There’s one thing I want to add for context since I didn’t mention it in the video. Overnight in the bivouac, I had a really bad gut feeling. So I was really debating if I should even attempt the climb, but as the morning came, I decided I’m at least gonna check out the conditions… and as you saw the snow was horrible, and that just confirmed my decision to turn around. Always listen to your gut!
I was doing a deep back country trip with more novice friends a few years back. Had a bad gut feeling and made the veteran decision to turn around immediately, despite my friends objecting. The weather forecast was clear but I "felt" a storm coming- we had to perform a river crossing to get back, so I didn't want to chance it. By the time we were 2/3rds the way back, we could look behind us and see the mountain we had been on. It was surrounded in dark sheets of rain, with many lightning strikes near the route we had taken. After we returned home we learned there had been a flash flood that took out several bridges and washed away some campers several miles downstream. Always listen to you gut indeed!
Great decision , when you are climbing solo, you are the only one who is dissapointed. better dissapointed than stuck or dead, thanks for a great video. ❄
Your videos are just great - no massive music over-dubs or 'high octane' rubbish - just a dude climbing and chatting to the camera....it's just brilliant, don't change a winning formula!
Another great adventure thanks. Stunning scenery. The last part of the access to the bivouac was surprisingly steep. I have no great expertise climbing in snow/ice conditions being mostly a fair weather rock climber and hiker myself and this video makes it clear that decisions you make are very critical. You are lucky to have grown up with this as your backyard.
Goodness ! Young man, you have paved your journey like a expedition! Though it’s 11 months old - I truly enjoyed your video Thank you that your so safe 😊
@@randylahey7343 When I was a child I believed Bigfoot might exist. But 57 years after the Patterson-Gimlin film shot in Bluff Creek California USA was released (in 1967) they are no further along. And I have run, hiked, camped, and climbed all over that part of Northern California, as well as Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Idaho. And I have never seen one, or seen/heard/smelled one. So I don't believe they exist. Did you see one? If I saw one I would possibly change my mind.
Great video and you are a real professional to me, but i have no reason to doubt about your skills because i am living in The Netherlands and we don t have any mountains...Thank you so much for sharing !!
Wow, that is some white knuckle climbing at times and glad that you safely returned. And what a beautiful view from that crest. Thank you for bringing us along.
I so very much enjoy your videos - and enjoy listening to your thoughts. Wonderful to watch you - your abilities at hiking and climbinb are amazing. Yes, listen to your gut and STAY SAFE.
you are the alpine version of Shiey if you know what i mean. also right call to turn back, no good for climbing and a good no for avalance with all of that powder love from rome ❤
Wonderful - alone in the beautiful , peaceful mountains as usual! The snow livened things up, and the approach to the bivy looked sketchy. Again, a marvellous video, and l must comment on the efforts to get shots of you going ahead. To do it in the dark, and then having to go back for the camera shows your determination to produce great videos. On a different note, do you leave a note in your car describing your route in case of an emergency? Just a thought. So, thanks for another peek into your enchanted world of silent, empty mountains. Thank you.
Thank you brother 🙏 I really appreciate that you take time off your day to comment on every new video! I usually leave a note at home or text a family member where I’m going and which route I’m climbing :) But you’re right. It’s a good idea to also leave a note in the car!
Nicht schlecht gemacht, die Bilder z.T. großartig wie auch die Leistung, sich allein in solches Abenteuer zu begeben. Doch mein Gefühl war, dass der Protagonist wusste, was er sich zumutete.
Maaan these views on all the walls,peaks and mountains with that fresh snow are literal heaven. Amazing nature around you..i wish i could come and enjoy this start of the winter. Here we hardly have that much snow for that long in the last 10yrs :/ all the best from Makarska Croatia💪🏼
@@andrazegart ohh im glad to hear that you've been here 💪🏼 now i really need to come and see your place around hahah 👌 and thanks for replying man...enjoy in the cliffs, views and snow neighbour 😁 and take care of yourself of course :) See yaa
@andrazegart In the USA the "rock piles" are known as "cairns" or "ducks". Ducks is more technically correct as cairns has as specific legal definition related to size for mining claims (they have to be much bigger). That said nearly everyone calls them cairns anyway. That type of snow (small soft beads) is what I call "graupel". People who don't spend time in the mountains probably won't be familiar with that word though. Awesome videos, I really enjoy them!
