| Accident on Dobrča
16.12.2007
Yesterday evening, a traffic accident occurred on the forest road leading to the hut on Dobrča, in which one person lost their life and another was seriously injured. The driver veered off the snow-covered road and crashed into the valley, stopping 200 m below.In winter, mountain roads are snowy and... |
| Climbers already in the valley
15.12.2007
All the climbers buried by an avalanche this morning on the northern side of Uršlja gora are already in the valley. 7 out of 13 climbers were injured in the avalanche, 2 of them seriously, but both are out of life-threatening danger. All 7 injured were transported to the valley by helicopter, while ... |
| Avalanche on Uršlja Gora
15.12.2007
An avalanche that triggered today on the northern slopes of Uršlja gora reportedly buried a group of climbers. Four out of unofficially eight climbers have already been rescued, while the remaining four are still waiting for help and are reportedly out of mortal danger.A considerable amount of ... |
| Hut on Veliki Snežnik
11.12.2007
Hello!I inform all potential visitors that the Draga Karolina Hut on Veliki Snežnik will be closed on 25 and 26 December.Thank you for your understanding, caretaker Slavko Škoberne. ... |
| Accident in the mountains
7.12.2007
Yesterday evening, a hiker who had a dog with him was returning from the Kisovec alpine pasture towards Sveti Primož. Since it was already dark, he lost the path and slipped into the depths. As he was missed at home, one of his relatives went to search for him and heard the dog's barking in the fore... |
| A hut burned down on Velika Planina
5.12.2007
On Monday, one of the shepherds' huts on Velika Planina near Zeleni rob burned down. The fire, which completely destroyed the hut, caused damage of 100,000.The citizen who noticed the fire was slightly injured and was taken to University Medical Centre Ljubljana.Source: PU LjubljanaVelika Planina.... |
| Zeleno jezero
22.11.2007
The correct answer to the poll about which lakes Zeleno jezero belongs to is: Triglav Lakes, which 74% of you answered correctly, followed by Krn Lakes 11%, Kriška Lakes 7%...Zeleno jezero 1988 m.... |
| Košutnikov Turn
19.11.2007
Košutnikov Turn (2133 m) is the highest peak of Košuta. 60% of you answered the poll correctly, followed by Veliki vrh 30%, Veliko Kladivo 6%, Tolsta Košuta 3%, Ostrv 1%, and Tegoška gora 0%.The Košuta ridge is longer than 12 km and starts east of the road to Ljubelj and ends at Mala Košuta. On the ... |
| Break-in at the shelter on Planina
11.11.2007
Last night, unknown persons broke into the shelter on Planina. The damage and what was stolen is unknown. However, today the shelter had a poorer offer than on other days, as due to the break-in they did not serve food.... |
| Climbed the south face of Annapurna
6.11.2007
Tomaž Humar waited several weeks under the wall for favorable weather conditions, then climbed the south face of Annapurna via a new route. Annapurna 8091 m is one of the 14 eight-thousanders on our planet.More details about the successful expedition will be provided by the alpinist upon his arrival... |
| Črna prst
5.11.2007
Črna prst is 1844 m high and not 1944 m as stated in the poll. Thus, 54% of you answered correctly to the poll about which peak has the incorrect altitude given. Followed by Skuta 11%, Škrlatica 10%, Storžič and Stol 9%, and Ojstrica 7%.... |
| Current conditions (forum)
31.10.2007
For better overview of the forum, we ask all visitors not to open topics with the same title. If a topic is already open and you open a new one with the same title, it will be moved. On the forum and in discussions, hikers exchange opinions, give advice, ask if we don't know something, and simi... |
| Snow has whitened the mountains
23.10.2007
In Slovenia, occasional precipitation has been occurring for several days, which in the mountains due to low temperatures is snow. The most snow has fallen on Pohorje, where the snow cover is up to 70 cm thick. Elsewhere there is less snow, up to 30 cm, with more only in the high mountains, where th... |
| Highest road
22.10.2007
The highest road in Slovenia is the road to Mangartsko sedlo, with its highest point at 2072 m. 83% of you answered the poll correctly.The Mangart road is a good 12 km long, has 22 hairpin turns and almost 1000 m of elevation difference. The road was built during the global economic crisis at the en... |
| Grossglockner
17.10.2007
Grossglockner 3798 m, or in Slovenian Veliki Klek, is the highest mountain in Austria. 89% of you answered the poll correctly.... |
| Accident in the mountains
15.10.2007
This morning, a mountaineer lost his life in the Lubnik area.Mountain rescuers from Škofja Loka carried the body to the valley.Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Protection and Rescue... |
| Mont Blanc 4810 m
13.10.2007
The highest peak of the Alps, Mont Blanc, located on the border between Italy and France, has grown by 2 m due to snow accumulation. The snow height at the summit increased due to greater amounts of precipitation, especially in summer.Mont Blanc is an increasingly frequent goal for experienced mount... |
| Closed Koželj Path
4.10.2007
