| palček plezalček12. 05. 2026 22:22:22 |
My Sunday exploration starts in Laško (above Bašelj), where there's a large parking lot designated for hikers.
After a few minutes, I turn onto a quasi-path that should lead to a marked trail a bit higher up. I did reach it, but instead of following the path, I hugged a couple of trees to manage a few dozen meters of elevation in the 'upright lying' forest. Continuing brings me to a bench by the spruces, where the path branches left toward Planina Javornik and right toward Kališče. You go straight ahead if you continue along the unmarked but well-trodden SW ridge of Storžič. This time I followed the path to the right, but left it among the first beeches in search of a hunting bivouac. Not much searching was needed, as with a slightly more attentive glance, you can spot it right from the path. One-two, I'm there, and peeking through the window, I spot a metal box from some bygone era standing on a table covered in leaves. Next to it is a stove. In front of the hut, there are scattered bottles; behind it, a path should reveal itself that would lead me higher to the SW ridge. I zigzag along the slope and, although I don't encounter the path, with beautiful views some 300 m higher, I step onto the ridge, where I start chasing the fog. When I finally catch up to it, voices join in. At the summit, quite a few enthusiasts are sitting in the cold and wind. They're probably waiting for the sun's return or simply can't give up the habit of lounging at the mountain's highest point despite the chill.  I didn't join them in waiting; instead, frozen, I hurried off to Bašeljsko sedlo, scanning along the way for a branch-off that tempts me for some future time. From the saddle, sharply right to catch the path, on which a bit lower I stumble upon a marked spring. Then I traverse the slope along a well-visible trail toward Kališče, but at the right spot turn right and continue along a sometimes less visible but picturesque path, where I even encounter two not very talkative mouflons. I step back onto the marked trail at Planina Spodnje Kališče. From there toward the partisan hospital and back to civilization.
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