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Vrtača

ljubitelj gora11. 04. 2013 23:16:20

Check:
http://razmere.turni-klub-gora.si/
or the best main page
http://www.slo-alp.com/
and of course hribi.net. velik nasmeh

zvončnica12. 04. 2013 07:27:14

Thanks, ljubitelj gora, very nice mežikanje

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jedriličar14. 04. 2013 18:32:48

Today on Vrtača via central gully. Start from hut at Zelenica in the dark, snow held to summit, gully nicely filled, we climbed right variant. Besides us another 4 ski tourers on Vrtača. Descent on south side to hut at Završnica source, in forest snow breaks to a.., rest ok. At Zelenica today lots of ski tourers, and on Begunjščica via Šentanc and central... all in all good weekend at Zelenica

after that 'plaz we went down, here only the snow held

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janez.novak30. 04. 2013 22:48:42

Does anyone go to Vrtača from Ljubelj these days - how much snow, is winter gear needed. Thanks for answer.

janez.novak1. 06. 2013 17:03:48

Asking again, what are conditions from Ljubelj these days - old snow probably gone, how much new? Thanks for info.

enjanez1. 06. 2013 19:46:55

Despite meteorological summer, conditions are fully winter.
Today morning snow started at hut on Zelenica. On screes over 20cm. Path through screes interrupted by many fresh avalanches. There snow over a meter.
I rather turned to Srednji vrh, as I felt something might come from slopes.

Slope of Vrtača above saddle Šija. Photo from Srednji vrh.

Last section of the path across the slopes. Photo from Srednji vrh.

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urbancek2. 06. 2013 09:31:11

Well I don't know, to me that crossing of Vrtača slope seems most avalanche-exposed... And even if you turn only to Srednji vrh. zavijanje z očmi

Regards!

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ploha30. 06. 2013 09:24:02

Today from Tinčkova hut over Smokuška planina past Hut at Završnica source (now open weekdays too) to Vrtača. Path ok, more caution if grass and rocks wet, which they are early. Summit book filled to last corner... Regards nasmeh

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velkavrh4. 07. 2013 20:32:48

This afternoon I'm heading to Vrtača. I've been up only once before. Unfortunately a 10-minute hail at the summit, then sun again, back past the hut at Završnica spring. That scree downhill really destroys boots. I appeal to Vrtača keepers to bring a new summit book. Old one full and shredded - thanks.

Views in front of the hut on Vrtača towards the mighty Begunjščica. This scree field attracts me immensely.

I go past the Vrtača hut through the scree.

Past the hut on Zelenica towards Vrtača. This is the branch-off for Palec and Zelenjak. If we don't know the branch-off we miss it - it is not marked.

Soon we sight the target - the second highest mountain of the Karawanks.

On the left side there are these notches.

Before the summit it suddenly darkens, thunder rumbles, rain threatens.

On the summit I experience a ten-minute hailstorm, the same as two years ago on Begunjščica.

The storm arrived so quickly and unexpectedly that I barely managed to put on rain gear and protect the backpack.

As quickly as the storm came, it passed; it cleared up, the sun shone. Bled revealed itself.

The worst steep part is past. There across I spotted some hikers. It seems to me one goes to Stol from there - I don't know. Anyway, they were as wet as me.

Beautifully Begunjščica reveals itself again.

Then down the scree to the hut Pri izviru Završnice.

Towards the hut on Zelenica - also here there was a snowstorm.

There is also frozen evidence at the hut.

One last look at Begunjščica and see you next time.

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svizica5. 07. 2013 10:38:42

velkavrh you beat me velik nasmeh

, I was up this morning and join the warning re: summit book, full for at least a year. jezen

Otherwise slippery rocks from yesterday's storm and morning wind.

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Kokta28. 07. 2013 22:46:53

Early hour golden hour, but still hot.

it's not called chamois paradise for nothing, at Vrtača hut. That day we counted 21 of them on Begunjščica scree.

And also the little man in the wall. He appears every day in the afternoon hours :)

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mukica7. 08. 2013 13:00:03

Today too the early hour paid off for us, we didn't feel any special heat... true, we were at the top before 8am.. perfect day up there with nice views nasmeh

we are heading to the summit behind the hut

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lubadar7. 08. 2013 13:12:37

It's really nicer up there, yesterday at 9 I had to put on clothes at Vrtača, it was blowing so pleasantly nasmeh

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mukica7. 08. 2013 13:19:56

Nicely, gently it was blowing and something to wrap up felt good also today... nasmeh

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Domch7. 08. 2013 14:02:07

Is the summit logbook up there already? Or is it still that full notebook that's been full for a year? Looks like I'll have to carry one up myself. Generally I notice in our mountains very messy summit logs and notebooks that are more worthy of the name trash. zmeden

If I compare with peaks just across the border - on the Austrian side of Karawanks, no comparison.

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mukica7. 08. 2013 19:40:20

PZS summit log isn't up there yet, but there's a tiny little notebook that's not full yet (fairly new); it will fill up soon in the summer season... mežikanje

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PFranci11. 08. 2013 18:55:57

We went to Vrtača via pathless eastern ridge. At the top there were quite a few hikers who came to the summit via the southern path, which we took back to the valley. Regards

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irska11. 08. 2013 21:22:56

Really great day for visiting mountains, also Vrtača, even though via southern path mežikanje

. On the way back I descended on and over the scree also to the Hut at Završnica spring ... it was a nice day!

At the junction, this time left on the marked path

Despite the crowd at the top, captured a private moment

Branch towards Koča pri izviru Završnice

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Janezs14. 09. 2013 18:04:29

Zelenica, Vrtača, Zelenica, Ljubelj.
Also on this path, since our last visit nothing has changed. Quite a few people took advantage of the nice day to visit the mountains.

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tinky21. 09. 2013 18:40:28

Ljubelj, past the hut at Zelenica to Vrtača. Weather nice for hiking, few clouds, more sun and little wind at the top. Rascals have again knocked down the cairn marking the turnoff for Palec and Zelenjak. I don't know which PD is responsible for this part of Karawanks, maybe Žirovnica, to mark the turnoff. When I was on Palec and Zelenjak on 11.8. the cairn was still standing.