lepmackon11 - Recent messages

I'm also thinking about a one-day tour

Hello, does anyone plan to tackle Hochalmspitze or some other three-thousander in the Hohe Tauern this year?

The chimney on Kopiščarjeva is definitely technically more demanding than that hardest part of the Hanz Path, which starts after the devil's pillar. But it is true that Hanz is a bit worse secured, longer, with a snowfield in between, later also very scree-filled and tiring gully. I'd say that on Hanz one generally needs a bit more caution.

Yesterday I crossed from Kopiščarjeva via the chimney to Hanzova. The path is marked but very awkward due to scree, the trail is not visible, so you have to be careful all the time both underfoot and on the markers, it was also wet due to melting of the nearby snowfield. Higher up Hanzova is completely dry, no snowfields at all, even off the path. So I reached the top without winter gear.

Is it possible to cross from Kopiščarjeva to Hanzova without an ice axe? Is the path completely dry after that big snowfield?

2 days ago did the tour from Zadnjica over Plemenice, started at 3am, was at the top at 8. Up to Triglav Notch I didn't meet almost anyone, last 200m maybe 5 people. Descended over Mali Triglav to Vodnik and Pokljuka. There was some crowd, but I think it's not too bad and the whole path was simply wonderful. To all who are setting off I'd still recommend starting early enough. Also two years ago from Vrata I had similar experience (after Tominskov I didn't meet anyone to Kredarica).

At the beginning of August I plan to ascend Triglav from Zadnjica, on the path that goes through Plemenice and Triglav Notch. Has anyone been recently? Do you think the path is equally full of foreigners and tourists as those that go over Mali Triglav? Thanks