THE KARAWANKS

39,90 €

Guardians of the Alps

Matthias Smidth

QUANTNOCT PUBLISHING

Slovenians are a nation of mountaineers. Thousands of mountaineers visit our mountains every year, there are more and more marked routes to our peaks, mountain posts and huts are increasingly visited. The vast majority of us can’t wait for that hour to strike on Friday afternoon, when we can “go” to the heights and enjoy the views and nature. But do we really know how to behave in the mountains? What is the key to not being surprised or even injured on our trip? How should we prepare for climbing our peaks? Who is responsible for mountain trails and mountain posts and huts? Do we know ourselves well enough to be able to “breathe” with pleasure to the top and enjoy the views? What to do when we have an accident? Who can be responsible? These and other questions are crucial for safe and orderly wandering in our mountains.

261 pages, 2023

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Opis

The Karawanks are the longest Slovenian mountains. Their ridge with the highest peak of Stol (2236 m) are towed 120 km far from Tarvisio to Slovenj Gradec. Together with the Zillian and Carnian Alps, they form the Drava mountain group. Karavanke, along with the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, form a natural dividing line between Austrian Carinthia and Gorenjska. Through Karavanke crossings, important trade routes take place between Western and South-Eastern Europe. One of them is also Ljubelj (1370 m), which is more than 300 years old and should be one of the first road passes in Europe, and the other the passage of the Seeberg-Sattel pass. Today under the Karavanke the motorway tunnel connects Ljubljana with the Villach in Austria. The tunnel was created in parallel with the original railway tunnel. A large number of mountain huts offer plenty of opportunities for hikers. Many peaks feature a beautiful view of Klagenfurt and its surroundings, as well as the Ljubljana valley

The manual The Karawanks – Guardians of the Alps is divided into seven chapters:

Chapter 1 – MOUNTAIN ROUTES

what are mountain routes; types of mountain routes; mountain path management; marking of mountain routes; bodies and organizations governing the issues concerned;

Chapter 2 – MOVEMENT IN THE MOUNTAINS

movement in the mountain world; choice of destination and routes; mountain equipment; mountain threats; psychological and physical readiness; place and time of the excursion; accidents on mountain paths;

Chapter 3 – THE KARAWANKS 

presentation of the region; nature and location of each region; natural features and sights; climate specificities; demographic specificities; historical features;

Chapter 4 – MOUNTAIN HUTS 

general characteristics of mountain huts in the Republic of Sloveina; examination and description of mountain huts of a particular area (region);

Chapter 5 – MOUNTAIN ROUTES TO THE PEAKS

description of individual peaks in a specific region (region); general information on each mountain path to the tops (beginning and end of the route, altitude difference, path name, length of walking, complexity, equipment on the mountain route); mountain trail map;

Chapter 6 – SLOVENIAN MOUNTAIN ROUTE  – KARAWANKS

Chapter 7 – LITERATURE

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