| suhy15. 10. 2023 21:31:42 |
Criminals return to the crime scene, says an old proverb. Well, we're not exactly criminals, but we love returning to unusual, adventurous, mysterious places, in short special and attractive ones. And after two years, on Saturday we tackle Visoki Kurji vrh again. Equipped with our own author track in Garmin, about a km from Belca off the road we confidently bite into the steep and after under three hours already sit on the sunny and for the season unusually hot summit. When we tie our souls with drink and food, from the ridge towards Mojstrovica we take steep grasses to the hunting hut on Pl. Bašca, then along trail towards Rez ridge (some call it Vavčarski greben). On the saddle some 230m from Rez summit (1412m) we spot a trail descending to valley. This would shorten our way, we think, no need to traverse whole ridge and past Vavčar farm and scary dogs back to car. Although no trace of such valley-leading trail in paper or virtual maps, despite quite dense scrub promising concrete steep, we decide to try luck. And after some 40m descent sadly don't find it. Path miserably ends in trodden paths, jumps, rocks and cliffs, so better return to ridge than risk wandering wilderness where no human foot has stepped. No embarrassment that GRS has to deal with unreasonable adventurers, or god forbid our "fame" sung in black chronicle.
Twisting like pretzels we avoided Vavčar dogs on shortcut and unlike tour two years ago when in pitch dark along cart track we trudged to road at Komunala Kranjska Gora plant, we take trail at 1000m height winding to Belca across Beli, Kladnikov and Strmi graben. At late hour, past five, still a bit worried if given this year's floods in Slovenia can cross all three gullies. Luck favors the brave, who risks profits, believe in yourself and follow your path, where there's will there's way, … and go. To Beli graben comfortable cart track, crossing easy, ahead decent trail easy to follow. Kladnikov graben passable too, before Strmi graben when trail reaches near 1200m it completely vanishes in steep grasses, but in maPZS, Mapy.cz and other digital maps precisely drawn enough to follow with navigation on. When we manage in dark to break through Strmi graben too, which due to wild terrain somewhat harder, stone falls from our hearts, since to car only some 700m distance, map-drawn trail should gently descend from 950m to valley, so night walking shouldn't be problematic. Then shock. In gully approx 180m from Strmi graben, rockfall wiped out, better erased ca. 30m of path, terrain config, scree on steep rock slabs and screes below path practically didn't allow safe crossing. Quickly clear what's awaiting. Stoically turn on headlamps, turn 180° and resigned to fate march in counter direction in dark. Add unexpected 5km march, 200m ascent and hero-less drag back to start on variant from two years ago. And for end some modest stats: 19km walked in 10.5hrs, 1685m ascent, for spicing household chores we picked exactly 36 ticks at home. Ah, for consolation at least three capital porcini cheered us along path and ended on plate today.
So to all adventurers, off-trail lovers, random hikers, explorers of useless world and others planning to step this path, we warmly advise against the intention. Despite all mishaps we sincerely enjoyed Ž&M 
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