4th Day of the Alpine Convention

Through Alpine valleys by bike and on foot – from Mojstrana to Radovna and Krma!

The Alpine Convention is the first international treaty in the world concerning a mountain area. It was concluded by the countries

of the Alpine arc: Austria, France, Italy, Principality of Monaco, Liechtenstein, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland, and

the European Community. It represents a common responsibility and a common strategy for coexistence between nature protection and

management of its resources.

The Alps cover an area of 190,959 km², measuring 1,200 km in length and up to 300 km in width. The Alpine arc

rises from the sea and reaches the summit of Mont Blanc at 4,807 meters high. The Alpine mountains extend across eight countries,

with Austria's share being 28.7% of the total Alpine area, Italy's 27.2%, France's 21.4%, Switzerland's 13.2%, Germany's 5.8%,

Slovenia's 3.6%, Liechtenstein's 0.08% and Monaco's 0.001%. The goal of the convention's initiators is to protect the Alps as

a living and economic space, cultural, linguistic and landscape diversity. The Alps, with their biodiversity,

water and forest resources, natural, cultural and economic environment, are home to nearly 14

million people and an attractive tourist destination for approximately 120 million visitors annually. The Alpine Convention

strives for sustainable tourism and sustainable development of the Alps with all their characteristics. It also strives for

reducing traffic burdens, therefore encouraging more nature-friendly visits to the Alps using public transport

and special traffic arrangements in Alpine valleys. The Alpine Convention and its protocols actually

represent instruments for sustainable development of the Alpine space and propose a unified development concept that would

prevent competitive struggles at the expense of nature and ultimately to the detriment of people. With common efforts,

methods must be found that will handle limited resources in the mountain space in the most economical way and without

consequences for future generations. The implementation of the convention's efforts in practice is certainly also the Day of the Alpine

Convention.

You are cordially invited to the 4th Day of the Alpine Convention organized by the Dovje-Mojstrana Mountaineering Association, Triglav

National Park, Slovenian Mountaineering Association, CIPRA Slovenia, Slovenian Mountaineering Museum and Hiša pr Katr

in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning and the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention.

The main event will be on Saturday, June 29, 2013, when we organize recreational cycling from Mojstrana to

Radovna and Krma, a hike to Pocarjeva domačija and a rich accompanying program at the Slovenian Mountaineering

Museum.

The evening before, on Friday, June 28, 2013, we will screen on a large screen in front of the Slovenian

Mountaineering Museum a short documentary film For the Rock Hermit and the Newt and the best film

from the International Mountain Film Festival 2013 Village, Far from Everything.

The purpose of the Alpine Convention Day is to draw attention to the sensitive Alpine space, present the importance of the Alpine Convention and

the peculiarities of Alpine valleys, the importance of preserving nature and cultural heritage and encourage visitors to visit Alpine

valleys in an environmentally friendly way.



PROGRAM

Friday, June 28, 2013, at 8:30 PM, Slovenian Mountaineering Museum in Mojstrana

Film evening on a large screen in front of the museum: For the Rock Hermit and the Newt (CIPRA, 16 min) and Village,

Far from Everything (France, 76 min) – the best film from the International Mountain Film Festival 2013.

In case of bad weather, the film evening will be in the hall of the Slovenian Mountaineering Museum.

Saturday, June 29, 2013, at 8:00 AM

Day of the Alpine Convention: Through Alpine valleys by bike and on foot – from Mojstrana to Radovna and Krma!

Train arrival in Jesenice from Nova Gorica at 7:29 and from Ljubljana at 8:12, and at 8:30 organized free

bus transport with the possibility of bike transport from Jesenice to Mojstrana.

8:00-9:00 registration of cyclists and hikers in front of the Slovenian Mountaineering Museum in Mojstrana

9:15 start of the hike with guided tour of the specialties of Radovna valley and Pocarjeva domačija – museum-arranged

house with economic building and information station of Triglav National Park (easy hike,

free transport to the hike starting point (Psnakova žaga and mlin) and from Pocarjeva domačija back to Mojstrana)

9:30 start of recreational cycling to Radovna (easier cycling, length: 14 km, elevation difference:

350 m) and Krma (harder cycling, length: 25 km, elevation difference: 540 m)

13:00 arrival of cyclists and hikers back in front of the Slovenian Mountaineering Museum

13:00–14:00 hot meal

14:00 protocol part

9:30–17:00 ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM:

 cultural program: folklore group KUD Jaka Rabič, choir from Resia, musical group

"Kanomeljske punce", folklore group from Nockberge National Park, presentation of Idrija lace makers;

 workshops for children, climbing on the climbing wall;

 presentation of Alpine regions at stalls and partner Alpine parks;

 screening of the film in the Slovenian Mountaineering Museum Lights of the Mountains (at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00).

