tamar, which is the closest variant..., especially first time and downhill, I can't recommend...zavijanje z očmi
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SilvestrO4. 09. 2012 11:27:56
@nena19, I have a bit of bad news...zadrega
...if you're serious..., for details you can ask at ZS...nasmeh
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lijaneja4. 09. 2012 16:52:15
Good thing I followed this. Nena, it's very demanding, there are no fixed protections, or they're in such bad condition you can't trust them. I see Silvestro has posted too, as he feels responsible. I did this route twice a few years ago and won't do it again unless the protections are fixed. I suggest the variant towards Mangart and descent past Nogara.
Good luck
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nena197. 09. 2012 18:50:57
thanks, we'll probably go back down the same way as up, just very carefully! LP!N!mrk pogled
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