grifomatik - Recent messages

Nice even when dry!

27.8. we ascended this route. Snowfield can be avoided via left edge gully, but there's some climbing there. Snow is very hard, so if crossing it ice axe very welcome.

Chimney (really obvious) at ca. 2200-2300m can be bypassed via much easier path right along wall - useful for descent.

Cables mostly ok except one place torn off, route excellently marked, orientationally simple, but more demanding fitness-wise.

Descent same way without major issues.

Today's tour - via ferrata to Češka koča, via Frischauf path to Grintovec, down the same, from ČK on footpath to valley. Weather was cloudy, very windy with gusts.

Possible with regular hiking boots. Need to bypass 3 snow patches on the path, requires some minor mountaineering-climbing experience. Path suitable only for people with some mileage in mountains.

I was up there the day before yesterday on the south side. South side is dry and suitable for everyone.

Planned to go to the lake but conditions weren't suitable for me. Snow still in patches around 45 degrees at approx. 2000m under Krn. For crossing it'd be good to have ice axe, less experienced also crampons. Snow partly collapses.