Hvala! 😀 Vse zahvale grejo pripravi na turo haha. Če si doma vzameš malce več časa, da dobro naštudiraš pot, potem si lahko veliko veliko časa prišparaš na poti :) Ledena kopel pa seveda obvezna 😅
What an amazing shelter and landscape, you are a brave and skilled guy going to these places alone, do you know the youtuber SHIEY hes says goodnight and good morning exactly the same as you 😁 awesome videos my friend, sending a handshake from the UK 🤝
Solo climbing has a number of advantages. For one thing, all the decisions are your own. When to start, what route, when to push, when to take a break, when to press on or when to bail. Thousands of microdecisions determine how the ascent turns out. Go light and fast or bring extra gear was seen in this video. There is also a wonderful serenity and focus to being all alone that is just hard to describe. Acceptance of risk is part of climbing mountains. If one craves safety, it is "plain stupid" to climb mountains in the first place. I have some great climbing buddies I enjoy going with as well.
Wow I wish I lived close to the mountains as you do, must be such a good experience! If I may ask a genuine question, what happens if someone is arriving after you in the bivouac and it's locked? I guess you would wake up with the noise?
Anyone that high up on the mountain at night in a snow storm would not lock the bivy. They would be begging to come inside. As a mountaineer, you’d welcome them and serve them a hot cup of tea.
Thank you! Yeah I would definitely wake up if someone was outside. And if there was a way to keep the door closed without locking it, then I would keep it unlocked. But this door would open by the wind if I didn’t lock it with the ice axe.
@Murluv hahah I often think about that, because there is no other way out. And if someone randomly decided to lock you in, then you’re pretty much stuck in there 😅 and usually there is also almost no signal in there… 😬 But I don’t think such evil people visit the mountains 🤣 well I hope so!
2:07 I have been at this place before. On my way to Špik. Saw this bivak on the map. I was already wondering what this bivak looks like. Thanks for showing. At first I thought you wanna climb the Škrlatica North Wall 😅 It was an epic adventure anyway 👏🏻
Stumbled upon your solo vid in the dolomites and have been following your vids since! Thanks for reigniting my passion for some rope solo adventures of my own. Quick question for you: Do you normally feel nervous before/during such climbs? And how do you calm the nerves on the climb? (for context, sometimes i move less flowy and overgrip while on rope solo)
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏 Before any kind of hard & dangerous climbing tours I always feel nervous. But as soon as I start climbing it all goes away. The only time I feel anxious during a climb is if there’s something happening I can’t control (rockfall, storm, heavy winds, etc)
Nice video. nice climb. Is the location of the bivouac noted on trail maps? How cold is your sleeping bag rated for? Do you ever bring a climbing partner or cameraman? Can you tell me where the Krnica valley is to find on a map? I don't know what altitude you were climbing. Very very beautiful !!
I think I have turned back nearly as many times as I have summited that's why I am now an old man unfortunately I now sometimes turn back when I see a staircase 😅
There’s one thing I want to add for context since I didn’t mention it in the video.
Overnight in the bivouac, I had a really bad gut feeling.
So I was really debating if I should even attempt the climb, but as the morning came, I decided I’m at least gonna check out the conditions… and as you saw the snow was horrible, and that just confirmed my decision to turn around.
Always listen to your gut!
you took the right call man
safety and body comfort is before every thing the mountain can wait
I was doing a deep back country trip with more novice friends a few years back. Had a bad gut feeling and made the veteran decision to turn around immediately, despite my friends objecting. The weather forecast was clear but I "felt" a storm coming- we had to perform a river crossing to get back, so I didn't want to chance it. By the time we were 2/3rds the way back, we could look behind us and see the mountain we had been on. It was surrounded in dark sheets of rain, with many lightning strikes near the route we had taken. After we returned home we learned there had been a flash flood that took out several bridges and washed away some campers several miles downstream. Always listen to you gut indeed!
Great decision , when you are climbing solo, you are the only one who is dissapointed.
better dissapointed than stuck or dead, thanks for a great video.
❄
Good choice young man.
Always listen to your gut. There's always another day.
It is good to see you follow the advice of mountaineering “ Summiting is optional - Returning is mandatory”. 😊
nicely said 🤔👍
Your videos are just great - no massive music over-dubs or 'high octane' rubbish - just a dude climbing and chatting to the camera....it's just brilliant, don't change a winning formula!
Thank you! I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one that thinks music can be distracting and unnecesary in such type of videos :)
Wow. Didn't know could suck somebody off so much over the Internet. Congrats!!!!
Watch OutdoorBoys too if you aren't familiar with his channel, very similar to Andraz, more amazing content
@@andrazegart - your style is excellent - your commentary along the way is very appealing
As always, another great adventure Andraz. Very wise to turn around. Stay safe.