PD Kamnik informs that the popular "Koželj Path" from Stahovica to Kamniška Bistrica is closed due to damage caused by a recent storm. Kamnik mountaineers will restore it this year.Also impassable is the forest road from the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina through the Korošica valle... |
| My descriptions
4.10.2007
Registered visitors to our website have probably noticed that under your nickname at the login place, the text "my descriptions" appears. Since we notice that some of you have trouble understanding what this is, we decided to explain it.Since there are countless hills and mountains in Slovenia and a... |
| Highest peak of Croatia
4.10.2007
The highest peak of Croatia is Dinara at 1831 m, located in the northern part of the eponymous mountain range. However, Dinara (1831 m) is not the highest peak of this range, as Troglav at 1913 m is higher, but it lies near the Croatian border on the side of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 41% of you answer... |
| Climbers trapped in the Himalayas
1.10.2007
Due to unexpected heavy snowfall in the Indian part of the Himalayas, up to 100 climbers and cooks are trapped on the wall. According to current information, at least one climber has died, while several have been rescued. Due to radio communication failure, the status of the missing is unknown.... |
| Snow has whitened the mountains
28.09.2007
In recent days, it has often rained across Slovenia, and snowed above 2000 m. Tonight, however, the snow line dropped to approximately 1500 m, thus whitening most of our mountains with snow. At 2500 m there is about 50 cm, at 2000 m up to 25 cm and at 1600 m up to 5 cm of snow.... |
| Warning, heavy rainfall!
26.09.2007
Slovenia will be hit by heavy rainfall tomorrow, on Thursday 27.9.2007. In the hilly areas of western Slovenia, locally up to 150 mm of precipitation per square meter can fall, elsewhere up to 100 mm. Due to soil saturation, the risk of landslides will increase.With locally heavier precipitation, to... |
| Accidents in the mountains
9.09.2007
Today the Slovenian mountains claimed two lives. The first accident occurred at 10:29 on the slopes of Mount Špička in the Bovec area, where a mountaineer slipped into the abyss.The second accident happened at 16:26 on the wall above the path from Kranjska koča na Ledinah towards Češka koča. The cli... |
| Slavko Šetina
31.08.2007
On Saturday, 25 August 2007, Slavko Šetina died of a heart attack in the clinical centre. Mountaineers knew him primarily as a mountain rescuer and guest on the morning show Dobro jutro on Pop TV (MMTV), where he hosted the weekly trip section. Recently he also wrote mountaineering trips for Žurnal.... |
| Path to Razor closed
27.08.2007
The Commission for Mountain Paths at the PZS and the Radovljica Mountaineering Club warn On Saturday, 25 August 2007, at 18:00, a major rockfall occurred in the summit area of Razor. The path from the saddle between Planja and Razor towards the summit of Razor is partially buried with fallen rock... |
| Construction of the lookout tower on Planina nad Vrhniko
17.08.2007
The first improvised lookout tower, 3 m high, was built by a group ofVrhnika enthusiasts on Planina nad Vrhniko before 1934, followed by the erection of a16 m lookout tower, which was solemnly opened on 23 September 1934 on the initiative of the then Vrhnika Beautification Societyand destroyed durin... |
| Bear female Francka
9.08.2007
After a month during which French farmers protested against the Slovenian bear that allegedly killed some of their sheep, Francka has ended her journey in France. In southern France, a car ran over the bear of Slovenian origin. The bear was so severely injured that she did not survive the impact. Th... |
| Wind blew the dog away
4.08.2007
This afternoon a gust of wind blew a dog into the abyss on Debela peč. Rescuers from the GRS Radovljica station responded.Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Protection and Rescue... |
| Rampaging cow
3.08.2007
Yesterday morning an unusual accident occurred in Koroška vas on Pohorje. A mother and her 13-year-old son were driving cows along a cart track. One of the cows suddenly turned and hit the boy with the tether chain. The chain wrapped around the boy, the cow went berserk and dragged him approximately... |
| Škrlatica
1.08.2007
Today marks 11 years since the blessing of the newly erected cross on the summit of Škrlatica. The first cross was erected before World War II in memory of Sandi Vizijak, who died in the mountains. Unfortunately, today we also report an accident on Škrlatica. Early in the morning, during the ascent ... |
| Fell 500 m into the abyss
1.08.2007
Today around 14:00, on the path between Rodica and Črna prst, a female hiker slipped and fell 500 m into the abyss. Mountain rescuers from Tolmin found her dead and transported her to the valley by helicopter. Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Protection and Rescue... |
| Grintovec Race
30.07.2007
On Sunday, 29 July, the 10th Grintovec race took place. The winner was the Norwegian Jon Tvedt, who achieved a time of 1:17:27. The best Slovenian, Simon Alič, was more than four minutes behind and took second place. Third was Sebastjan Zarnik. More than 200 competitors reached the finish line, all ... |
| Six people froze to death
25.07.2007
