Grintovec

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
Highest point
Elevation2,558 m (8,392 ft)[1]
Prominence1,706 m (5,597 ft)[1]
Isolation53 km (33 mi) 
ListingUltra
Coordinates46°21′25″N 14°32′10″E[1]
Geography
Grintovec
Parent rangeKamnik–Savinja Alps
Climbing
First ascent1759 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
Easiest routeHike[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
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