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Today I treated myself to some exploring in the Prisank ridge on a wonderful Sunday. The main goals were the eastern summit of the Zvoniki and Zadnji Prisank, before that I also climbed Kraj sten and of course Prisank. I finished the tour with an ascent to Mali Razor, which has its own thread, so I'll post a few pics from it there.
I started from Vršič and went along the ridge almost to the front window, then to the ridge to the Kraj sten summit. As also later for ascents to Zvoniki and Zadnji Prisank, I followed the description from Marijan & Marko, so: if you ever read this, biggest thanks and hats off From the summit of Prisank I descended to the start of the Jubilee path and traversed most of the part under Zvoniki towards Kajzeljeva škrbina. I climbed to the ridge at the place where left of the path there's a prominent buttress, right upward some simple broken gully. As for the ascent to Zvoniki itself I won't repeat the mentioned description too much (pics and some comment will probably be more useful), but the thing is really quite gnarly and surely much easier if you rappel on descent. The gullies are well equipped, I found three stances sufficient for all tricky spots. The first gully has a cairn after ca. 5 m, at the top entering the second long one another is placed. A nicely visible cairn is also under the rock barrier just below the summit, where there are two variants (direct, supposedly II+, and right ledge - II). I went up direct over the loaded and crumbly step, on descent it didn't appeal and I went on the ledge bypassing that step on the north side. It was much easier for me and if I went again I'd go up there too.
At Zadnji Prisank it's exactly the opposite - only difficulties right at the start, the ridge is completely easy. I headed from the path right up immediately at the end of the first horizontal cable after Kajzeljeva škrbina and climbed one slightly annoying step, then along some ledge and wide gentler gully to the ridge. The ridge is easy, but I didn't go quite to the end because chamois with young were sleeping there. Prisank is already riddled with paths, I climbed into one of the rare quiet corners around. So I settled somewhere midway on the ridge where a cairn is placed and the highest point was visible. I descended along the approach route and traversed further on Jubilee to the second window.

Also today excellent conditions in central gully, above all nice weather beyond all expectations! In the gully we were completely alone, at top met two more mountaineers. Descent over Šentanski plaz. Worth sacrificing Monday morning

Today on Vremščica. Sunny with nice views, but sadly quite windy (as expected). From Senožeče direction recommend crampons, path very icy in forest. Snow practically from base here, as soon as enter forest from village, towards Gabrk more patchy from top and gone where SPP turns left down slope from road (ca. 800m, small parking).

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I've always been met by a sign on this road in the cold half of the year that the road isn't maintained in winter. I somehow doubt it'd be any different with this year's snow amount in these parts.

No, for a while no one has written anything here, so I can revive the topic with today's fairly strenuous ascent to Goteniški Snežnik from Gotenica (via Kameni zid). With a buddy we started hiking around nine and returned just before four - the southern snow slowed us down considerably, which we trampled with snowshoes for a good part of the path. The biggest problem with the thaw is of course on the slopes of Kamenega zidu, where the path is completely snowy and the "traverse" is very steep in places. In the morning it still held, on the way back it sank extremely. Someone was already ahead on foot, but turned back just before this traverse. Someone went a bit further today during the day, but also turned back before the traverse. So up to there it's trampled for pedestrians, if anyone is thinking of an ascent by chance. To Kameni zid you could probably get there OK now without extra gear, for GS snowshoes/skis will be highly recommended for a while.

Wow, that line looks really quite wild; I imagine descent on it was quite an experience. Thanks!

Big thanks @Hammond! Well, probably will scare around there again sometime... and maybe renew the cairn Good luck!

