Grintovec

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Grintovec
Grintovec.jpg
Highest point
Elevation2,558 m (8,392 ft)[1]
Prominence1,706 m (5,597 ft)[1]
Isolation53 km (33 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingUltra
Coordinates46°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 is located in Slovenia
Grintovec
Grintovec
Parent rangeKamnik–Savinja Alps
Climbing
First ascent1759 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
Easiest routeHike[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 , 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 (Mala vratca), then on the southeastern ridge (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 (Mlinarsko sedlo) on eastern ridge
  • 3½-4 h: From the Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni on the (Dolška škrbina), then on the Šprem Route

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/EuroCoreP1500m.html
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Grintovec". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  3. ^ http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10163

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