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Carlo Chersi Alpine Trail

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2061alessio21. 09. 2021 18:41:14
Welcome back, Bagi. I got Czechs last Sunday because they occupied/camped for many days jezen at bivouac Carnizza di Riofreddo in the cold valley. This constantly happens that Czechs, Slovaks and Poles camp for the whole week at bivouacs in the Julians. It's not fair because bivouacs are meant for possible one-day stay and not for the whole vacation (regardless they are officially inaccessible for 2 years due to COVID). How's the situation with you?
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grega_z_brega21. 09. 2021 20:44:46
In the Kamniks it's the same scene eek Then they even write how great they're having it.
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bagi22. 09. 2021 03:59:19
Hi Alessio, with us in the high mountains it's also full everywhere. For the weekend, for a week, even more... they pass the keys around. In Carnia I haven't spotted them in bivouacs yet, in the Dolomites neither. The least that can be done is to stick a huge paper on the bivouac door with a warning that one can sleep only one night, clean the bivouac and obligatorily take the trash away. The warning must of course also be in all the mentioned Slavic languages velik nasmeh.
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2061alessio22. 09. 2021 19:35:04
Waste of paper, probably illiterate (no offense, joking). Of Slovak language unfortunately I know only "Staropramen" velik nasmeh or is it actually Czech. The problem is if you plan to overnight in the bivouac to continue the tour the next day, you have no access at all, occupied mrk pogled. OK if it happens once but not so often, perhaps some agency directs them.
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dprapr22. 09. 2021 21:00:20
Never understood why bivouacs are built under hills accessible in one day. On the other hand, they should be for shelter in bad weather. We all know it's not so. Most go there to "meditate" and on vacation, as you point out. Only a few bivouacs still serve alpinists climbing walls above them. That was originally their purpose. I remember some were locked. So not meant for emergency shelter.
Now more and more neat, attractive bivouacs are being built. And if they are always open, how will you prevent vacationing? Hard.
Those who diligently charge fines at tour starting points could sometimes walk up there and check how long someone has been settled in the bivouac and charge overnights if needed. But where's the line? One day, two days, a week? If not clearly defined and sanctioned in case of violation, nothing will come of all this. Not fair to only condemn foreign mountain visitors.
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2061alessio24. 09. 2021 19:39:00
I wouldn't want to start a debate, with us "across the border" not far from the bivouacs there are also huts so multi-day stays can be planned there, comparison of visitors who come from far: Poles-Czechs-Slovaks in bivouacs against nearby Italians, Austrians and Slovenes is approximately 5 to 1 (I, since I help with maintenance, see it firsthand) and I never had access trouble from the aforementioned because the whole team comes and you don't get even a corner where to settle; possible solution (with us) would be to lock the bivouacs (since they are from PD and from them we have ONLY costs and NO financial gain) and give the keys to rescuers, for all other visitors via request to PD and personal responsibility, the law will need to be changed and I doubt that.
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ločanka4. 07. 2022 07:33:47
The other part of this trail we owed since last autumn, when we did the path past bivouac Stuparich to Grego hut. Well, we settled that debt on Saturday, though no descriptions from early July on these pages yet. But this year everything can be done sooner, no critical snow patches on the path.

We parked at lower parking and headed on nice forest path to head of Zajzera, so didn't even reach upper parking. Whole trail led through really beautiful world, but to me nicest part starts from waterfall falling over wall under snowfield Špika Hude police and continues through larch wood towards Mazzeni bivouac. Larches really many on whole path, beautify screes of Špranje under walls of Poliški Špiki and Viš, they cheer you at top of steep path sections before descents which follow several times before reaching V.Nabojsa saddle.
From bivouac on you really enter world of beauty and wilderness, magnificent mountain world where practically meet no one, hear only murmur of water rushing from under Škrbina Zadnje Špranje. Many spots where really can't just go on, must soak all these beauties offered. Meanwhile demanding path sections full of scree and sand, where views only to ground and steps that must be sure and constantly controlled.

Yes, path around Turn nad Špranjo all way to Nabojsa saddle is quite demanding, and our opinion more than crossing under Montaž where almost at all critical spots fixed protections, here none.
At Pellarini hut we took time for coffee, worth it as you sip admiring Viševa group right there. Then descended under Lastovica walls back to start and exchanged trail impressions for quite long, which strongly enchants but forces serious mood on some sections.
