Grintovec

Grintovec
Highest point
Elevation 2,558 m (8,392 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,706 m (5,597 ft) [1]
Isolation 53.0 kilometres (32.9 mi)
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 46°21′25″N 14°32′10″E / 46.35694°N 14.53611°E / 46.35694; 14.53611Coordinates: 46°21′25″N 14°32′10″E / 46.35694°N 14.53611°E / 46.35694; 14.53611 [1]
Geography
Grintovec
Parent range Kamnik–Savinja Alps
Climbing
First ascent 1759 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
Easiest route Hike[2]

Grintovec is the highest mountain of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps, with an elevation of 2,558 metres (8,392 ft).[2] It is a popular location for hiking, climbing and skiing. The first recorded ascent was in 1759 by the botanist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli.[2]

Grintovec has a prominence of 1,706 metres (5,597 ft) and is therefore an ultra.[3] It is the second most prominent peak in Slovenia after Triglav.[1]

It is relatively easy to climb if you start from the lodge in the Kamnik Bistrica Valley, via the Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle.

Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle

Routes

  • 3h: From the Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni (Slovene: Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh) via Little Door Pass (Mala vratca), then on the southeastern ridge Long Wall (Dolga stena)
  • 3h: From the Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle (Slovene: Cojzova koča na Kokrskem sedlu) via the Roof Slope (Streha), the southern top slope of Mount Grintovec.
  • 3½h: From the Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni via Mlinar Saddle (Mlinarsko sedlo) on eastern ridge
  • 3½-4 h: From the Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni on the Dolci Notch Pass (Dolška škrbina), then on the Šprem Route

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/EuroCoreP1500m.html
  2. 1 2 3 "Grintovec". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  3. ↑ http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10163


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