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blondeflag1970
Jan 6, 2007, 6:33 AM
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hello Im Keith from Flagstaff,Az,USA and am curious about the great climbing I've heard about in Slovenia. Osp? What is the best season,camping,partners,transportation,food,culture,etc....Any info greatly appreciated! Thanks keith
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overlord
Jan 6, 2007, 10:10 AM
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best season for Osp, Misja Pec and Crni Kal is spring and autumn (if its dry). summer is climbable, but usually really hot. there is a 'climbers' camp in the village Osp. Transport shouldnt be a big problem as there is a bus station near Crni kal, but the walk to Osp is a bit long. but if youre there during a spring weekend, you should have no trouble with hitching a ride with some climbers going there. once in osp, the approach to the first wall from the camp is about 5min, the big wall is about 15min, Misja pec takes a bit longer.
but if youre planning a summer trip, i suggest picking some other area. check out kotecnik for serious climbing. there are some really good crags in the gorenjska region, especially in and around Bohinj and in the Soca valley.
for partners... we could hook up if my time allows.
ill write some additional info when i get home.
(This post was edited by overlord on Jan 6, 2007, 6:09 PM)
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overlord
Jan 6, 2007, 6:18 PM
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as for food.. if you go to osp you must try prsut. air-dried ham. they also have a local red wine teran that really puts the finishing touches on it. plus some cheese and olives and youre set.
another thing to try, but kindof hard to find nowadays is jota. basicly a sourkraut soup with some improovements. then theres 'prekomurska gibanica', a cake thingy, in bohinj you must try 'bohinjski zganci' (kindof hard to explain what it is, but its traditional mountain food when coupled with sourkraut and soured milk/youghurt), 'kranjska klobasa' is a typical slovenian sausage (its actually a protected trademark)...
as for culture/sightseeing, if you go to osp you really should visit the cave at Postojna and Piran, an old coastal town. then theres the soca river valley, where some serious battles took place during WW1 (and, a bit funny, a slovenian poet actually predicted the war in a poem he wrote about the river), then theres litelary tons of stuff to see either in the countryside or in the cities.
anyway, if you give me some more pointers, i can definitely help you much better than if i just write some general pointers. while this is a small country, it has quite a lot to see/do.
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