david peterka - Recent messages

Somewhere around mid-May or for the first of May I'm planning an extended weekend in the mountains. Start on Friday evening or Thursday afternoon at Velika Planina. Given that there are plenty of nice and fairly accessible peaks in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, I'd do this semi-winter tour there. Mountaineering gear I have is really good boots, 12-tooth crampons and helmet. I don't know if it'll suffice for those winter conditions which will probably still be there then, so I'm thinking whether to buy a hiking ice axe just in case, because you never know when you slip. Fitness isn't an issue; I'm a hardened runner. This year only Grintavec and Stol and some mid-mountains without special issues and muscle soreness the next day. Mountaineering knowledge is the other issue since in winter except this year I haven't really gone much in mountains so I'd avoid any alpinism. Recently two mountaineers hinted at a rough route - start could be at Velika Planina then over Konj and other mountains to hut at Korošica and back towards Kamniško sedlo then Brana, Turska gora, Skuta I think (these peaks are questionable at least for Skuta and Brana which I've been to; I know it's pretty hard to get up in these conditions because Brana even in summer isn't an easy tour). Last day sleeping at Kokrško sedlo or just descend to valley. How about hut openings in May? Only winter rooms or does something open in May? Have you done a similar tour or could you advise which paths to take and what gear to get.

Is it trodden? Has anyone been up there today or yesterday?

Does anyone know what the conditions are like from the Savica hut past Triglav lakes upwards? Planning this weekend, info would be very welcome.

By chance did someone go this weekend past Triglav Lakes up to Triglav? Planning to go next weekend if weather holds somehow. Any really demanding section on the path? Cos as much as I read it's more or less all secured the really harder sections. Must be crazy nice tour now in winter.

Thanks for advice, will consider. Yes wishes one thing reality another I really bit on neck overestimated situation. Gear I'll get experience unfortunately not. Mountains have two slopes south no doubt by then snow more or less gone but walked quite on north side. Ok then really better now some day tours, lower tours with ice axe then summer see how.