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Cima Bella and Monte Cocco

2061alessio22. 02. 2012 20:45:11

Hi Igor, me and Hubert went up yesterday with snowshoes, at least no living soul.....we thought..... yeah well, full of Austrians and Slovenes as if it was carnival! (yeah, carnival was yesterday last day) sometimes so many people don't gather for two weekends together! weather though.....fog to saddle and then on top sun and 360° sea of clouds; and we nailed this velik nasmeh

real day for up there!!!! velik nasmeh

IgorZlodej22. 02. 2012 21:02:31

Alessio greetings to both, so you were free on Tuesday when you wrote to me, nice. Yeah when I make a description lots of people come to these areas because they trust me and as a colleague told me today despite the crowd there was still some untouched powder behind the spruces on the right nasmeh

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svicr28. 01. 2013 10:37:42

This time we headed to Kovk and Lepi Vršič with snowshoes. We left the car below as the road to farm tourism Rosič was still a bit frozen in the morning and without 4x4 it wouldn't go. Already after a few 100 m we put on snowshoes because we were considerate to ski tourers and it was crusty too.
Weather forecast was very wintry but when sun broke through morning haze it was pleasant right away. At saddle between Kovk and Lepi Vršič as usual cold wind was blowing. First we climbed Lepi Vršič on very windblown ridge that still allows good skiing. Didn't stay long on top hoping it'd be nicer on Kovk. At cross a lot of people gathered. Ski tourers who always dominate here had company of snowboarders and snowshoers this time. Conditions still very good for all mentioned. Powder still to be found and can ski to Rosič without crust. We also happily snowshoed back to valley nasmeh

under the saddle between Kovk and Lepi Vršič

the closer we get to the summit, the better the views

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dm7218. 11. 2013 18:25:29

Wonderful yesterday's day was perfect for mountain visit. And four peaks above Ukve valley Starhand, Konjščica-Krošove skale (Monte Sagran), Lepi Vršič (Cima Bella) and Kok-Kuk (Monte Cocco) were right destination. Parked in Ukve valley at inn al Camoscio then continued on path past hut Nordio-Defar to pasture Dolinice then path 403 to peak Starhand (1968m). From there descended back to ridge which I fully crossed and with short ascent reached peak Konjščica-Krošove skale (1922m). From there descended on logging trail to saddle Mrzli studenec (Forcela di Fontana Fredda 1693m) then steeply through forest to third peak Lepi Vršič (1911m). From here again descend to saddle and last steep short ascent to peak Koka-Kuka (1941m). From here back to saddle and on logging trail back to valley to start of yesterday's tour. Nice winter tour with wonderful views. Snow about 15cm ridges were dry.

View from the summit to Konjščica, Lepi Vršič and Kok

From the summit towards Mangart and its neighbours

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sabina.718. 11. 2013 20:33:01

Wonderful pictures and wonderful dog!

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IgorZlodej18. 12. 2014 21:12:12

Dolina Ravne - Val Rauna, then in the initial part on dry road, then directly up through steep forest to upper bare and poor snow-covered south slopes of Kovk. Descent to saddle and across flat terrain to Lepa špica, then down to saddle Mrzli studenec, and ascent to Konjščica and back to valley on road.

Little snow for this time of year, at least compared to post from 8 years ago, moderate breeze from the west, otherwise nice loop above Ukvami.

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lukapet25. 12. 2014 16:58:14

Interested if path to Cima Bella and Monte Cocco is marked and if any issues with orientation. Haven't done this tour yet and haven't been in this area, can't find description online. Any recommendations for circular variant.

IgorZlodej25. 12. 2014 17:14:32

all marked and Tabacco 019 zavijanje z očmi

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and126. 02. 2015 09:58:57

Is the road from Ukev to the Camoscio inn drivable?

j.13. 02. 2017 01:19:05

We were on Lepi Vršič and Kok yesterday, fog cleared around 1600m, above it clear with slight, barely noticeable cirrus clouds across the whole sky. On top of Lepi Vršič it blew a bit, on Kok a little less, and Slovenian mountains as plain as the palm of the hand. View of Julijce was gorgeous, Stol and peaks of Kamnik Alps visible. And neighboring Italian and Austrian hills of course.

Skiing was excellent, if 10 or 15 cm more snow, maybe wouldn't have squeaked under skis so often. Up top still patches of untouched powder, down below snow heavily tracked, slightly crusty or afternoon partly refrozen.

Nice day stolen from Ljubljana fog and clouds!

Julian Alps like on the palm of the hand. Cumulus clouds in the sky are barely visible.

On the top of Kok 1943m there is a cross.