Peak above Mužici - better luck next time. That's how I'd briefly describe my today's mountain adventure... and if nothing else, revive the thread that's "slept" over 6 years
Motivation for exploring Kukovi prodi came from trip to Vrtaško Sleme last weekend, when I eyed quite well where the passage to them is. Today I started at 7am at Črlovec and at junction Kukova špica - Vrtaško Sleme turned left towards Kukova. When path enters gully of Veliki Črlovec, I went up some initially OK visible trail right by gully and turned left onto first shingle tongue. Then up it to top until bushy-rocky barrier blocked path. There right opens wide (torrent?) gully, via which I quickly reached ramp right under SE gap of KŠ. No cairns here, here and there some parts faintly trodden, all recognizable traces from chamois. At ramp I went around ridge and started ascending towards top of Kukovi prodi via least unpleasant parts. Up to here everything smooth as butter, weather 10/10, time plenty, no orientation issues. Higher I got, more the ridge of Peak above Mužici formed on right, which was trip's goal, but from this perspective unclear which is the true summit. Had only pics from E ridge of KŠ where it's seen downwards, and couldn't use them. So at "suitable" spot started attack on ridge. Ascent wildly loaded and quite crumbly, also fairly steep. On ridge went right (east) and reached some subpeak. Quickly nose drooped, obviously not on right summit but rounded forepeak from east side. Then I probably made fatal mistake: instead of trying to true summit along ridge, which later from base looked by far most enjoyable option, descended through all annoying scree back to prodi and tried luck elsewhere. Somewhat punished by superficial reading of M&M description, abundance of subpeaks in VNM ridge didn't help. In second attempt conquered ridge summit west of VNM, which looks somewhat higher than true summit, and to it along ridge quite without issues from col between Kukova and VNM ridge. Here I arrogantly tried to continue along ridge but quickly hit verticals that sent me back to backpack. For third try attempted to reach col between VNM and its western mate where I was minutes before, via annoying system of overhanging loaded slabs. Almost reached saddle but bit below it at fairly awkward spot courage ran out. Somewhat shocked by nastiness of descent on those slabs at backpack finally threw in the towel and only during descent (went more by SE gap wall) noticed that ridge to VNM looks quite OK (pic 24). No way I felt like up and down that shingle to ridge again, so descended to car... and quietly a bit pissed myself Would be very glad for comment from someone who's been up there, to describe bit more precisely where went over those slabs. And of course if that ridge part (from east forepeak to summit) really passable with difficulties up to say II degree - if so, maybe tackle it again sometime.

Super! Thanks Tone

Today from Planina Jezerca I visited Kalški Greben and Kalška gora, returned via the path under the ridge through Kalce. Since I unexpectedly extended the tour to Kalška gora, I had to study the forum on the spot to check which of the ridge peaks is Mala Kalška gora. I think I found it... thank God for 4G :P Weather was super (except wind), hikers practically none, which means more animals around the path. Although I was warm all the time walking, all the little lakes by the path were frozen even during the day - winter knocking at the door.

Today in family group we did wonderful ascent from Črlovec to Vrtaško Sleme. Trail is traceable all the time and met no one on it, first hikers only on marked trail from Mojstrana. At top excellent visibility, many peaks around nicely dusted with snow. Kukova had some too and hikers at car told us it complicated descent somewhat.

Luka and I used yesterday's warm October day for a nice circular tour in the Fužinar mountains. We started at Blato and via the pasture in Lazu and Lazovski pass climbed to Škednjovec, then continued along the ridge to Vrh Hribaric and the eastern summit of Vršaki. There we headed south and via Vrh Lašt reached Debeli vrh. Since such a day needs to be used to the end, we extended the tour to Ograde and reached the car just fast enough that we didn't have to dig for the headlamp in the backpack. The whole day of walking and scrambling in short sleeves passed without incidents, but we were thrilled by the alpine chough with a colored ring, as we fed the same individual on three summits, and I realized that I had fed exactly her already in July on Kanjavec summit

Yes, at the end I was also a bit sorry I didn't tackle that one, but at least motivation to go back here sometime. Maybe combine it with that tower/molehill that I'd also gladly get to know closer

Reading this debate last week spurred me to climb Mali Razor today after the Prisank tour. Thanks to both for useful info, especially @lijaneja for the upper pic with the drawn route. With its help, I reached the top +- without trouble; only on the ridge did I search a bit where to bypass that double spike. Below, some pics from the ascent.

Yesterday and today we with friends did a loop from Vrata to Dolič, Kanjavec and Poprovec and returned via Vodnikov Vršac and Kanjavčev Shelves. The path over the ledges is normally passable, no problematic snow patches anywhere. We stepped on snow only right at the junction to the mulatiera from Dolič. At two spots rocks crumble onto the path, but it's easy to pass, and some cable is looser. Therefore I recommend as cautious as possible enjoyment of these incredible passages and views

Yes, as @Trobec wrote - the neighboring grassy summit is higher and also has a bigger cairn on top, but according to the map Plaški Kuk is the one with scree. On the tour we helped ourselves sometimes with the Locus Map app and there it was nicely visible.