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Visoki Rokav

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turbo25. 05. 2020 18:56:46
Skiing down the Rokav Couloir is super, I skiied it ahead on Big Foot skis. Then the same day also Jugovo. If the snow is appropriately soft, or quite a lot of powder on a harder base, it's divine. There were quite a lot of steep sections on these short "skis". nasmeh (page 126)

http://www.planinskivestnik.com/files/File/PV_1995_03.pdf
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Dr_Ursic30. 05. 2020 15:12:48
High Rokav (Poldov rovt - via Brinje), 30.5.2020

Forecast was for some sun in the morning so we took advantage and started around 3:20 towards High Rokav via Brinje.
In 2 hours we were at Šplevta, where we put on winter gear for Rokav ice couloir. Base was ideal - snow in couloir still plenty for export. At end of couloir we left winter gear and headed to summit, where before last big jump there's still small snow patch to cross (3 steps).
Weather held for couple shots then all closed in.
On descent we used abseil 2x (last big jump before summit and first jump from couloir).
Super tour for Saturday morning.
across Brinje1
Scree under Šplevta2
before the saddle3
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Our goal: Visoki Rokav5
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Rokav glacier still nicely covered7
On the lakes8
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Ozebnik10
View towards the entry to the climbing section11
Srednji Rokav12
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First jump17
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View ahead past the 1st jump19
Last major jump20
View back at the last major jump21
View back22
Crossing the snowfield for a few steps23
View ahead past the snowfield24
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Before the summit27
Not many visitors, yet not everyone signs the book.28
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mi2 on the top30
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1st abseil33
view downwards34
2nd abseil35
Still plenty of snow36
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Down the scree40
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redbull30. 05. 2020 15:14:29
Great Dave and Tjaška

Safe trip
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Dr_Ursic30. 05. 2020 15:27:32
Thanks Dejko velik nasmeh
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jbv14. 06. 2020 17:50:57
13.6.2020 | High & Middle Rokav

Yesterday's rush to Rokavs, probably more than 20 of us up there. zmedenzmeden
Definitely take advantage of good conditions for access via couloir while snow lasts. No snow elsewhere except in couloir.