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ločanka25. 12. 2017 21:41:41

I imagined the tour to Monte Cocco and Lepi Vršič last year when an acquaintance mentioned on a trip that she walked here with snowshoes. So I couldn't get them out of my head, and the descriptions helped.
Yesterday was the right day to visit these two peaks, views really beautiful and boundless, to nearby and distant summits, all shining in the sun.
Most were on skis, walkers rare. Quite a few Slovenians, including bagi who writes a lot here on hribi-net, and those who read but don't write nasmeh

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Next time also to Starhand and Monte Sagran, peaks very close by.

peaks above Mokrinami: Konjski špik (Monte Cavallo/Rosskofel), Veliki Koritnik (Creta di Aip/Trogkofel), Krniške skale (Gartnerkofel)

to the right of Poludnig Grossglockner, at least that's what I thought, but I wouldn't bet my head on it

cross at the top of M.Cocco, Julijci in the background

Mangart and Jalovec, always attract the gazes

Still on Kovk (in the background in the middle Creta Grauzaria and Monte Sernio).

Starhand on the left, Ojstrnik on the right.

Glödis in the background on the right, towards the left Hochschober.

Dobrač, Ojstrnik, Monte Sagran (Konjščica).

In the background Antelao, king of the Dolomites.

In the background Pelc nad Klonicami, in front of it Mali Ozebnik.

Visoka polica and Lepa glava, also zoomed in.

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turbo26. 12. 2017 09:07:57

@ločanka

Above Ukvami they recently opened a new thematic trail through the pastures above the valley called "Puanina tour":

http://www.turismofvg.it/it/99303/Puanina-Tour

In winter fully doable with snowshoes! In summer stroll among cowbells and munch something on one pasture and pour down your throat nasmeh

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bagi26. 12. 2017 11:58:56

Nice that we met, Ločanka nasmeh

. These places are a great choice for us snowshoers and of course tourers, for walkers without aids it depends zavijanje z očmi

. We did neighboring Starhand and Monte Sagran too, passable without issues in good snow.

For those interested, info that Rifugio Nordia Deffar completely rebuilt. It burned down unfortunately two years ago right after full renovation. From what I saw, opening next year nasmeh

New *old* hut Rif. Nordia Deffar, newly built with the help of the European Community

At saddle Lom. Here runs the border between Austria and Italy

Austrian alpine pasture *Dolinca*. Almost all names around here are such or other derivations of Slovenian names

Here one can refresh in the summer months and also overnight

We say goodbye to the alpine pasture and begin to ascend to our first goal

The ski track shows us the direction and is very useful for ascents. With snowshoes the ski track is not destroyed

Monte Starhand. The Slovenian name is supposedly Konjščica

At the top. The weather is wonderful, views far around

Our next goals ... Sagran, Lepi vršič and Kovk

At the top. The sign has a very interesting inscription .... in Slovenian :)

*Whoever has never loved the mountains has lost much in life*

Lepi vršič is a 1912 m high mountain with a wonderful view like all here around

On Kovk, our last goal this time. It was also the only one with a windswept summit

We descended right along the ridge. With snowshoes the whole thing is no problem, only the south wind causes trouble

And here we finished a wonderful loop :)

Walked trail. In total about 15 km with 1300 m elevation gain

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Majdag27. 12. 2017 07:49:28

Found the author of that nice thought on Sagran summit.. nasmeh

(comment on my blog - V. Mavrinc)

Author known, but original goes:

Whoever has never loved mountains,
has lost much in life..

My thought from 70 years of the previous century, still holds. Regards Miro!

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Patsy19. 01. 2018 09:02:00

Hi,
Has anyone been around here recently? I'm mainly interested in the snow at the starting point.

Bojan_A10. 02. 2019 17:45:27

In these poor weather conditions, one of the few suitable ski-touring trips. Still, great caution was needed due to thick fog.

REPORT: https://bojanambrozic.com/2019/02/10/monte-cocco/

j.5. 03. 2020 09:23:57

Yesterday (Wednesday, March 4) with skis to Lepi vršič and Kok and back.

On the highway it was unpleasantly cloudy, but the METAR for Trbiž airport (who knows if the runway is even used) showed a satisfactory cloud base at 6000 feet, with some clouds at 2000 feet. At 10:30 at the parking by Locanda al Camoscio inn, at the turnoff to Pad Tamer valley, there were about 10 cars. As I saw later, the road was plowed a few hundred meters further past Agroturismo Rosič. There were several empty plowed but muddy parking spots.

The track was this time also via the forest path past the old Kok village, so I followed it. Snow increased with every meter, under the saddle between Lepi vršič and Kok the pole sank almost to the handle, so nearly a meter. On top of Lepi vršič I met a group of Americans who arrived two minutes before me. Skied back to the saddle, then with dogs to Kok.

The clarity forecasted by Aladin for late afternoon was still too early. Clouds were tearing and reforming. But occasional views all around revealed true winter idyll everywhere.

Skiing from the top of Kok was at first real torment. Snow was very deep, slightly wet and heavy. It was possible to ski only somewhat on the steepest slope, elsewhere I used predecessors' tracks to ski at all. Once I made a small mistake, digging out of the deep hole took a long five minutes. About 100 elevation meters below the saddle there was a bit less snow, so turns ran nicely. Around 2:30 pm I was among the last of that day, ahead of me about twenty ski tracks and still enough space for new turns. This afternoon it will probably all be tracked.