This is how you approach Zajzeri.1
The views draw towards Montaž.2
Already higher up in the valley.3
Around here our path will go.4
At the waterfall5
At a wonderful place where water flows in a waterfall from under the glacier Huda Paliza.6
Under the saddle above Tratica this would be.7
Romantic path towards Bivacco Mazzeni.8
Path ahead, more and more larch trees.9
Well visible the longest glacier in the Julian Alps, experts ski it in winter.10
First view towards Škrbina Zadnje Špranje.11
zoomed in12
Bivak Mazzeni13
towards Škrbina of Prednja Špranja14
Up there the path will lead us, zoomed in.15
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Approximate summit of V. Nabojsa from in front of the bivouac17
We made this sign, Alessio will have to glue it18
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Beautiful, wild scenery20
Beautiful scenery of Zgornje Špranje21
Koštrun peaks behind the larch grove and both notches22
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and further through the larch grove24
The path leads towards three larches25
View back26
Those are on the other side27
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World of green meadows29
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Already the next meadow on the horizon31
You can see the end of the Špika couloir, Hude ledges and the path that brings you to the beautiful place by the waterfall32
Path ahead, but view back33
To the next larch grove34
View back35
Remnants of snow36
Approaching ŠHP, view back37
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View into the Studence cirque40
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If I understood redbull correctly, the entry into the NW couloir on Viš starts here43
Julian flax44
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No difficulties46
View back, probably eternal snow there47
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This view on the next rise took our breath away, as we actually didn't see the path at all49
Yes, you have to go across there50
at Nabojsova škrbina and view into Žabniška krnica51
admiration52
Descent53
there was nearby54
Towards Viš55
choice at Pellarini56
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across the scree of Zajzer stream to the parking lot58
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2061alessio5. 07. 2022 17:24:46
This board will go to the museumvelik nasmeh, I'll order a new one, thanks always for the news; nice hike, isn't it?mežikanje
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bbugari15. 07. 2022 18:08:55
Really wonderful!
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garmont5. 07. 2022 19:16:29
Beautiful pics @ločanka.nasmeh
Completely unknown places to me…
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palček plezalček5. 07. 2022 19:19:21
Magical trail, wonderful. nasmeh
The large landslide visible in pictures 19, 23 and 26 wasn't there during my visit.
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2061alessio5. 07. 2022 19:42:58
For the memory, 2 years ago
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dprapr5. 07. 2022 19:58:22
That landslide on picture 19 was already there in 2019.
NW couloir really starts at picture 43.
And they say there's little snow this year. In 2017 compared to picture 42 there was as much.
Beautiful areas, no doubt.nasmeh
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palček plezalček5. 07. 2022 22:03:31
So the landslide happened between August 2018 and your visit in 2019. nasmeh
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bbugari15. 07. 2022 23:39:03
Ločanka, what is the condition of the bunks in bivouac Mazzeni, is it possible to sleep there?
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ločanka6. 07. 2022 07:20:53
Thanks to all who share the same opinion with us that these are really very beautiful endsnasmehnasmeh. I'm always glad for responses, this confirms to me that the post was noticed and can be encouragement for others too.
Alessio, there are even more broken signs at that spot, but we didn't photograph them. On the Nabojs saddle they are also more leaning.
Drago, in a way it's eternal snow there, at least that's what Igor said.
bbugari1, I have one picture from inside the bivouac so you can judge more easily.
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bbugari115. 07. 2022 15:24:07
Now also with photographs:
On ločanka's initiative for the weekend I did a three-day walk around Zajzera. First day: Ovčja vas-Pl. Ravna (Zita chapel)-Poldašnja špica-Rudni vrh-koča Grego-Krniška glavica-bivak Stuparich-bivak Mazzeni. Second day: bivak Mazzeni-V. Nabojs-koča Pellarini-Žabniška škrbina-bivak Carnizza. Third day: bivak Carnizza-sedlo Prašnik-Kamniti lovec-cesta-Ovčja vas.
Huts were clean and empty, bivak Stuparich tidy, bivak Mazzeni hmmmmmmmm, bivak Carnizza like a hotel...
Signposts everywhere destroyed, paths well marked, protections new and OK, but unfortunately unprotected harder scramble up the gully to Poldašnja špica and also one short annoying scramble down from Stuparich.
Some signposts really strange: old sign at koča Grego (bivak Mazzeni 3 hours!?!), old sign at koča Pellarini (bivak Stuparich 5 hours!?!) and new sign at sedlo Prašnik (Kamniti lovec 3.45 h!?!?!?).