16:20 and 17:30 departure of free bus from Mojstrana to the railway station in Jesenice (train departure in

direction Nova Gorica at 16:55 and in direction Ljubljana at 18:05).

Participant contribution: In advance registration (via web application at: http://bit.ly/158UFs2 until including June 27,

2013): 5 EUR for adults, and 2.5 EUR for children (from 6 to 15 years), for children up to 6 years participation is free. On the day

of the event: 7 EUR for adults and 3 EUR for children (from 6 to 15 years), for children up to 6 years participation is free. The amount

is settled on the day of the event in Mojstrana. The price includes: free bus transport with the possibility of bike transport

in the morning from the railway station in Jesenice to Mojstrana and in the afternoon back, free transport for hikers from

Mojstrana to the hike starting point and from Pocarjeva domačija back to Mojstrana, organized cycling or guided

hike, refreshment on cycling / hike, free entry to Pocarjeva domačija with guiding, free entry to

Slovenian Mountaineering Museum, hot meal and drink.

Attend the event with public transport: 30 percent discount for train and free bus transport from

the railway station in Jesenice to Mojstrana and back!

In collaboration with Slovenian Railways, participants will have a 30-percent discount for the train to Jesenice, which travels from

Nova Gorica (departure from Nova Gorica at 5:28, arrival in Jesenice at 7:29) and from Ljubljana (departure from Ljubljana at 6:55,

arrival in Jesenice at 8:12) and back: departure from Jesenice to Nova Gorica at 16:55 and departure to Ljubljana at 18:05.

Children up to 12 years have 50 percent discount. On all mentioned routes there will be a special wagon for bikes, price for

bike transport is 3.20 EUR.

Discount for families for train transport:

Slovenian Railways recommends to families the purchase of an annual family card, which enables 40 percent discount for

adults and free tickets for children up to 12 years. Purchase of the annual family card for Slovenian Railways is

possible at all railway stations at the price of 7 EUR.

In case of bad weather, instead of cycling and hiking, a free tour of

Pocarjeva domačija and Slovenian Mountaineering Museum will be organized for all participants, where the cultural program with presentations at

stalls and workshops for children will take place.

All nature lovers are kindly invited!

More information about activities on Saturday, June 29, 2013:

RECREATIONAL CYCLING:

Cyclists can decide for longer (A – to Krma) or shorter cycling (B – to Pocarjeva domačija).

Registrations: from 8:00 to 9:00 in front of the Slovenian Mountaineering Museum.

Start: at 9:30 from in front of the Slovenian Mountaineering Museum.

Participant contribution: In advance registration (via web application at: http://bit.ly/158UFs2 until including June 27,

2013): 5 EUR for adults, and 2.5 EUR for children (from 6 to 15 years), for children up to 6 years participation is free. On the day

of the event: 7 EUR for adults and 3 EUR for children (from 6 to 15 years), for children up to 6 years participation is free. The amount

is settled on the day of the event in Mojstrana. The price includes: free bus transport with the possibility of bike transport

in the morning from the railway station in Jesenice to Mojstrana and in the afternoon back, free transport for hikers from

Mojstrana to the hike starting point and from Pocarjeva domačija back to Mojstrana, organized cycling or guided

hike, refreshment on cycling / hike, free entry to Pocarjeva domačija with guiding, free entry to

Slovenian Mountaineering Museum, hot meal and drink.

Cycling difficulty:

A: harder cycling, length 25 km.

B: easier cycling, length 14 km.

Elevation difference: A: 540 m, B: 350 m.

Mandatory equipment: mountain/trekking bike with gears and good brakes (B – light cycling, suitable for all

types of bikes), cycling helmet, first aid, preferably spare tube, air pump.

Description of cycling A (Mojstrana–Krma):

By length and according to the surface, the excursion is easy. At the beginning and on the return, a climb to Kosmačev preval (847

m) awaits us on a wide and asphalt road. Follows a fast descent to Zgornja Radovna past Gogalova lipa to Pocarjeva

domačija. There it will be possible to reconsider and join the easier group. More enthusiastic and better conditioned prepared

will head into Krma valley until will or suitable surface runs out, views in nice weather

certainly won't be lacking.

But the climb doesn't run out all the way to the top of Triglav, well, on the bike we will overcome it only somewhere 200 to 250 elevation

meters. Will follow an enjoyable return to Pocarjeva domačija, then for conclusion again Kosmačev preval, only

that from this side the climb is only 100 elevation meters. Follows another fast descent to Mojstrana.

