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Questions about snow patches are completely in place and one of the more important data on current conditions. If there are no more snow patches, you don't need winter gear and the backpack is lighter. If they are still present, you take the gear with you, I don't know where the problem is, every normal person is happy for such info, who wants adventure doesn't need to read reports anyway.

Obviously for this access gear is still needed, and even with it probably not the easiest to scramble over.

Even with average ones you make it Praise to our services for the maintained path

No need to attach it anywhere, just hold it properly in your hands.
The ice axe leash in the pic goes basically to the waist, but for hiking you don't need it and can remove the thing, because it's more for climbing. If you're clumsy it can happen that this expensive toy falls somewhere, but if clumsiness is the issue there's an even bigger risk that crampons snag the leash and then you fall somewhere

Today Slovenska dry and bare to gully, good hard snow to top of prevca there, some jumps too.
Path over threshold bare to last 200 alt m.

BD Speed 30 will be equal

I have too much time today so I skimmed this blog a bit... oh man, so much negative energy towards fellow humans obviously only the author knows how to hike in the mountains or in general around the world, others are rejects

Eh yeah, always the same ones chime in, but nothing smart is said

I have a bunch of pairs of boots, and I'm most enthusiastic about Alpina VX953 (otherwise unfortunate name).

Bought them for about 60eur, because they always have sales at Alpina and I have to say for that money you can't get better boots. Otherwise in summer I hike more in approach shoes, in winter in winter gojzars. Mentioned boots mostly used in "dead season" and on long conditioning tours, when terrain in mountains is most harsh on boots, mud, snow patches etc. They hold up excellently after three years.
In my opinion for hiking in three seasons they suffice for approach to any peak here, and even quite a few other things could be climbed . Of course for more money you can get better stuff, but so much quality for that price no. For ordinary hiker in my opinion they fulfill everything our mountains could demand, saved money can be spent on some other gear And light too, easier uphill.

+Cheap
+Light trekking boots that take you everywhere
+Hard just as much as needed and no more
+Surprisingly membrane still holds 100% even in full power
+Sole is classic Vibram, holds like any other gojzar
+Slovenian

-No second sole for crampons at back (anyway not winter boots, so no big -)
-Front part of sole not best for climbing (like most other hiking boots have)
-on one boot the edge at tip came off soon (about 1 cm), but thing annoying only visually, and stable for long time

The idea that people learn climbing techniques from random videos and pictures they find on the internet is more of a myth in my opinion. If it's true, those people will have many other much bigger problems on the ascent anyway, than bad securing.

classic hribi.net, someone makes the effort, takes the camera, posts an interesting tour, here only criticism awaits him

Unfortunately, I myself can't watch the video anymore, but I'm sure that, as usual, it's not such a horror as the comments describe, unless the hero actively pushes people from the ridge into the abyss

I think the problem lies more in that some felt superior to all other "hikers" by moving over those enviable verticals, pumping their ego as the chosen elite. Now that we have ferratas allowing wider groups on such airy paths, they feel threatened and must constantly stress that this isn't climbing at all and they are still the only real mountain tough guys Of course this sheds more light on how some go to mountains for weird reasons than on ethical issues etc. Go up, do what makes you happy.

Of course the new bivouac is cool. Even if you think it doesn't look nice visually, that old tin can was 10x uglier before. It offers just as much comfort, so the "tradition" is untouched.
In general, it's funny to me how a bunch of people uncompromisingly oppose every change and say something sucks, but I'm sure they'd all rather sleep in the new than the old bivouac.

If you're bringing a rope, it makes sense to take something to place too, otherwise the rope also has limited use.
More than technical difficulty, usually in such routes the issue is orientation and time. Best, good luck

Single socks that are not cotton, shoes that fit the foot well (doesn't matter high/low), trim nails. Never any problems.

Since nobody wants to say it straight - yes, one ice axe is enough, Šentanski plaz is a bit less steep than central. Technical difficulty, dunno how to comment.. just hike up the slope, no tricks

Oh, and a bit windy on Saturday.