Below bivak Mazzeni still marked path to Škrbina prednje špranje, but isn't it closed (not marked on new Italian maps due to dangerous landslide)?
Zajzera, i.e. Špranja and entire Chersi trail really wonderful, beautiful landscape!!!
Trail from Stuparich to Mazzeni wild and overgrown, but also well marked and followable.
On ascent from Pellarini to Žabniška škrbina part of path rebuilt (and secured) anew due to landslide.
Junction to path no. 615 below Lastovicami not marked!
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ločanka16. 07. 2022 06:20:36
bbugari1, great trips you did! We're missing Žabniška škrbina-bivak Carnizza from that. You gave the idea for that bivak!
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bagi22. 07. 2022 13:15:17
Towards the end of summer we revisited the always beautiful Sentiero Carlo Chersi trail, only this time doing the whole thing in one piece. For a while persistent fogs teased us, which obligingly withdrew just in the nicest part of the trail nasmeh. In between we visited Veliki Nabojs, great goal on its own.

Condition of this year's trail described in previous posts, I'd like to add just something about walking conditions. From bivak Stuparich to bivak Mazzeni and further, this time of year lush vegetation on trail. This time completely soaked and waterproof boots more than welcome in such conditions. Accordingly very slippery on certain parts of the trail. Under Viševa group walls no such problems due to different environment. No other peculiarities during our visit. Trail as always warmly recommend nasmeh.

More in photo story …
Morning at the upper parking lot in Zajzeri.1
Along path 611 we head to the Fratelli Grego hut.2
Right after the hut we continue left towards bivouac Stuparich.3
Some rocks only at the start of the traverse path, the rest is mostly overgrown.4
Morning mists in the valley. Hoping the sun will disperse them in time.5
Junction of paths 611 and 639. Fog slowly but persistently covers this area too.6
At bivouac Stuparich. Two hikers were still sleeping inside.7
New sign near the bivouac. Here Sentiero Carlo Chersi is mentioned for the first time.8
Vegetation is lush and very wet. Shoes are glistening from the soaking.9
Oh dear, this isn't exactly encouraging…10
Passage under Torre Genziana. In these walls hangs a pile of abandoned ropes from climbers.11
Continuation of the path. First we descend and traverse along a well-visible little path.12
This is also a military path. Part of the ascent runs on carved steps.13
Such is the exposed continuation…14
We are already deep in the valley. Here the previous path 611 and the new 616 cross. We turn left.15
We walk for quite some time on fairly easy terrain.16
The old part of the path has collapsed here, the detour has been in place for a few years.17
The lower waterfall above the detour.18
Even more impressive is the upper waterfall.19
Junction to Bivacco Mazzeni, which is about 10 minutes off the path.20
The fog obviously doesn't read weather forecasts :)21
The beginning of the most beautiful and wildest part of the path. Even fog doesn't dare here :)22
Again and again, the immense wilderness at the foot of the giants fascinates us.23
The Montaževa group has finally revealed itself.24
Close-up of the ridge where Slovenes frequently visit.25
We go from gully to gully on excellent passages.26
The eternal snowfield under Viš. This year it seems particularly extensive to me.27
View back at part of the traversed path28
Wilderness with a capital W :)29
The path for experienced hikers is nowhere particularly difficult, it's more for enjoyment.30
Soon we spot the Nabojs saddle. There are still a few ascents and descents to get there.31
This is what we have just passed.32
View from the saddle into Žabniška krnica.33
Nabojs is a notable mountain and the ascent to it is obligatory for us.34
A military path runs through these slopes. Often carved steps are helpful.35
Even in the grassy section, the path is excellently laid out.36
Summit section. A bit further ahead is the most difficult part with a secured ascent over a steep rock step.37
At the summit …38
Naborjetski ridge, which we traversed in one piece a good week earlier.39
One last farewell …40
We descend the same path. A family of ibex keeps us company.41
Beautiful view of the mountains above Žabniška krnica.42
Descent on carved steps.43
Crossing of Žabniška škrbina from the Mrzlih vod valley.44
Rifugio Pellarini. The warden has been the same for several years.45
This is new. Since we needed water, we went along the old variant.46
Lower down we turned onto the *Glasbeno* path towards the starting point.47
This path is full of memorials to the First World War.48
Obviously, rear units were stationed here.49
Wide scree beds of the Zajzera river.50
Grand finale right before the starting point. The day before they celebrated some anniversary from the First World War here.51
GPS track. It recorded 21 km and 2200 m of ascent.52
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bagi22. 07. 2025 19:16:20
In hot summer as shady a trail as possible comes in handy. I browsed memory a bit and quickly we chose Sentiero Carlo Chersi, running under mighty walls of Viševa group. Not only shady, also wild and great refreshment for eyes and soul velik nasmeh. As a bonus we ascended to Veliki Nabojs, which actually befits. We descended to Žabniška cirque and returned to start via music and WWI themed trails.

