Planjava () is the highest mountain of the eastern
Kamnik Alps
Kamnik (; german: Stein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is t ...
in northern Slovenia. On the western side there is a steep wall over the Kamniško sedlo pass, on the eastern side runs a long ridge and on the northern side there is an almost high wall above the
Logar Valley.
History of climbing
The first recorded climb was by
Franz Hohenwart in 1793 with a local from
Kamniška Bistrica, although it is speculated that there were local hunters who climbed the mountain before them. Planjava is now one of the most visited peaks in Slovenia.
Routes
* 2 hrs from the
Kamnik Saddle Lodge
The Kamnik Saddle Lodge ( sl, Koča na Kamniškem sedlu; ) is a mountain hostel located just below Kamnik Saddle (), with Mount Brana to its west and Mount Planjava to its east, and the Kamnik Bistrica Valley to its south. On its north is a stee ...
* 1½ hrs from the
Kocbek Lodge at Korošica
The Kocbek Lodge at Korošica ( sl, Kocbekov dom na Korošici; ) is a mountain lodge standing on the Korošica Pasture on the Dleskovec Plateau, below the southern slope of Mount Ojstrica. It is named after Fran Kocbek, an early promoter of mounta ...
* 2½ hrs from the
Kocbek Lodge at Korošica
The Kocbek Lodge at Korošica ( sl, Kocbekov dom na Korošici; ) is a mountain lodge standing on the Korošica Pasture on the Dleskovec Plateau, below the southern slope of Mount Ojstrica. It is named after Fran Kocbek, an early promoter of mounta ...
above Lučka Baba
* 5¼ hrs from the Klemenšek Cave Lodge at Ojstrica
Climbing routes
Southeastern wall
* Memorial route Štefana Kukovca (VI/V, )
* Route Humar - Škarja (V-/IV, )
* Route Sobotna smer (V+/IV+, )
Western wall
* Route Steber Planjave - smer X (IV, )
* Route Svetelova (IV/III, )
* Route Smer skozi rov in okno (IV/III-II, )
* Route Kratkohlača (V-/IV, )
Northern wall
* Route Gradišnik - Ogrin (V-/IV, )
* Route Dular - Juvan v Glavi (VII, )
References
External links
Planjava on hribi.net Route Description and Photos (slo)
{{Kamnik-Savnija Alps
Mountains of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps
Mountains of Styria (Slovenia)
Two-thousanders of Slovenia