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| Page Type: Route Location: Slovenia, Europe Lat/Lon: 46.34657°N / 14.60924°E Route Type: Hiking, Scrambling Season: Spring, Summer, Fall Time Required: Half a day Difficulty: unmarked, demanding to very demanding
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| Page By: Bor Created/Edited: May 6, 2005 / Jun 30, 2009 Object ID: 164952 Hits: 1693 Loading... Page Score: 87.09% - 4 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
OverviewThe Repov Kot valley is in fact the Sedelscek valley, a stream born from the Planjava S face, then cascading towards the Kamniska Bistrica trailhead which it reaches just above the trailhead hut.
In its upper course , below the Srebrno Sedlo pass, the first right bank wall is Planjava SE, the second Planjava S.
The left bank (to the right, looking up) is truly decorated with the charming Zeleniske Spice crest.
Our route, other than being one of the routes on the Planjava S side, is an approach route to all the mentioned walls.
In winter, moderate Ice Climbing is favoured on the Rep waterfall, and the numerous Zeleniske Spice NW gullies are also inviting.
In the summer, some enter Repov Kot "merely" to bathe in the water holes, the famous Tolmuni.Getting ThereThe Repov Kot route starts at "V Klinu" which we attain along the path from the Kamniska Bistrica trailhead to the Kamnik saddle hut.
Route DescriptionAt V Klinu, we are still in the thick of the forest.
Just after the bench, the marked path for Kamnisko sedlo (signposts) heads left, and then up a slope.
Our unmarked path continues horizontaly, to the right.
Just after the first left bend, we rediscover the Sedelscek ravine to our right. One path leads down into the gully, but we stick to the right bank, heading straight up in the forest. The path is well tread and we "just" need to follow the main track (various shortcuts are appearing). It then winds and eventually reaches a gully which we cross (again path variants).
As we continue on the left bank, above the gully we just crossed, we soon get full views of the Repov Kot valley, the upper Sedelscek course. The steep wall to our left is Planjava S. Some iron pegs help us along the way.
We now discover the Rep (tail) waterfall accross the way (this feature especially comes out in winter, as it regularly freezes), below the Zeleniske Spice ridge of peaks.
Further, we enter and cross the Sedelscek gully, then traversing above the waterfall.
As we enter the last forest isle (serpentines), a few cuts in the pine bushes right-hand permit views of the famous Tolmuni, the serie of waterholes in the upper continuation of the waterfall.
We stick to the left paths, now arriving at a caracteristic hunter's promontory.
A path evidently leaves the promontory to the left, towards a cave. We ignore this path and catch a lesser path to the right (the slope is now to our left).
From here on the route becomes less tread, involves a bit of scrambling (one secured detail), but at least we need not worry about beeing on the proper path or not. The wall to our left is now Planjava SE and we continue below it along the path, soon discovering and following a grassy slope to its end (funnel).
We manage the rock barrier from the left (slab).
Above this last hurdle we follow the right oriented ledge system (cairn). Next we turn left and head straight up to the col (uneasy rock/scree, but unexposed).
At the Srebrno sedlo (saddle) we discover this crossing route, and may now continue along it to the Planjava summit, or head down to the Korosica Hut.
Descending the Repov Kot route is hairy in the beginning (unrecommended on sight), as we must seek the cairn indicating the right-hand passage down the rock barrier.
Essential GearHelmet (helmets are trendy).
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