My, SUBJECTIVE VIEW OF THE TOUR velik nasmeh

Pejmo1
Ozebnik2
a little more3
Great view!!!!4
Andrej and Janez, already the third time together up the mountain5
Beach report6
VMP7
View of Škrlatica8
descent9
Srednji Rokav10
Backdrop11
Saddle12
To Srednji13
From the summit towards Visoki14
And back, a bit of sliding possible :)15
Already in the clouds16
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Parkeljc24. 06. 2020 13:19:36
Since the forecast was OK, we started yesterday at 4.45 from Poldov rovta via Brinje, past Šplevta to Rokav ice couloir. On the saddle below Šplevta the view to the fully snow-covered couloir brings a smile, as winter gear will be fully used ;-) no fighting scree.
Crampons put on at larger rock on snow-covered scree below couloir, poles soon replaced by ice axe. Snow around 8.30 in couloir already a bit soft, on descent even more. Twice in couloir almost surprised by stone projectiles, which we dodged with quick moves left-right despite their speed. Couldn't avoid some small scree on helmet and knee, but good those handball-sized flew by.
Missed start of climbing part and instead of rightmost gully chose route left of it. Soon in a jam, smelled like grade 4, belay practically impossible, nothing left but one pulls rope on free. Continuation easier then. Here and there a peg showed. Back much easier as mate remembered ideal line.
Weather held, most important also stances for abseil, met two "ropes" one Gorenjska at last abseil and one Gorenjska-Styrian at start of snowfield.
Unfortunately due to work no time left for neighboring Middle Rokav.
morning towards Triglav and Stenar1
on the right the final part of the descent scree slope is nicely visible..2
towards Šplevta..3
crossing the scree towards the glacier4
below the glacier..5
in the glacier..6
..view back..7
at the top of the glacier..8
choosing too much to the left9
behind the jump is a peg..10
from the summit towards neighbouring V. Oltar, right D. Križ..11
to the other side of the Škrlatica ridge..12
V. M. Ponca13
from the summit towards Triglav14
slowly down the scree back to..15
..stance for abseil16
Abseil17
neighbouring Srednji Rokav18
the rope team behind us19
final stance at the entry to the climbing section20
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bivouac II and Triglav22
view from the bivouac23
view of the conquered summit24
start of the longest scree field..25
..along the path26
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Stoick24. 06. 2020 14:59:20
Congrats on completed tour!
Reads like you had lots of luck three times(!)...
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Parkeljc24. 06. 2020 19:31:23
I have to admit, really zadrega . Could have ended differently. But since end is good - all good and annoyances quickly forgotten.
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lijaneja25. 06. 2020 18:49:37
Hi, Parkeljc!
Maybe you know, did stones come from top of couloir or from Rokav? (was someone above you)
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Parkeljc25. 06. 2020 19:41:05
We two also first thought of possibility someone ahead of us up there. I think stone barrage came on its own. Namely, no car parked in Poldov rovta, so no one ahead. Though someone could start elsewhere. Our looks right after arriving saddle below Šplevta always straying "up there", but no one anywhere, neither on High nor Middle Rokav. Definitely would notice fresh tracks on snowfield in couloir. Behind us two ropes, one just when we last abseiled, other still deep below on gentle part under couloir.
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lijaneja25. 06. 2020 20:14:07
Thanks for the thorough reply, @Parkeljc. The biggest horror in couloirs for me are air projectiles. Since a projectile scared me years ago in the Jalovški couloir, when it flew from Jalovec, missed me by a few dozen cm and shattered on the Goličica wall. It whistled, smelled and smoked in a fraction of a second. A stone rolling on snow is still easier to control, especially if the snow is sun-softened, even that can change direction in an instant.
Good luck!
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gandalf25. 06. 2020 21:43:16
Fuck, that's flying rocks. Consequences of the rock from 14 days ago on High Rokav.
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Parkeljc25. 06. 2020 22:08:04
Obviously you got away with it "well" eek
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KLAN11. 07. 2021 10:27:14
That when High Rokav eludes you since age 12 and you finally do it after nearly three yearsvelik nasmeh Super tour, super crew, such wilderness and beauties, on top I thought I could go up every day till I'd get bored of itvelik nasmeh But since Rokav wasn't enough for me and Martin, we climbed into the Kotle (rope too short for abseil, did it home stylemežikanje) there it cleared in 5 secs, cool guys showed up and invincible duo D&D, they were fooling on the ridge from Široka Peč to Škrlatica!! We walked to the top too, really best spots evervelik nasmehvelik nasmeh
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garmont11. 07. 2021 12:06:39
No hard feelings, but High Rokav eluding you since 12 years old... you're 15... that's lame.zavijanje z očmi
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redbull11. 07. 2021 16:49:46
Not yet, for now still 14mežikanje. You're really driven, almost too much, in a positive sense. See you around.
Good luck
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KLAN11. 07. 2021 21:35:39
Oh hehe, thanks for the respect Primož, Dejan of coursevelik nasmeh Preferably around heremežikanjevelik nasmeh
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sharpie26. 08. 2021 17:32:59
Hello!
I'm wondering if there's an easier route to Rokav, equipped with cables or even without them, but marked. Also, where the path to bivouac 2 goes, because I'd sleep there so the tour isn't too long. Can you get to the top of the glacier from the other side too, preferably without climbing.
Thanks!
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djimuzl26. 08. 2021 17:47:45
No markings or protections there. Since you're obviously heading there for the first time, I recommend the company of an experienced mountaineer.
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KLAN26. 08. 2021 18:01:45
Hahaha this guy is just like Juša, totally messed upzadrega And someone else... Master, I don't know if you're joking out of boredom or not, but this question is out of context, let me explain. Visoki Rokav is martulka, when you hear martulka think immediately alpinist ascents, pathless terrain, rocks fly, everything breaks, whatever you grab and wherever you step flies down the valley, no cables on Rokav because nowhere to bolt them. Martulka also isn't the area where folks start their "career" related to pathless routes, martuljek is wilderness and crumbling, when I was on Rokav everything flew down where I stepped, even if I just pushed a bit it flew down without reason. If you already want martuljek go to Kurji vrh first. Then there's also tour length, orientation etc... if you don't have a bit more fitness (usually if I'm solo or with someone who matches my pace I do Oltar roundtrip in 4h) I warmly advise against all this, it shows from your writing that you're still new in the mountains, go explore Begunjščica, Stol, Košuta further, local hills if you have some nearby, to get a bit more fitness, to some alpinist school, in 2 years also (if you're diligent) include some more demanding tours in yours, e.g. for the first longer one Grintovec is ideal, nice 1700m elevation gain, then in 3 years, if you're - again depends on you - diligent enough then start with cables. And get complete gear, then for sniffing out looseness I recommend Kočni over Kremžarca, then maybe in some 3 years, if you manage Kočni and some pathless so you become a bit of a trailblazer, go with someone who's already been up to Kukova Špica to taste some martuljski šodr, to some špik, then if you have alpinist school (the best) you can start with Dovški Križ, then Oltar, Velika M. Ponca, Škrnatarica, and then Rokav. Otherwise from Kotli you can go up, but again pathless and not straight there, first you have to go to Škrlatica ridge and down again and then to the cirque under Dolka lohk you fly, but unless you're committing suicide, I think you wouldn't want that, I don't want to be pushy or anything, but I really advise against it, I give myself as example, last time I went to Oltar solo I already messed up a bit down in the stream bedvelik nasmeh then even right below Oltar summit messed up the plateau and went too far left into some weird wall of earth, what did I know, anyway we climbed it, somehow I got clean to Oltar summit, and there was fog too but nothing serious because I have plenty of experience, it just lacks that they find you somewhere in the valley, for me otherwise at Oltar the most demanding part is to find from Grlo down because I always screw up there and then weird collapsed II's and III's in reverse I climb and invent new curses, so I can only say NO dude, stay safe! And guys, please be gentle with him, you can see he just reads and researches and I think he didn't want to piss anyone off crazymežikanje You, sharpie, follow my advice, I think other advice will be much wilder and stricter than mine! And enjoy!
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