Description of cycling B (Mojstrana–Pocarjeva domačija)

By length and according to the surface very easy excursion. Same as the longer excursion, at the beginning a climb to

Kosmačev preval awaits us, 200 elevation meters, which can be overcome also on foot beside the bike. Follows a fast descent to Pocarjeva

domačija. We will go by shorter path, so we catch the group heading to Krma. On the return we will make

a little detour, to view some more interesting things, descend a bit more down Radovna valley, but not too much and past

Gogalova lipa return to Kosmačev preval, which from this side is half lower, then just descent to Mojstrana.

The excursion is very easy according to the difficulty scale (http://ktk.pzs.si/vsebina.php?pid=121), however not suitable for children,

who have problems with braking on longer descents.

HIKE TO POCARJEVA DOMAČIJA, museum-arranged homestead and TNP information station (5 km from

Mojstrana)

The museum-arranged house is considered one of the oldest homesteads in TNP. With its appearance and rich collection of exhibited

objects it conjures for the visitor a picture of life in places under Triglav from distant centuries to today. Visitors

will on June 29, 2013 besides the homestead be able to view also the film about Triglav porters titled The Last Load –

Stories from the Beehive and participate in creative workshops.

Starting point: Psnakova žaga and mlin.

End point: Pocarjeva domačija.

Path length: 3 km

Difficulty: easy hike, light walking with stops for viewing interesting things of the valley from starting point to Pocarjeva

domačija

Walking time (approximate): 2 hours and a half.

Additional information about the accompanying program on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, 2013:

Film For the Rock Hermit and the Newt (CIPRA, 2013, 16 minutes)

Biodiversity in the Alps is particularly large and precious. But we will preserve it only if we preserve the living

spaces of the animal and plant species living there and establish connections between them. Municipalities can in this

collaborate in numerous ways. Therefore CIPRA prepared a short film, in which it addresses representatives of municipalities and

thus tries to convince them to actually utilize these possibilities.

Film Village, Far from Everything (France, Anne and Erik Lapied, 78 minutes)

In the Indian Himalayan region Ladakh at altitude 4000 meters live Tashi and his sisters. In an idyllic village, where

they have no electricity, the only source of heat for people is a small stove, in which they burn yak excrement.

People are isolated for several months in the year due to snow and avalanches. Only in winter, when the river freezes, it becomes passable.

Then it is the only possibility for people to transport wood for building houses from remote valleys to the village. The path on ice however is

very dangerous …

SLOVENIAN MOUNTAINEERING MUSEUM

In the Slovenian Mountaineering Museum past and present shake hands. Rich collection of objects with colorful

historical narrative, diversity of photographic and archival material and extensive professional library offer

the visitor insight into the mass and importance of mountaineering activity in Slovenian space. The permanent

exhibition is conceived as a museum narrative, which we experience through our own ascent to the mountain

The film Lights of the Mountains shows beauties of Slovenian landscape with special emphasis on the mountaineering part of our land

and its geographical, plant and animal diversity. The film is at the same time also an invitation to the museum and our mountain world.

POCARJEVA DOMAČIJA IN ZGORNJA RADOVNA – INFO POINT OF TRIGLAV NATIONAL PARK

The museum-arranged Pocarjeva domačija is considered one of the oldest homesteads in Triglav National Park. With its

appearance, rich collection of exhibited objects and stories it conjures for the visitor a picture of life in places under

Triglav from distant centuries to today. Pocarjeva domačija is a cultural monument of national importance. In the museum

equipped building is the TNP information point. TNP for Pocarjeva domačija in 2006 received the Europa

Nostra diploma within the European Union award for cultural heritage, namely in the category of architectural heritage.

The recognition, as stated in the explanation, TNP received due to »subtle use of traditional knowledges and

materials in preserving rare and authentic example of Alpine architecture from the 18th century and preserving

ethnological heritage and thereby connected local possibilities of income acquisition«.

Film The Last Load – Stories from the Beehive (2004, Studio Alp & TV Slovenija, director: Matjaž Fistravec, 50 minutes)

The documentary film leads us to times, when in the park helicopters were not yet heard buzzing. Triglav porters with

supplying mountain posts in Triglav mountains, with carrying heavy loads on their shoulders,

later on horse backs came to additional earnings, which helped them remain in the valleys. Stories about times that

perhaps irrevocably passed are recorded also on beehive end boards of Psnak's beehive from Zgornja Radovna.

For filming the film father Alojz, son Janko and grandson Mitja once more with horses set off towards Triglav. Thus we learn,

how a typical porter day looked, how work was distributed over the year, about problems with snow, which lies in

high mountains long into summer, about accidents with horses and porters and about special affection to mountains in good and bad,

which such work requires. The film received special jury award at the Mountain Films Festival 2007.

