Land Rover Defender and the Snow Drifts on the Road (Velebit Mountain)
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- In winter perhaps the only safe approach to the mountain for me was from the west - the coast. A few roads climb high to the mountain passes ... I used one to drive as far as possible, turn the truck backwards and leave it there in shelter from those strong winds especially Bura - there from I would continue climbing with my snowshoes and backpack with all the supplies needed that would serve me about a week. Snowstorms and blizzards are not rare, indeed and can last for days. Once, after some time spent in the mountain hut there the weather stabilized and rain melted down some snow so I decided to return to my car and get ready to travel back home. Near there I found a similar foreign vehicle in trouble - found a couple of people there walking downhill trying to get some help. They said that maps show where exactly the road suppose to lead them ... Plitvice lakes.
I said: you can cross one or two snow drifts but what about thousands more awaiting ... and then almost 3 meters of snow on your way. This is the Velebit mountain in the winter.
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HRVATSKI: Jedan od mogućih pristupa Velebitu zimi je i uspon na prijevoj Alan. Znao sam doputovati sa sjevera primorskom magistralom pa se odatle započeti uspinjati kamenom cestom što je više moguće da manje ostane za pješačenje.Kratki su dani zimi i mrak brzo pada. Ostavio bi vozilo u zaklonu od vjetrova uz cestu i spremno za povratak. Krplje na nogama i ruksak sa zalihama za pet, šest dana i preko mnogobrojnih nanosa snijega uspon cestom sve do prijevoja ... stigao bi pred mrak. Oluje i mećave nisu rijetke i znaju trajati danima. Doba posebnih iskustava i avantura. Jednom, nakon 5 dana boravka u brdima smirilo se vrijeme, zajužilo a čak je i kiša isprala prilično snijega pogotovo prema nižim predjelima planine prema moru.Trebalo je krenuti doma. Stigao sam do svog džipa i naišao na sličan kojim su neki stranci upali u neprilike pri usponu. Našao sam ih par kilometara nizbrdo i pomogao im. Mnogobrojni nanosi snijega uzbrdo prekriju cestu u potpunosti i pretvore se u led. Nakon prijevoja dubina snijega doseže i 3 metra.
Navodno prema kartama kojima su vjerovali ovim putem se može preko Velebita sve do Plitvica. Da, no o tome u ovo doba godine odlučuje planina i priroda a ne mi.
In winter perhaps the only safe approach to the mountain for me was from the west - the coast. A few roads climb high to the mountain passes ... I used one to drive as far as possible, turn the truck backwards and leave it there in shelter from those strong winds especially Bura - there from I would continue climbing with my snowshoes and backpack with all the supplies needed that would serve me about a week. Snowstorms and blizzards are not rare, indeed and can last for days. Once, after some time spent in the mountain hut there the weather stabilized and rain melted down some snow so I decided to return to my car and get ready to travel back home. Near there I found a similar foreign vehicle in trouble - found a couple of people there walking downhill trying to get some help. They said that maps show where exactly the road suppose to lead them ... Plitvice lakes.
I said: you can cross one or two snow drifts but what about thousands more awaiting ... and then almost 3 meters of snow on your way. This is the Velebit mountain in the winter.
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HRVATSKI: Jedan od mogućih pristupa Velebitu zimi je i uspon na prijevoj Alan. Znao sam doputovati sa sjevera primorskom magistralom pa se odatle započeti uspinjati kamenom cestom što je više moguće da manje ostane za pješačenje.Kratki su dani zimi i mrak brzo pada. Ostavio bi vozilo u zaklonu od vjetrova uz cestu i spremno za povratak. Krplje na nogama i ruksak sa zalihama za pet, šest dana i preko mnogobrojnih nanosa snijega uspon cestom sve do prijevoja ... stigao bi pred mrak. Oluje i mećave nisu rijetke i znaju trajati danima. Doba posebnih iskustava i avantura. Jednom, nakon 5 dana boravka u brdima smirilo se vrijeme, zajužilo a čak je i kiša isprala prilično snijega pogotovo prema nižim predjelima planine prema moru.Trebalo je krenuti doma. Stigao sam do svog džipa i naišao na sličan kojim su neki stranci upali u neprilike pri usponu. Našao sam ih par kilometara nizbrdo i pomogao im. Mnogobrojni nanosi snijega uzbrdo prekriju cestu u potpunosti i pretvore se u led. Nakon prijevoja dubina snijega doseže i 3 metra.