Thank you brother!
Greetings from Slovenia :)
l love winter mountain tours, they contribute most to a climber's experience, maturity and fitness.
Congrats, fairytale views 🤩🤩🤩
Thank you!
Yeah, winter does bring a set of its own challenges, so it’s great for strenghtening the mind and body :)
i really love these overnight trip videos you’ve been doing. keep up the great work looking forward to more
Thank you brother, I really appreciate that. 🙏
Already editing the next one :)
The scary first part was completely worth it for this view. Your "Goodnight" and "Goodmorning" gave me shiey vibes, haha
Thank you! Haha Shiey is one of my favourite youtubers, so there might be some similarity since he inspired me to start my own channel :)
I love his work, too. :) Keep going with your journey ^^@@andrazegart
Another great adventure thanks. Stunning scenery. The last part of the access to the bivouac was surprisingly steep.
I have no great expertise climbing in snow/ice conditions being mostly a fair weather rock climber and hiker myself and this video makes it clear that decisions you make are very critical. You are lucky to have grown up with this as your backyard.
Thank you brother! 🙏
Goodness ! Young man, you have paved your journey like a expedition!
Though it’s 11 months old - I truly enjoyed your video
Thank you that your so safe 😊
I SALUTE YOUR YOUTH AND LACK OF FEAR SIR! ONCE I COULD, BUT NOT AT 80.
the idea of someone latching the door shut on you while youre in there is nightmare fuel
I hadn't considered that. I don't think I have ever met a mountaineer who would do that to another climber/stranger.
@@bms9144Bigfoot might, lol
@@randylahey7343 Never met Bigfoot out there either. 😆
@ yet, haven’t met Bigfoot yet,lol
@@randylahey7343 When I was a child I believed Bigfoot might exist. But 57 years after the Patterson-Gimlin film shot in Bluff Creek California USA was released (in 1967) they are no further along. And I have run, hiked, camped, and climbed all over that part of Northern California, as well as Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Idaho. And I have never seen one, or seen/heard/smelled one. So I don't believe they exist.
Did you see one? If I saw one I would possibly change my mind.
I can hardly believe how beautiful the Alps are. Wherever you point the camera it's like a painting.
For algorthitm......your charisma makes this nice
Never in my life 63 years have I learned such journey !
Bro legitimately keep these videos up and you'll end up as the Zillennial Outdoor Boys, you're killing it with these!
Just recently found your channel but I am loving it so much. Thanks x
Great video and you are a real professional to me, but i have no reason to doubt about your skills because i am living in The Netherlands and we don t have any mountains...Thank you so much for sharing !!
Great climb, I really enjoy having to stay in a biv wack during a sno storm. Great Stuff man
Wow, that is some white knuckle climbing at times and glad that you safely returned.
And what a beautiful view from that crest. Thank you for bringing us along.
Andraz is a beautiful soul. thank you for the relaxing content.
it is always important to remember the limits. great great decision. stay safe
I so very much enjoy your videos - and enjoy listening to your thoughts. Wonderful to watch you - your abilities at hiking and climbinb are amazing. Yes, listen to your gut and STAY SAFE.
Cool video ! Nice filming, great adventure, Thank you
Thank you, much appreciated!
watching you gives me the chills....great stuff
Beautiful country. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe.
You are going to give me a heart attack, but here I am still watching, 👀. 😅
Thank you for your nice video, i like your style , be safe, salutation from Quebec ,Canada
Thank you for the kind words 🙏
Greetings from Slovenia!
If you come in Québec, let me know, you will be welcome home...
so beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching! 😊
Cool bivy and fantastic views after the fresh snow 🤩
what a advanture i love it
looking forward to your videos in the snow season
watching u climb in snowy mountains will be interesting and exciting
Thank you, I really appreciate it! 🙏
I’d like to see him leave a pack of batteries or something useful in these huts for the next person that may really need it.
I would have camped right in those lower fields. Beautiful location again.
Oooh a bit too sketchy ! Scary. Great that the bivouac is there & set up with blankets!
Thanks for sharing-STAY SAFE!! That's Not a Request
Night climbing, it looks terrifying.
Outdoor boys and this guy need to do a collab.
you are the alpine version of Shiey if you know what i mean.
also right call to turn back, no good for climbing and a good no for avalance with all of that powder
love from rome
❤
Haha thanks, I really appreciate that 😊
Greetings from Slovenia!
