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Exactly, continue.

Where?

Kovk?

After 4h hitchhiking with public transport finally start in Rateče, past both Mangart lakes and Jezerska planina ascend through Plazje to Klanška škrbina. Path is quite nicely marked but in several places quite crumbly and leads over larger rock blocks. Head to ridge of Malih špic but don't reach highest point as smooth slab stops me, didn't find bypass although it should be somewhere lower. Well for those few meters didn't worry too much and went back to Klanška škrbina and over Gladki rob where at one turn hit a trail that soon leads to better trodden path and to pre-peak of Skala where summit doesn't look very passable. Luckily lower nicely cairned path, even 2 cables help, one jump seemed especially annoying. This year first to sign summit book meaning summit not exactly visited. Carefully return and carefully look at supposedly difficult Visoka špica. Look into gully looks too steep so tackle from direction of Malih špic where grass is indeed steep higher also precipitous. Really careful descent among edelweiss follows. Past closed Mangart hut and over Vrh Jarečice and Rdeča glava ascend to Strmi nos where wait for sunrise. Company kept by goats quite a few around saddle. Sleep in bivouac Nogara. in morning still dark go by Slovenian path to Mangart and descend by Italian path to Rateče then long drive.

Thanks for the information. I also read the descriptions, but this gully seems quite crumbly and vertical.

On Tuesday I take the bus to Vrata. Past bivouac 4 I head to the SE ridge of Dolkova špica. I catch the cairns quickly, but on the second grassy section the cairns go quite right. Here I make the first mistake and turn left too soon into a distinct gully and after a chimney and on gravelly ledges return back to the cairn. This alone takes me more than half an hour. Then it is nicely cairned to the scree below the summit of Spodnja Dolkova špica, but there doubt appears. I kept too far right, but at all passages it did not exceed grade two. I think 2532 m is just the edge of the ridge with a cairn, the actual summit of Spodnja Dolkova špica (2541 m) is a bit further. To the summit of Dolkova špica there are no more difficulties, the ridge is quite wide in several places, only one notch is a bit harder to climb. The stamp is still unusable.
Rogljica was again unsuccessful, it seemed too vertical for grade two. Since there is still some time, I decide for Škrlatica. On the descent a short shower catches me, but since the weather is still unpredictable, I abandon the idea of Rakova špica. I descend to bivouac 4, where I sleep. There was nobody. The next day I go to Križ and Gubno, and over Kriška stena to Kranjska Gora to the bus.

Around Kamniška Bistrica?

All correct. You can also see Špičasti vrh, Muzari and Žbevnica.
You can continue.

Very close. The peak has its own name.

Those "little hats" gave away the location, but I couldn't remember where exactly that wooden house is.
Well, if I continue ,
Peak name?
Maybe names of peaks behind?

Somewhere on Paški Kozjak?

All OK. Passing riddle to lijaneja.

I'd say it's Rutarski Vršič?

It seemed to me that we had to go pretty directly up, but I didn't see pegs there and don't know if I'd dare to climb down... The idea was even to go from the top towards the Altar, but it seems even harder.
You're right, lijaneja. With a car I'd rather go abroad somewhere higher; I have plans and projects for several centuries, no trouble.
I checked again and it says around 45 degrees, but the steepness is uneven. In between there's another almost vertical step that's probably iced over in winter. I didn't measure it myself and have no idea how much it is.

Excellent. Thanks for suggestions. I had some really good Leki that didn't fold while hiking, because most others did for me.
Lijaneja, thanks for description. Climbed the mentioned gully and pic 17 taken from stance above it. Top of gully has suspicious jammed stone. From there seemed too hard so turned back rather than risk, but must learn abseil by next season. Rope I carry gladly.