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We'd like to do a hike from Lepena to Planina Zagreben to Lipnik and Planina Golobar. Wondering if anyone has hiked this trail, a description would be great. How long time-wise? (partial info also good e.g. just to Planina Zagreben...) Thanks

Does anyone know the current conditions on Breški Jalovec from Brezje?

I completely agree with Igor.

VanSims, I disagree that some go to the mountain only for the stamp, we need to think about kids too; the stamp is like a snack in the mountains (it's something special for him up there), very good motivation for the child (picture not so important). Maybe you have never seen a child with sparks in their eyes stamping into the Young Mountaineer booklet?
Igor, I agree, why do something if you can get the most from enjoying the mountain for yourself and not toil and put up signs... if at least someone else would bother, it would seem worth it.

Note. Also, in the past one could get a stamp in Bovec too - I think at the TIC, I don't know how it is now, hard to believe it's still possible.

Hello,
I'm interested in the current conditions on Slemen's Peak? Since snow lingers there for a long time behind from Vratc onwards, I'm curious how the conditions are.

Thanks

The tour is really nice! I recommend it!

So no snow? How about the road from Bistrica to Sviščaki? Maybe silly question but we're from the other end of SLO.

I fully agree with Igor in the thinking below the topic!

hm...belopeška lakes?

Although I've visited Bala valley many times, and grassy slopes under Stador where chamois often lazily lounge, today I head out with a different goal. Morning wakes us in Bavšica with pleasant meeting with a gentleman from the other end of Slovenia who today goes to Pelce, since he is more skilled he advances more quickly, we wake the day in quiet, but still disturb roe deer's morning graze twice, who warns by fussing that someone's moving in his habitat. At hunter's hut in Bala we turn left into forest. Trail is nicely visible. Higher up marmot warms in morning sun, from Stador chamois proudly watches us. Trail on grassy slopes nicely visible, for easier following we use cairns standing by it. At height ca 2000m, bit below valley between Vrhi, west of Stador, flock (about 10) probably young ptarmigans or ptarmigan hens flies from nest before us (too quick to see). Path from here, so from about 2000m becomes less visible but still followable thanks to cairns. Some 250m below summit more careful steps, then soon right under summit where right below it we scare herd of some 30 chamois. From top wonderful view all around to Austrian mountains and to sea. Proud Triglav afar, mighty Viševa and Montaž group, Mangart and Jalovec on the palm of the hand...As gaze travels from Triglav to sea, can't focus my eyes enough to spot our morning neighbor, whom I thank for friendly message waiting for us on return on my car wiper. Tour is very nice and I recommend it. Soon also to Pelce on our morning neighbor's recommendation.

Igor, wonderful photo report. I really like around Montaž, I recommend to everyone hikes in this area where the view to Montaž opens.

Due to bad forecast after a short tour there's still some time to browse the forum. And since Jože reminded me of this Slovenian topic last time, today I pop in here a bit. Funny, a topic that says a lot about us. (considering I'm by profession a bit inclined to such research). But on this I must properly write a response to the started topic. In the first message Kriška writes that we carelessly use Slovenian when we also write FROM the wall. Grammatically I see nothing wrong with using the preposition "from" the wall, since usually from or with/from is used according to the preposition on/ or in (when we use to the sea, we say then from the sea, when we use preposition in then we use with/from later. (e.g. they entered the wall - checked in SSKJ, so we can also use from the wall). Just in passing...

Igor, thanks! Description helps at least to get a bit of a feel. Many thanks!

thanks

Up to Vratc no snow, onwards all the way to Slemenova špica constant snow (data from Tuesday 25.5.2010, Slemenova špica was a snow-free summit).

hello,
interested how the path to Slemenova špica from Vršič is, still snow on path?

Thanks

How much snow is there approximately? Is it sensible or necessary to have snowshoes somewhere?