Mrtvaški ples (8b) in Mišja peč – The route of the week
Mrtvaški ples - Dance of the death aka Danse Macabre, famous fresco painted inside Hrastovlje church back in 1490. This week the weather was great. The most repeated route was Mrtvaški ples, 8b in Mišja peč. It was climbed by Dominik Fon, Rok Blagus, Stephan Vogt and Stefan Bednar. Stephan Vogt from Germany redpointed Marjetica (8b) in Mišja peč as well. Davide Gaeta, strong climber from the Dolomites,
It’s springtime: sun & crowds in Istria
On Thursday the sun hit the walls and climbers started coming to the crags more and more often. So, the weekend was quite crowded in popular areas, but the hidden gems were still quite alone. The temperatures under the sun rose up, so the feeling was like the spring is fully on. Due to the good conditions many hard routes were climbed. 15 years old girl Janja
Lynn Hill climbing in Osp
Lynn Hill @ Photo by Brad Clement/Spindrift Films Climbing legend Lynn Hill showed up yesterday in Osp with Slovenian photographer Luka Fonda to make some beautiful photos of her climbing in Babna. That was her second visit to this famous crag after more then 20 years. She came to Slovenija to give a lecture on 9th International Mountain Film Festival in Ljubljana on Wednesday. The lecture
Amazing week with hard ascents
Week fully started with warm sun and beautiful spring-a-like days. The first thing we noticed were young guns destroying the areas like Kompanj and Pandora in Croatian Istria. Staša Gejo from Serbia, but currently studying in Maribor, redpointed Rocket Max (8b) in Kompanj. The same route was repeated as well by Martin Bergant and Janja Garnbret. Martin also climbed Pandora's classics like Avatar and 90
Carneval, Valentine’s day, bad weather & some redpoints in Istria
Last couple of days was quite bad weather with many clouds, some rain, cold temperatures and humid air. Despite that there was plenty of stuff going on, from Carneval to Valentine's day,
Double send day for Silvio Reffo in Mišja peč
Strong Italian climber, Silvio Reffo from Vicenza, was climbing in Istria for New year's holidays. In that time he visited Pandora, Kompanj, Istarske toplice, Medveja and also Mišja peč, where he briefly tried Histerija, the beautiful 8c+ in the central part. After couple of visits, he returned this Sunday on a beautiful sunny day. It didn't last long till he putted the rope in it's anchor.
Another project in Kompanj climbed by Klemen Bečan
It was one of the first lines in Kompanj bolted by always futuristic Austrian climbing legend Gerhard Hoerhager couple of years ago. The amazing line in the left part of the crag, the first one to the right of Rainini, is only about 15 meters long, but with some incredible technical boulder on small pinches and amazing heel hooks in steep terrain followed by world cup moves
Hardest route in Mišja peč (Xaxid hostel 9a/a+) climbed by Domen Škofic
Yesterday Domen Škofic managed to grab the 3rd ascent after Tomas Mrazek and Adam Ondra of the hardest route in Mišja peč called Xaxid hostel 9a/a+. The route is about 35 meters long. In first very hard 15 meters you have the hardest boulder of the route on small holds and shitty footholds in gentle overhang. After that you have a decent rest and another 30
Rebolted and reclimbed Črnotiče
The famous cave for bouldering, home to some of the hardest boulder problems in Slovenia, just above Črni kal got rebolted and reclimbed classics from the early 90's first ascended by Tadej Slabe: Gibanica 7c+ and Gnojna bula 8a+. Both routes conquer the entire roof of Črnotiče cave climbing almost all the time in horizontal terrain with good holds and funny moves. Well worthed a
Sbisi & The Core 8c+ in Medveja
Just couple of days ago Gabriele Gorobey - Sbisi sent Popolni mrk, the 8c in Mišja peč. Now just after couple of goes this year, he found himself solid on the anchor of The Core, the 8c+ in Medveja. Bolted by Andrea Polo and first ascended by Klemen Bečan back in 2011. It was repeated only by Andrea Polo and Silvio Reffo. Sbisi, a relaxed, always