Carlo Chersi trail fully passable, morning in first part quite wet. Snow nowhere obstacle (condition July 2025). Enough markings, but they need color refresh. In summit part trail to Nabojs additionally protected and no longer as demanding as before. Interestingly, direction sign for Nabojs at bottom, renewed cables at top, but in between no marking spotted nasmeh. More in photo-story ...
We park at the highest parking lot in the Zajzere valley. Three Slovenians with baskets are also there1
The first signs for our route are right by the road. We go along path 6162
The Western Julian Alps bask in the first sunlight, while we search in the shade for the path across vast scree fields3
This sign is visible from afar if you know where to look and is an important point for continuing4
This one will soon no longer be visible5
Across the scree we diligently follow the rare markers and finally reach a more comfortable path6
Oops, this path must have been closed for quite some time7
Fallen trees are everywhere around, but everything is sawn for passage8
Junction for the left and right branch of the beautiful path. This time we take only the left one9
There is a lot of water, most of it on the grass beside the path :)10
By here we are already quite soaked, but higher up it will be better11
Follows some traversing on the current path variant. The previous one was carried away by a landslide12
Over the smooth rock some pegs help, right ahead is free climbing13
The whole thing takes place in the area of a good ten-meter high waterfall14
Below bivouac Mazzeni there is still some wet vegetation15
View of the Montaževa group16
After a longer introduction we reach the most beautiful part of the Carlo Chersi path17
Ahead of us is pure wilderness. First follows a substantial ascent18
Immediately after we have to descend …19
That's the character of the entire path … up and down all the time, with rest in between :)20
Follows the next ascent …21
Then again descent into the deep gully22
Every now and then a path marker appears, there are enough poorly visible marks23
This ascent is more demanding. Follows some rocks24
In aid is short-cut reinforcing bar :)25
Via xy ledges we arrive at the Nevaio delle Studence glacier, which has a Slovenian flavor to its name.26
The path has been completely eroded here. The passage is a bit lower.27
The continuation proceeds under mighty bellies.28
This is more or less how it looks...29
In the distance Nabojsevo sedlo looms, but it is still a long way to it.30
The wilderness here is perfect and without *Grande Guerra* this path probably wouldn't exist.31
The Carlo Chersi path is excellent also due to the deep shade, which is very useful in hot summer.32
Nabojs saddle, also named Škrbina Velikega Nabojsa. For the ascent, keep to the right side.33
Right above it is a military cavern for controlling the passage.34
We two are already ascending towards Veliki Nabojs. Countless carved steps lead to it.35
In less steep terrain the nicely trodden path continues.36
This one too is military, hence beautifully laid out.37
Upper observation post just below the summit.38
View down into a section of the just traversed Carlo Chersi path.39
The summit section has some newer cables that didn't use to be there.40
Even the once not easiest chimney has been conquered with pegs and flattened rock.41
But the summit section is not for everyone anyway, although secured all the way.42
Veliki Nabojs and the path-weary hiker on its summit :)43
On descent a strong wind helps us plentifully, which is a great surprise.44
To the saddle the path is the same as on ascent, only the views differ.45
Still some nice path sections, then a descent over rocks follows.46
Žabniška krnica. At the end of the valley is the Rif. Pellarini hut.47
Another look back at the saddle and the lower part of Nabojsa.48
We are already at the hut. The warden has been the same for years, the friendly staff serves us immediately.49
The official name too.50
Below the hut there are two path variants, old and new. The old one is much more comfortable in my opinion.51
Below it turns into a supply road, which we will soon leave.52
Here we turn left, then follow the signs for *Grande Guerra*.53
On the way we also stumble upon a musical rock :)54
Then numerous signs for the former military outpost appear. Here was the kitchen.55
Numerous photos from those times. First time I see a sign prohibiting searching with a metal detector.56
Even a huge boulder is hollowed out. This section is shown on the photos.57
Soon we are in the valley. Then another scree crossing follows, but elsewhere than in the morning.58
The parking lot is almost full, as we expected.59
The walked path. In total it came to 19 km and 1700 elevation gain.60
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