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Spodnji Rokav

lijaneja20. 08. 2025 18:11:39

Although less than ten days have passed since the last long trip to the cauldron, I headed there again yesterday. In the 'night' minibus in Mojstrana I have six like-minded people. I hoped at least someone would turn behind Šlajmer into the forest, but one got off already behind Kukova špica, the others continued to Aljažev dom. Half an hour later, when the night was still dark and the forest opens a bit, headlamps are already flashing high in Tominškova, even more on the Triglav ridge. The morning wasn't as clear as last time, I awaited sunrise exactly at the same place, but eleven minutes later and more towards the southern horizon.
No one in front of me of course, just before Škrlatičina shoulder the versatile athlete Franci catches me. I hand him a quality PVC bag for the logbook to take to the top, I descend to the cauldron. I find a large enough boulder to lay out wet clothes, behind it a bottle of water since there's no snow left anywhere. With a light pack I'm bouncier, but the route above the short scree grounds me, as there's an incredible amount of scree on the rocks and I had to clean it with hands often to continue safely. Surprisingly I nail all critical spots first time, which I can't say for the return. velik nasmeh

Right in one of the dilemmas a young guy comes towards me sent by God himself nasmeh

. While taking photos at the top I messed up phone settings, the guy fixes it instantly, very grateful for that. Short stop in cauldron and back to Škrlatičina shoulder. Didn't feel like going to top as I was there last time, also gave the bag to buddy in morning. The mentioned peg just below 'selfie' section someone fixed so much it doesn't wiggle anymore, but needs long-term fix as it's in dangerous wall area.
Since time window was still wide open, planned via Rdeča škrbina to Dolkovo špico, but peaks were misting up, so straight down. At 5.15h bus half full, mostly tourists.

P.s.
Just below summit picked up dark blue Black Diamond climbing sling lying on ground. Happy to return to owner.

Stenar at the branch-off to Stenarska vratca.

Rogljati and Srednji Rokav, between them the peak of Visoki. Photo taken 10 min. below the summit of Spodnji.

Already at the top. Dovški križ with Široka peč and Škrnatarica, left Grlo.

Here Visoki and Rogljati overlap, to the right Srednji Rokav.

Entered three times on four sheets, despite the new box the booklet is already falling apart.

The Queen. I captured it excellently with the completely darkened little screen.

Also at Dolkova špica, Škrlaticina's shoulder and Kuclju 2372 it turned out well for me.

But here I don't know what I wanted to take a picture of. Probably the block on the left, which serves as a good landmark.

Approach path from the fourth marker, after a friendly young man enabled my mobile during descent.

Škrlatica with cross and summit of Rokavski greben.

Juš mentioned that one can descend very quickly somewhere around here.

Mists are rapidly gathering to the south.

...and the basin from the path to Škrlatičina rama.

Brrr, more than three hours of scrambling to Aljaž still await me.

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lijaneja23. 07. 2026 13:00:20

I'm already used to early rising and Vandrovček's van, but yesterday I was a bit in a dilemma because of his delay. Well, the driver explained to me in the packed van that the cause was a crash and he had to make a detour. All the clientele (the parking meter was already at number 91) is heading towards Aljaž's house, only I turn towards Šlajmer. I turn off the headlamp after half an hour of walking, it's pleasant, I take in the freshness with full lungs. I no longer stop at the bivouac for several years, mostly foreigners are in it. I catch up with only a few people to the scree below Škrlatica, a little higher someone is already returning with a mention that it's blowing strongly at the top. Ha, when I get up there, it will have calmed down. And indeed it did. Also on the 240 meters lower Rokav, which I reach after almost five hours of walking, it wasn't blowing, it was calm and quite warm, so I stay up there for three quarters of an hour. This time too I hit the route on the first try, after all it's already the tenth jubilee ascent. If I was quite fast from Kot up, I descended much slower, on every, even so small rock there was scree and I often cleaned it off with a glove. During the ascent to Škrlatica's shoulder a cloud came from somewhere and with poles among the multitude of cairns it was not difficult. I put down the rucksack, quench my thirst well, tuck two T-shirts into my belt and with the phone in my pocket after a good twenty minutes I greet the mighty cross on the mountain. I don't stay long on the top, as a long descent awaits me. From behind the rock I pull out an untouched bottle of juice, which was so cold that I had to gasp already at the third sip. No wonder, as apparently at this height at six in the morning it was two degrees below zero. Just before the scree I meet a group of six foreigners, but they were so slow that I didn't know if they were ascending or descending. mežikanje