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| garmont18. 01. 2025 18:21:08 |
Today almost no wind.
Above the bench serious snow starts, track a bit improvised but still gets you to the top.
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| Tomco8. 03. 2025 20:01:40 |
Plan for today was Pripravniška to Mojstrovke, but canceled due to unclear cornice situation above the gully. No big deal. Anyway wanted to do Stol once by end of winter, mine hasn't been in winter yet, why not today. Here no fear something will break on you and carry you down .
Relatively early start from Valvasor (06:20) paid off as snow up there still holding. But relatively little snow compared to similar time last year end of March. Eh, nothing new, this winter is what it is. Especially after this hot week...
No specialties of course, except lots of annoying icy sections on Žirovnica to Prižnica.
From gully between Stols to top direct through that most pronounced chute. Snow there very compact (read: still frozen) and gripped well. Nice pitch here to spice up otherwise more hiking tour.
After descent from top used plenty time for practice ice axe arrest and probing buried transceivers. Good to refresh material. And many more times.
Back leisurely via Zabreška. Nicely warming on south slopes. Beer at Valvasor hut properly chilled.
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| lijaneja28. 03. 2025 19:58:49 |
My plans were different a few days ago for today (Jalovec), but I was a bit unsure due to new snow. Well, there's quite a bit on Stol too, starts at Prižnica, unfortunately fog too which was getting thicker. Wind was strengthening too, gusts several times the forecasted values. At the start old footprints helped, wind had filled them though. Doubt they're from Tomcot, three weeks old. Higher up snow mostly frozen, no degrees anymore, visibility within pole reach. Summit part via Žirovnica path I know quite well, but orientation failed me at some point obviously. Due to extreme conditions summit not important anymore, just wanted to hut (tho know no winter room) for shelter. Tried twice, hut nowhere. Wandered unknown area and slope not typical for Stol. Finally caught gully between two Stols and descended slowly, hugely relieved.
At home check Strava track in horror realize those slopes deep in Austria.... Good I'm 'young' and fit, just head sometimes doesn't cut it.
Posted only as well-meant warning to all hikers, fog biggest b**** and turn moment not sure where you are.
Debate open, besides fog wind.... criticisms I take easiest.
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| lino28. 03. 2025 21:04:08 |
There is no criticism for such a decision. Only praise counts for such a rational decision in f... fog!
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| zavest28. 03. 2025 22:30:30 |
Did you perhaps check the GPS on your phone in the fog? I assume it would still show the location accurately enough for rough orientation.
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| lijaneja29. 03. 2025 07:08:02 |
Ha, just a step to blown-away fog. But farmer is farmer - with Drago we installed Locus Map years ago, a super app, PeakFinder, which shows the hill shape and its name, even on Strava, which I had on all the time, I didn't look. Just a click on the phone and everything would be clear. But what when that 'click' wasn't in the head...
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| Daaam29. 03. 2025 08:28:31 |
Tone, I fully agree regarding fog combined with snowy surroundings. On my very familiar Ratitovec, I have heard tons of disorientation stories in fog around the hut even from almost daily visitors.
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| dprapr29. 03. 2025 08:59:27 |
If you'd opened the map, you'd know the direction to the hut immediately. But then it wouldn't be exciting. Tone, where are the pics?
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| lijaneja29. 03. 2025 10:05:08 |
Just for you, Drago! At Valvazor, Prižnica and parking. Dry clothes, snack and phone were 'safe' in backpack till back to Valvazor.
True, Matija. As you know, I spend a lot of time on Vel'ka, I hear similar stories too, from hut keepers up all summer. Once you lose direction and no known landmark, you're in total darkness. When additionally blinded by icy snow slope, wind gusts moving and snowing you, soaked gloves can't feel fingers...and forget phone in pack that saves you.
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| miri29. 03. 2025 10:27:33 |
My soaked wool gloves warm me. Just on Saturday on Porezen they proved that good property.
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| coupet17. 04. 2025 10:37:35 |
Hi.
Anyone know conditions towards Stol or Vajnež and area?
Thanks for info and best regards.
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| vidm16. 05. 2025 10:24:48 |
hi, has anyone been to the summit these days? looking from Kranj from the valley and see some snow patches in the gullies and planning the standard route from the south from Valvasor this weekend. Maybe someone knows how it is from the hut to the summit, if the path is already completely dry?
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| forzicija27. 05. 2025 18:45:38 |
Maybe someone knows if the path from Valvasorjev dom to Stol is already dry?
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| blazba27. 05. 2025 21:52:00 |
I was up there on 1.5. via the Žirovnica path. Then there were small snow patches above 1900m, completely passable and no obstacle. According to the camera pic, now it's similar, probably even smaller.
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| jerque28. 05. 2025 08:39:21 |
I can give you even more up-to-date info. Here (in the last post, from 25.5.) I posted a pic from Jamnik towards Stol & co. Sunday morning:
https://www.hribi.net/trenutne_razmere/slo/begunjscica/11/633 What the situation is like now, I don't know, but I know that in good weather it's seen even better from the motorway rest area near Radovljica, maybe there's a camera there?
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| Arsu2. 06. 2025 21:10:13 |
Does anyone have info on how the climbing route from the Austrian side is? Is winter gear still needed? Thanks
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| forzicija3. 06. 2025 18:08:08 |
When I was on Stol on Saturday, I saw a couple of Austrians with helmets and climbing harnesses. I don't know more. Maybe something can be seen on the webcam of Celovec hut.
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