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In my career I've had many boots. Some I wore more gladly, others less.
Lately I have Salomon X ULTRA 4 MID GTX, mid-height, very light and I'm superrrr satisfied with them. Grip is also super. Overall I've switched to mid-height, as light as possible models. Even after 6h for example the foot is 'rested', but really they are not for real rock. Nor for slabs, but scree or karst. Incredibly robust, both sole and the rest.

Then I also have Hoka Anapaka. Also very comfortable, but they wear out quickly. Especially the sole. If you get them for say 100€ YES, otherwise too expensive given durability.
For more climbing objectives I have Scarpa Mescalito. Also very comfortable, stable, super climbing boot. Maybe the sole wears a bit fast.

For autumn mud then Alpina Helios.

Last time I got The North Face mid-height in outlet for 60€, but haven't fully tested them yet.

Hello everyone

True. The spot where the rockfall is is about 2-3m long, but the wall is yellow and there is nothing to grab onto, the ground is full of scree on a nice smooth slab, and moreover it is precisely the most exposed spot there.
One youngster went across, the other gentleman preferred to turn back.
If you come from the Kočna direction and don't dare to cross, a 1h return awaits. From the Grintovec direction the rockfall is right after the edge.

The trail from Mlinarskega to Grintovec is completely OK, the worst is the upper part below the summit where everything is shattered by lightning. Overall, both over Mlinarsko sedlo and around Kočna (Kremžarjeva) show signs of the recent storms. Especially with quite a lot of new stones loaded on the path and above them.

Currently Kamnik Alps are really very icy. Previous ones on Storžič and Grintavec show it rained up to the top. After Friday's thaw now that it's cold again, everything has worsened. Until new snow, conditions will require big crampons and ice axe. Afraid the weekend could repeat in its darkest form.

On Saturday 15.1. we were on Grintavec. We came via Kočna and the south slopes were pure concrete in the morning (both hills), even at 1 pm the summit roof dropped just 1 cm. North sides are a chapter of their own. Hard, icy, any fall almost impossible to stop even with ice axes. On Friday evening below 1500 m total south-facing and warm foehn blowing. The path was more icy on Saturday afternoon than on Friday at 10 pm. In short, be careful and must with proper 12-point crampons.

The second option is the best.

Even better is to drive by car to station B and from there to Babanjski Skedenj and then to the old hut and down or to the new one and down the ski slope.
From Žaga I recommend visiting Baba more, which from pl. Baban is anyway half pathless. The screes are generally passable everywhere, provided it's clear and you have time.
Description can be found in the book Manj znane poti by Habjan or in Gore nad Sočo by Stritar, where you can get lots of new ideas.
In summer walking is very strenuous due to high grass and nettles. Best time is right after snow melts or in autumn.

You'll do best if you sleep in Vrata in a bivouac, 100 m ahead of Aljaž.

Over Kačji jezik, thus to the VMP - VO ridge conditions are super squeaky crust. Slope also over 50 deg. Further along the ridge some details are a bit more exposed than in the wall. Definitely count on going down the same way if you don't have a 2nd car in Vrata and that there's occasionally lots of air under your feet. Option is also the icefall starting from the cirque (scree) straight up. Some three pitches are surely 60 deg. that would make the tour already awesome. Conditions are really excellent, never sink over ankle and only the last 2m below the ridge is all superrrrrrrrrrr. Two ice axes mandatory. Below 3 larches turn right into ice (first two pics), because everything else is really tedious up and even more down. This is surely among my top 3 winter tours.
The only track leading from Dnine to Oltar on Sunday was from a chamois. Towards VMP the ridge is really interesting

In early July there can still be some snow, but you never know what it will be like.

The route via Mangart pass through Valle della Lavina to Rifugio Zacchi is not very nice, steep, gravel. But it's easy, not technical.
Map
http://www.hribi.net/zemljevid_poti.asp?id=4

It's better to go from Mangarska planina to Mangart pass and back. And then go around with a car to the lakes and from there to Rifugio Zacchi.
http://www.hribi.net/izlet/belopeska_jezera_rifugio_zacchi_/1/1048/1747

Hello
Was this weekend on Grintavec and saw tons of people with only these chain things on. Some went at least to Kokrško even without ice axe.
Had the 'privilege' live to see what walking with 6-point crampons on Grintavec in these conditions means. Thing ended very well, though not far from very bad. What J. Bele says in media whole week not totally nonsense as some think. Fact is walking with 12-pointers more tiring or annoying whatever, but winter walking never is and won't be like summer strolling. But people today want everything easy, mountains don't always let it slide.

Stove definitely YES. Note that night in bivouac now very long and hard to sleep all time. We sometimes did it by going to sleep soon after arrival. When woke up then started cooking. Otherwise by 7-8 you do everything, sleep and wake at midnight and freeze till morning Water plenty on described tour, else melt snow. Cook anything (instant soups, heat some made jote or play super chef with soup, main and dessert). Winter bivouac definitely unforgettable long time not forget. And each experience + for next bivouac. If not alone be considerate to others. Above all close door well when leaving, cuz nothing worse than arrive exhausted in dark to bivouac with door open and 1m snow inside (happened on Dolič winter) or bivouac gone
If very cold at night watch your boots or similar don't freeze overnight. Put stuff in sleeping bag overnight to dry.

' mountain lover' Exactly there we went to the top this February and down the eastern gully. It was awesome.

How do you plan to return from Tolmin to Bohinj?
For three days it's good to have blister plasters, sunscreen, hat and as light a backpack as possible
Along the Soča the nicest things in my opinion are:
Kozjak waterfall, Zaslap pasture above Drežnica Plains and Polovnik (huge WWI), swimming in Nadiza, Bavšica valley and Zadnje Trente with Zapotok pasture at the head, silence of Na Skali village and Čisti vrh. All more easily reachable. The nicest spots in Posočje are often hidden so it's good to get a bit lost and just explore.
For overnight stays try the hut at Mangart Saddle, at the source of Soča and in Lepena. They are cheap and basically starting points for tours. For example the autumn hike to Mangart Saddle on foot charmed me.
Otherwise everything there is super.