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Climber, if you already want info I'll tell you my experiences from the route: When I climbed as first in the team I got stuck in chimneys (III). In one narrow one with backpack I got jammed and it could have ended badly if another team hadn't thrown rope from above. If there's still snow in Slovenian gully, recommend ice axe.

Planinec is a generic name for hikers in the hills and it's not any definition who is who by abilities or knowledge. Every gornik or alpinist must first go through the planinski world to get to that rocky one, so it's not a chameleon because of that

veja5
As I see you're in Bolivia.
If you go to Cochabamba, drop by Universidad San Simon. I work there.
Just ask for engineer Rado Rubes.

And as bonus we have here one fivethousander to visit.

Happy hiking all Slovenian hikers.

Phone in Cochabamba: 4483642 (call from any VIVA or ENTEL phone booth, so no international call from your mobile)

Ha,ha,ha!

Looks like L.G. and JA met in January in Y on Begunjščica.:http://www.hribi.net/slike/biggrin.gif Really historic meeting. Jus who faithfully and critically (more jealously) follows everything L.G. writes on the forum and L.G. whom Jus's teasing doesn't bother at all. The guy is just loaded with condition and I don't doubt he could do 2x winter Triglav too, if that wasn't plain stupidity.

Hopsa amuk! Here you have suggestions for nice tours for half the winter.

I'd just like to comment. If you are really beginners and want to hike in the mountains this winter, then just get gaiters, because there will surely be snow. They're not that expensive.

As for Snežnik, I've been up there several times in winter and the last slope before the hut is usually icy and slippery. I was always without crampons, but would have been happy with at least chains there.

And fog is not for messing around in winter when everything is white. Everything looks the same and you can get lost quickly. A friend bivouacked in fog and snow on Vogel 10 meters from the chairlift tower. In fog he just didn't see it and rightly decided to bivouac rather than wander off. What you see as a cloud from the valley can easily be fog at higher elevations.

After a few nice tours it will probably hook you for good, and you won't be beginners anymore and will have gear too.

Happy hiking and lots of enjoyment!:

Forecast for Saturday not too bad, of course if you're under roof before noon. Wait till it clears and dash to the top. Chance of clean atmosphere and nice views. If you want to hit the lottery you must buy a ticket. Overnight up there and Sunday will surely be fine.

Mountaineering enthusiast, I'm writing to you from Bolivia where I now live in the Andes. In my young years I was a member of AAO from Ljubljana. With them I did the alpinism school. First on Turncu and then 2x in Paklenica. Since I've followed you for some years on this portal I know you're from Kmetov dom and probably don't live in Ljubljana, so I don't know if you'll have time for the alpinism school. But if you manage to join, they'll teach you dynamic belaying, rope techniques, climbing with double rope, overhangs, chimneys, anchors, proper stance, etc. You'll also meet new friends. Experienced climbers usually have fixed partners, but sometimes they miss a buddy and take you on some ascent. You have to be active and at the start look for someone who'll "drag" you up some route, then when you master it you'll probably already have one or two - trainees - climbing partners, and things will roll.
Routes for beginners: Raz and chimneys of Mala Mojstrovka, Kranjska Rinka, Slovenska and Nemška in Triglav, Hornova in Jalovec, Raz of Stenar, Virensova in Kogel (at the start of the season) and for May 1st in Paklenica (at least in my times).

Don't be shy and find an A.O. ready to accept you. Age shouldn't be a limit, because that borders on discrimination and it's punishable.
Good luck!

I climbed it about 30 yrs ago. Belays right where needed and comfy. 5m slippery chimney only uncertainty. Good luck!

You will not hike 9 hours. Only 4 hours up (if u are very slow) and about 3 hours down.

And down the hill all saints helps, but up the hill is nobody to help. Don't worry you can do it, especialy if you are early bird.