WORKSHOPS AND CLIMBING WALL:

To the youngest visitors and participants of the Alpine Convention day in the morning time and all until 5 PM

afternoon also creative workshops will be dedicated. Likewise in front of SPM the youngest and other young at

heart will be able to head to the climbing wall of Slovenian Mountaineering Association and try themselves in variously difficult routes.

Fairy tale morning in Slovenian Mountaineering Museum in Mojstrana

Fairy paths in all directions is exhibition of illustrations of folk tales of top Slovenian illustrators and

illustratresses. Our ancestors believed that in mountain world live unusual beings. In mountain caves dwell

beautiful mountain fairies or white women; through mountain forests roam wild men and wild women. In interior of mountains have

their home mountain dwarfs, who guard treasures; to golden springs come to drink white chamois. On alpine pastures hide

alpine dwarfs, who like to prank to shepherds. Some of these beings and little stories are captured on exhibited illustrations, which

are taken from family excursion guides Fairy Paths of Slovenia (2004) and Fairy Paths into History (2009).

Both books conceived Irena Cerar, published them Sidarta publishing. The exhibition is on view in Snežnik hall.

Fairy whisper of mountains – fairy tales and workshops for children, moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas … all young at heart

Children's and youth writer Mirko Kunčič, who long lived in Dovje, wrote many stories, which local

people told about Triglav kingdom. Before second world war he published them in three books Triglav

Fairy Tales. Some of these fairy tales we tried in narrative and acted form to revive also in Slovenian Mountaineering

Museum.

9:00 – 13:00 Rescue the cursed girl - social game for children and adults

 visit Anca, witch, fortune teller and healer with workshop cooking healing soup for good feeling and

»falling« various diseases …

 visit storyteller Bukovnik

9:30 – Mountain man at Peričnik, fairy tale with workshop, on which children will make giants

10:30 – Legend about cursed cats with workshop for making cat for luck making cats for luck

11:30 – Dragon toothache, fairy tale with workshop, on which children will make dragon

12:30 – White woman in Mežakla, fairy tale with workshop carving wooden keys

CULTURAL PROGRAM:

Musical group »Kanomeljske punce« from Idrija:

Cheerful company of Kanomlje girls with their handy »home« instruments, singing and contents connected with

folk tradition, together represent musical tradition of Kanomlje valley. With songs and their performance

to older the group revives memories on old times, to younger presents today all rarer used house

utensils.

Presentation of Idrija lace makers:

Members of Idrija Lace Makers Association will perform Sketch about Idrija lace makers.

Choir from Resia: Choir Monte Canin from Resia, which operates from year 1971, is known by singing modern

and traditional Resian, Alpine and spiritual songs. Emphasis of the group is on researching rich cultural

heritage and including young in singing Resian songs. They issued also their CD.

Folklore group from Nockberge National Park:

Folklore group Krems is one of important carriers of culture in Austrian Carinthia. The group

presents mostly with folk dances.

PZS Exhibition:

Exhibition, prepared on 120th anniversary of establishment of Slovenian Mountaineering Society, whose successor is

Slovenian Mountaineering Association, will be set in vestibule of Slovenian Mountaineering Museum. Exhibition on 120th anniversary

of organized mountaineering in Slovenia tells story through pictorial images based on themes and not

years, and witnesses about rich history of mountaineering organization, which mountaineering as way of life set also as

guideline. We learn mountaineering activities from love to homeland, from desire for accessible mountains and safer paths, from

respect for nature, admiration of mountain world, in care for fellow man, about young, and about common participation,

where in company of mountains and cheerful, kind people, we like to leave in valley worries. We gazed into future, since we are open for

new challenges, in fact that there are no impossible paths and saw, that Triglav still all essentially connects and marks us.

At stalls also regions Idrija and Tolmin will present:

Idrija: will present: Geopark Idrija, Municipality Idrija, Tourist Information Center Idrija, House of Herbs,

Idrija Mercury Mine, Idrija Lace Makers Association, Kanomeljske punce.

Tolmin: will present Posoški Development Center with projects Energy Vilab (about sustainable mobility) and

Alpstar (about low carbon footprint), Municipality Tolmin (300 years from Tolmin Punt), Tolmin cheesemaker.

In sign of 300th anniversary of Tolmin Punt, which this year we commemorate, also program UŽU – Challenges

of countryside and study circle Between history and modernity took place. At meetings participants revived knowledges and

skills, which once were needed for making clothes and accompanied women from child years to death. Invested

effort bore fruit and today they can present to us culture of dressing in time of Tolmin Punt. They help also

us understand path of creation of clothes, that we would know in clothes see all knowledge, skills, invested effort and time

of those, who made them. Part of this tradition they will present at Day of Alpine Convention.