On Tuesday a wave of cold weather hit the Italian and French Alps, claiming six lives. Temperatures dropped to -15 degrees Celsius. On the French side of Mont Blanc, four bodies of poorly equipped climbers were found, while two more people died from low temperatures in Italy.Source: 24ur.com... |
| Slip on Komarča
19.07.2007
A Czech female hiker survived a 40-metre fall. The hiker slipped on the wall of Komarča at an altitude of approximately 1000 m. She was seriously injured and transported by helicopter to Jesenice hospital.Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Protection and Rescue... |
| Jungfrau - Bernese Alps (Switzerland)
12.07.2007
Avalanche fatal for soldiers.According to Swiss defence ministry spokeswoman Kirsten Hammerich, the soldiers were on a routine route for the ascent of the 4158-metre mountain when an avalanche surprised them at approximately 3800 metres altitude. The snow was fatal for six of them as they fell sever... |
| Hot weather
11.07.2007
Temperatures will rise in the coming days and exceed 35 degrees Celsius at the beginning of next week.We inform all mountain visitors to use head coverings and sunglasses when walking in the sun. We recommend ascents in the early morning hours so that descent is completed by midday. Temperatures at ... |
| Bull attacked shepherd
1.07.2007
On the planina za Liscem pasture a bull attacked and injured a shepherd. GRS Bohinj rescuers and a Slovenian Armed Forces helicopter transported the shepherd to Jesenice hospital.Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Protection and RescuePlanina za Liscem &nbs... |
| Kredarica
1.07.2007
The correct answer to the survey question where the highest meteorological station in Slovenia is located is Kredarica. 94% of you answered correctly.... |
| Accident in the French Alps
28.06.2007
In the French Alps, five members of a French family died during the ascent of the 3400-metre-high peak Vallon. The accident occurred when one hiker slipped on snow and pulled the other roped party members with him.Source: www.delo.si... |
| Hiker bitten by snake
25.06.2007
Today around 13:00 a hiker was bitten by a snake on Jureževa planina below Vošca. After consultation with a doctor, rescuers from Kranjska Gora intervened. He was transported to Jesenice hospital with the help of a Slovenian Armed Forces helicopter.Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia ... |
| Accident above Jezersko
25.06.2007
This morning a male hiker dislocated his leg at Mlinarsko sedlo. GRS Jezersko and a Slovenian Armed Forces helicopter intervened and transported the hiker to Jesenice hospital.Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Protection and Rescue... |
| Accident on Kališču
25.06.2007
This morning a female hiker twisted her ankle on Kališču. She was transported to Jesenice hospital with the help of a Slovenian Armed Forces helicopter.Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Protection and Rescue... |
| Accident near Rinka Waterfall
25.06.2007
This morning near Rinka waterfall on the way to Okrešelj, a rock hit a hiker. The rock struck the hiker in the head, so the other hikers helped him descend to the car, where he was treated by the on-duty medical team from Mozirje. He was then transported by helicopter to the Ljubljana Clinical Cente... |
| Accident on Jelovica
25.06.2007
While returning from a bonfire at the Suharna viewpoint above Goška planina on Jelovica towards the car, a 51-year-old man strayed from the path and slipped down a steep slope. Due to severe injuries, he died at the scene.Source: www.delo.si... |
| Bear Attacked Hikers in Romania
24.06.2007
The attack occurred on Saturday evening in the Carpathians approximately 120 km north of Bucharest. The bear attacked a group of six American hikers, and a 31-year-old woman died shortly after rescuers arrived due to severe injuries.Before attacking the American hikers, the bear also attacked a Roma... |
| Accident at the Source of the Soča
24.06.2007
Near the source of the Soča river, a 38-year-old man was fatally injured early in the afternoon. He slipped on the footpath towards the source of the Soča. He fell 15 meters deep and was so severely injured in the fall that he died at the scene.Source: Delo.si... |
| Road to Everest
22.06.2007
The Chinese will once again try to push the boundaries of the possible. This time they will build a road to the highest mountain in the world. The road will be constructed for the Olympic Games, as the Olympic flame is supposed to be carried along it. Later, the road will serve tourists and mountain... |
| Exhausted Female Climber
21.06.2007
This afternoon, in the Slovenian route on Triglav at an altitude of around 2000 m, a female hiker became physically exhausted. A Slovenian Armed Forces helicopter was activated but could not take off due to poor weather conditions.Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protecti... |
| Accident at Boka Waterfall
20.06.2007
Around 13:30, an accident occurred on the viewing platform at Boka waterfall in which a 17-year-old student from the Škofijska Gymnasium in Ljubljana died. He fell approximately 20 m deep and was so severely injured that he died at the scene despite medical assistance. Source: www.delo.si... |