ALWAYS watch the weather forecast. If any doubt, DON'T GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful - alone in the beautiful , peaceful mountains as usual! The snow livened things up, and the approach to the bivy looked sketchy. Again, a marvellous video, and l must comment on the efforts to get shots of you going ahead. To do it in the dark, and then having to go back for the camera shows your determination to produce great videos. On a different note, do you leave a note in your car describing your route in case of an emergency? Just a thought. So, thanks for another peek into your enchanted world of silent, empty mountains. Thank you.
Thank you brother 🙏
I really appreciate that you take time off your day to comment on every new video!
I usually leave a note at home or text a family member where I’m going and which route I’m climbing :)
But you’re right. It’s a good idea to also leave a note in the car!
Great video and also a great mountaineering adventure.. Be safe out there ..
So cool I wanna do this
That is really beautiful scenery there.
Nicht schlecht gemacht, die Bilder z.T. großartig wie auch die Leistung, sich allein in solches Abenteuer zu begeben. Doch mein Gefühl war, dass der Protagonist wusste, was er sich zumutete.
Wow thats amazing. Thats the purpose of these shelters i guess.
Pametna odločitev v teh razmerah 🙏 ... grapa ni bila prav nič zalita. Spet odličen video, kot vedno 👏
Hvala 🙌😀
Bo gora počakala, naslednič pa s smučam, ko bo dost snega :)
@@andrazegart točno tako. Mlad si še in še nič kolikokrat se boš povzpel tja gor 🙏👏
That steel wire and bare cold hands seems like a pleasant combination :)
Thank you
Legs of steel and no gloves! Impressive and well done.
"Let's take a look outside." *Camera gets hit by a winter storm* xD Nice video!
👌nice cozy bivouac and gr8 video 💯👏👏👏 Always listen to your gut! #respect
Maaan these views on all the walls,peaks and mountains with that fresh snow are literal heaven. Amazing nature around you..i wish i could come and enjoy this start of the winter. Here we hardly have that much snow for that long in the last 10yrs :/ all the best from Makarska Croatia💪🏼
Thank you fellow neighbour!
Ohh I’ve been to Makarska once. It’s really nice 😊
I hope you find the time to visit Slovenia in the winter :)
Greetings!
@@andrazegart ohh im glad to hear that you've been here 💪🏼 now i really need to come and see your place around hahah 👌 and thanks for replying man...enjoy in the cliffs, views and snow neighbour 😁 and take care of yourself of course :)
See yaa
perfect hotbox
내가 마치 등산하는 것같아요 혼자 즐겁게 등산하는 모습 보니 저 또한 즐겁네요 14:30
I wonder if a lightweight camera drone would make those walking-away shots easier enough to make up for carrying it the rest of the way
@andrazegart In the USA the "rock piles" are known as "cairns" or "ducks". Ducks is more technically correct as cairns has as specific legal definition related to size for mining claims (they have to be much bigger). That said nearly everyone calls them cairns anyway.
That type of snow (small soft beads) is what I call "graupel". People who don't spend time in the mountains probably won't be familiar with that word though.
Awesome videos, I really enjoy them!
Hey, I love your videos. Your fan from South Africa. ❤
it felt good watching your video, it's a great one for sure.
Thank you ☺️
When I saw the door was frozen, I thought oh shit the man's gonna die.
Bravo...Imaš super ture
Wonderful landscape!!!!!!!
Nice adventure . Regards from Urals mountains.
Stay safe young lad
Looks so cool
Incredible beautiful, my friend.
Bravo. Nedvomno si pogumen in odlično poznaš poti. Marsikdo bi se izgubil po dnevi. Super. Na koncu pa VP approved 😁 v ledeno vodo. LP
Hvala! 😀 Vse zahvale grejo pripravi na turo haha. Če si doma vzameš malce več časa, da dobro naštudiraš pot, potem si lahko veliko veliko časa prišparaš na poti :)
Ledena kopel pa seveda obvezna 😅
What an amazing shelter and landscape, you are a brave and skilled guy going to these places alone, do you know the youtuber SHIEY hes says goodnight and good morning exactly the same as you 😁 awesome videos my friend, sending a handshake from the UK 🤝
Im your'e new subscriber❤😊 i really² like your videos keep it up! God bless you always🥰🥰🥰
I made the right decision: Holiday Inn Express.
lol
You are outside in this blizzard and touching the snow without gloves!!!
A pretty good argument can be made that solo climbing is just plain stupid.
Says the expert UA-cam climber.
Yes, you are.
