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Austria / Slovenia: Hike to Stol

Nada, Borut, Rok and me decided to conquer the highest peak of the Karawanks, Stol, located on the border of Austria and Slovenia. It is known as Hochstuhl in German (meaning 'High Chair'), or Veliki Stol (which is Slovenian for 'Great Chair') and has an elevation of 2236 m. My father drove us to the starting point in Medvedji dol / Bärental and from there we started hiking towards the north face of the mountain.

The place of our first GeoCache was this point, where in 1915 a woman gave birth to her daughter Ana

Start of the heavy part - Klettersteig - Via ferrata

View to Kozjak, 2024 m and Celovška koča, 1664 m

 

In the rock 

Borut fed the birds and we all had a nice view to the Slovenian side

Rok, Tuši, Borut and Nada

It was quite cold for the shorts, since it was snowing yesterday

Borut, Rok and me quickly conquered Srednji vrh, 1796 m, on our way to Dom na Zelenici mountain hut, 1536 m

Kranjska lilija - Lilium carniolicum, commonly called golden apple or Carniolan lily.

Very nice hike in the Karawanks

GeoCaches found:

- Kinderstub'n, GC1WN9F

- Hochstuhl/Veliki Stol - 2237m, GC3YR35