Went to look at Lambada today, pure 6, if not+, and saw that it is very close to being climbable, perhaps later this weekend? Then, Matej and I drove another twenty minutes to Tamar. Sort of an amusing start to the day. We drove into Triglav National Park, on a closed road, there were many children along the road - another answer to why Slovenians are the best, when they are kids they are brought out into the mountains to ski and sled for a week to help foster an appreciation for the mountains - and proceeded to get stuck in the snow. The kids soon caught up to us and helped push the car out of the ditch, then we got a start to the day, first by removing the license plates so nobody could give us a ticket. Climbed Centralni Slap, WI4+, 120m, 90 degree crux, then soloed Desni Slap, WI4, 50m, 90 degrees. Mataj and I decided to opt to try our luck with driving out of the Park then, even though were a couple of more climbs to be done, obviously first replacing the license plates. Super nice area, short approach - if you drive, otherwise expect an hour to hour and a half of walking each way, 15 minutes only with the drive. About the photos, the pure ice one is Centralni Slap at Tamar ,and the beautiful pillar is Lambada.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Tamar Ice Climbs
Went to look at Lambada today, pure 6, if not+, and saw that it is very close to being climbable, perhaps later this weekend? Then, Matej and I drove another twenty minutes to Tamar. Sort of an amusing start to the day. We drove into Triglav National Park, on a closed road, there were many children along the road - another answer to why Slovenians are the best, when they are kids they are brought out into the mountains to ski and sled for a week to help foster an appreciation for the mountains - and proceeded to get stuck in the snow. The kids soon caught up to us and helped push the car out of the ditch, then we got a start to the day, first by removing the license plates so nobody could give us a ticket. Climbed Centralni Slap, WI4+, 120m, 90 degree crux, then soloed Desni Slap, WI4, 50m, 90 degrees. Mataj and I decided to opt to try our luck with driving out of the Park then, even though were a couple of more climbs to be done, obviously first replacing the license plates. Super nice area, short approach - if you drive, otherwise expect an hour to hour and a half of walking each way, 15 minutes only with the drive. About the photos, the pure ice one is Centralni Slap at Tamar ,and the beautiful pillar is Lambada.