Solo climbing has a number of advantages. For one thing, all the decisions are your own. When to start, what route, when to push, when to take a break, when to press on or when to bail. Thousands of microdecisions determine how the ascent turns out. Go light and fast or bring extra gear was seen in this video. There is also a wonderful serenity and focus to being all alone that is just hard to describe.
Acceptance of risk is part of climbing mountains. If one craves safety, it is "plain stupid" to climb mountains in the first place.
I have some great climbing buddies I enjoy going with as well.
Depends on the individual who knows his limits and expertise.
Climbing alone is characteristic of these people
I enjoyed your video great views of the mountain, i didnt see you eat any meal just choc bars, did they give you enough energy?
Wow I wish I lived close to the mountains as you do, must be such a good experience! If I may ask a genuine question, what happens if someone is arriving after you in the bivouac and it's locked? I guess you would wake up with the noise?
Also what happens if someone locks you in from the outside latch. Is there another way out?
Anyone that high up on the mountain at night in a snow storm would not lock the bivy. They would be begging to come inside. As a mountaineer, you’d welcome them and serve them a hot cup of tea.
Thank you!
Yeah I would definitely wake up if someone was outside.
And if there was a way to keep the door closed without locking it, then I would keep it unlocked. But this door would open by the wind if I didn’t lock it with the ice axe.
@Murluv hahah I often think about that, because there is no other way out.
And if someone randomly decided to lock you in, then you’re pretty much stuck in there 😅 and usually there is also almost no signal in there… 😬
But I don’t think such evil people visit the mountains 🤣 well I hope so!
Great videos greetings from 🇭🇷 ✌️
Thank you fellow neighbour 😀
Greetings!
2:07 I have been at this place before. On my way to Špik. Saw this bivak on the map. I was already wondering what this bivak looks like. Thanks for showing. At first I thought you wanna climb the Škrlatica North Wall 😅 It was an epic adventure anyway 👏🏻
Thank you brother!
Hmm, haven’t climbed the Škrlatica north wall yet. Probably next year with a climbing partner :)
@@andrazegart That would be epic 😎😊
you need a drone with an ultralight tripod so you can setup a shot leave it there then fly the thing to you
Hello from Canada.
Howdy!
Great vid.
New Brunswick Canada 🇨🇦
8:15 - imagine if you arrived a couple of minutes later....
Love your video bro
you got a new subscriber ❤
Stumbled upon your solo vid in the dolomites and have been following your vids since! Thanks for reigniting my passion for some rope solo adventures of my own.
Quick question for you: Do you normally feel nervous before/during such climbs? And how do you calm the nerves on the climb? (for context, sometimes i move less flowy and overgrip while on rope solo)
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏
Before any kind of hard & dangerous climbing tours I always feel nervous.
But as soon as I start climbing it all goes away.
The only time I feel anxious during a climb is if there’s something happening I can’t control (rockfall, storm, heavy winds, etc)
Molto bello, bravo. Dov'eri? Slovenia?
That’s quite a trek you started at 3 pm in the late afternoon eh 😢😮
Take care always bb❤
I wanna try this out....real talk😮
Nice video. nice climb. Is the location of the bivouac noted on trail maps? How cold is your sleeping bag rated for? Do you ever bring a climbing partner or cameraman? Can you tell me where the Krnica valley is to find on a map? I don't know what altitude you were climbing. Very very beautiful !!
Krnica valley is located in Triglav national park in Slovenia very close to the town called Kranjska Gora.
After that hike I’d stay there 2 nights
Odlični videi
Hvala :)
Just curious, why do you lock the door of the bivouac? To prevent the wind opens it?
Nice
I think I have turned back nearly as many times as I have summited that's why I am now an old man unfortunately I now sometimes turn back when I see a staircase 😅
Humans are nuts dude they just built that shelter up there. Someone carried that stuff up there and they built it.
Its nice watching your videos, but why climbing at night on a mountain in a heavy blizzard - very dangerous
No gloves whilst climbing in the snow is mental
The scariest part would be leaving my car in the middle of nowhere.
Your videos is significantly better time to time! What boots do you use in this conditions?
Thank you!
I’m using the Scarpa mont blanc pro boots :)
Spet en fajn video. A je tole mogoče blo namen na VMP? Dobra odločitev, da si zaradi slabih razmer obrnil, ker bo zagotovo še mnogo prilik.👍😊
Hvala! 😊
Jap, Velika martuljška ponca je bila v planu :)
You might want to find a way to keep the outside latches from freezing while you are inside 🚩😒🚩👀👩🏽🍼👩🏽🍼😕⚠️❄️⛄️ or maybe someone locking you inside 😅
Did you have any concerns that the door would freeze shut?