Ravenska Kočna - Kokrska Kočna (on ferrata and Kremžarjeva pot)
Starting point: Ravenska Kočna (1000 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,385°N 14,5364°E |
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Name of path: on ferrata and Kremžarjeva pot
Time of walking: 6 h
Difficulty: extremely difficult marked way
Altitude difference: 1520 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1580 m
Map: Kamniške in Savinjske Alpe 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer): helmet, self belay set
Recommended equipment (winter): helmet, self belay set, ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Kranj - East and follow the road towards Jezersko. At Zgornje Jezersko, just past the petrol station, you will see a road that branches off the main road to the right (towards Planšarsko jezero). The road then takes you past the lake and climbs steeply behind it for a short distance. Higher up, the road flattens out and loses its asphalt surface at the beginning of a large meadow. The dirt road is then followed to a marked large parking lot.
Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the macadam road following the signs "Češka koča, Ledine" and after about 15 minutes' walk you will reach the cargo cableway. At the cargo cableway where there is a crossroads, follow the signs Kranjska koča na Ledinah (Through the hatch/Slovenska pot) and Češka koča (Hatch retreat). At first you walk through the forest for a short time and then the path leads you to a terrain partly covered with dwarf pines. The path here starts to climb slightly steeper and then leads to a crossroads.
Turn right on the scree slope where the inscription on the rock 'Ferata Češka koča' directs you. After a short climb on the scree, we reach the entrance to the climbing route. At the entrance to the climbing route, an easier route branches off to the left, bypassing the initial most difficult part of the climbing route. This route is marked with a sign "retreat".
The climbing route climbs very steeply at the beginning along the belay (difficulty C/D) and, as there are few steps, it takes some strength in the arms. There is a short, less difficult traverse on a slope covered with grass and dwarf pines (A/B). The route then becomes more difficult again and climbs up a steep wall (C/D). In the wall, the route turns left uphill and over a short but still quite difficult overhang (E) leads to slightly less difficult terrain. Here you climb along a rope along a slope partly covered with grass and dwarf pines (B/C). The route then leads to easier terrain where the first part of the climbing route ends.
Climb up the easy slope for a while through dwarf pines, then come back to the ropes where the second part of the protected route starts. Here, the path also joins from the left, giving way to the initial most difficult part. We then climb along the steel cable for a while on a not too difficult slope (A/B), then the path turns to the left and there is a short vertical climb (D). We then climb steeply along the steel cable for a while (C and C/D). This route then leads to a registration box where the route briefly becomes a shade less difficult (B/C). The route then climbs steeply again (C/D) and then the steepness begins to ease. The crags then end and soon the "Hatch retreat" trail is joined. Continue right here and it is only a few minutes' walk to the hut, which you can already see ahead. From the hut, continue right along the path in the direction of Koča, Grintovec and Vratca (Kranjska koča via Žrelo on the left). After a short climb, you will reach flat ground marked H (intended for helicopter landing). The path continues along the initially folded scree, which is partly covered with dwarf pines. In the lower part of the scree, the path to Vratca branches off to the right, and we continue straight on in the direction of Kočna and Grintovec. After about half an hour's walk from the hut, we reach the next crossroads. Continue to the right in the direction of Koča (left Grintovec via Mlinarsko sedlo) and continue climbing on the partly vegetated scree to Zgornje Raven. At Zgornje Ravne the path turns sharp right and climbs over scree. Higher up, the path, which continues to turn right, leads to the side ridge of the central Grintovci. Here we have a beautiful view to the north, where we can see most of the peaks surrounding Jezersko. Here, where we turn sharp left, the climbing part of the route begins. The well-guarded and not too difficult climbing route in the dry, with beautiful views and passing a natural window that we will notice on the right side, leads us after almost three hours of walking from the Czech Hut to the main ridge of the Grintovci (Zdolška škrbina), where there is a crossroads. Continue sharp right in the direction of Jezerska Kočna (left Grintovec, straight Cojzova koča) along a path that quickly leads to one of the most interesting passages in the Slovenian mountains. The path leads us to a belly-shaped passage through which we have to crawl. The path goes on to a short scree slope, after which we step onto a steeper path, where we are helped by a few wedges and rocks. This increasingly scenic route is then followed to a little spacious summit.
Descend a few metres from the summit and continue along the ridge path towards Kokrska Kočna (marked). The path, which initially descends into a gully between the two peaks, is well protected by chocks and pitons. From the ravine the path starts to climb again and with the help of fixed safety gear leads us to the vast summit of Kokrska Kočna.
Ravenska Kočna - Češka koča 2:00, Češka koča - Zdolška škrbina 2:45, Zdolška škrbina - Jezerska Kočna 45 minutes, Jezerska Kočna - Kokrska Kočna 30 minutes.
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