Navodno prema kartama kojima su vjerovali ovim putem se može preko Velebita sve do Plitvica. Da, no o tome u ovo doba godine odlučuje planina i priroda a ne mi.
upps - wenn jemand nicht vertraut ist mit den winterlichen Verhältnissen - sollte er es lieber bleiben lassen dort zu fahren :)! Gehe davon aus das nichts Schlimmeres passiert ist lieber Pavle - Blechschaden ist ja zu reparieren - danke Dir fürs Zeigen - wünsche Dir alles Gute - sei lieb gegrüßt Petra
If one succeeds to cross those first snow drifts than the trouble becomes even bigger ... hundreds of new higher drifts simply hide the road going uphill completely. Once one reaches the mountain pass the snow can be 3 meters high there. The most important and the smartest thing is to respect the nature. Thanks, Petra. Regards from me.
This shows what can happen to tourists who are not familiar with the mountains of Velebit. I must say that the young man looked very discouraged especially when you told him what was waiting for him with the snow drifts. I hope that he learned a lesson that the mountain taught him to always be prepared for the worst, especially in the winter. I can't imagine what would have happened if you had not run into them. Nice filming, Pavle, of the entire rescue scene.
ywm
In fact I met them while it was still snow on the road,. Despite quite bad weather I tried to help by my truck but it was to risky for both cars could drop downhill. The scene is filmed many hours later after the snow turned into rain that washed out a lot of snow. We were even waiting till late afternoon for the crane-truck to find the right road because they missed few times not knowing the position where we were. They never experienced something like that before. Perhaps the young man thought the off-road truck he was using is capable to cross that all easily ... but that was just the car.
I can't believe that people simply do not respect the nature and really risk their lives. Similar troubles started to happen recently even during summer when tourists underestimate the power of the mountain. Local rescue teams really have a lot to do to help anyone in danger.
Thanks you Joan for your nice comment. ywm
Stay safe out there on Velebit Mountain.
Oh yes I am trying at least. Thanks for stopping by.
PB
Jedan od mogućih pristupa Velebitu zimi je i uspon na prijevoj Alan. Znao sam doputovati sa sjevera primorskom magistralom pa se odatle započeti uspinjati vozilom kamenom cestom što je više moguće da manje ostane za pješačenje. Kratki su dani zimi i mrak brzo pada. Ostavio bi vozilo u zaklonu od vjetrova uz cestu i spremno za povratak. Krplje na nogama i ruksak sa zalihama za pet, šest dana i preko mnogobrojnih nanosa snijega uspon cestom sve do prijevoja ... stigao bi pred mrak. Oluje i mećave nisu rijetke i znaju trajati danima. Doba posebnih iskustava i avantura. Jednom, nakon 5 dana boravka u brdima smirilo se vrijeme, zajužilo a čak je i kiša isprala prilično snijega pogotovo prema nižim predjelima planine prema moru.Trebalo je krenuti doma. Stigao sam do svog džipa i naišao na sličan kojim su neki stranci upali u neprilike pri usponu. Našao sam ih par kilometara nizbrdo i pomogao im. Mnogobrojni nanosi snijega uzbrdo prekriju cestu u potpunosti i pretvore se u led. Nakon prijevoja dubina snijega doseže i tri metra.
Navodno prema kartama kojima su vjerovali ovim putem se može preko Velebita sve do Plitvica. Da, no o tome u ovo doba godine odlučuje planina i priroda a ne mi.
Živom čoveku se dogodi sve , i mene je izvukao jednom , jedan traktor prilikom zime iz dubokog snijega...
Mislim da je svako prošel slično iskustvo ...drugi put si pametniji. I dobro je da je tak kad ne vjerujemo drugima koji su to već prošli. Ruku je ipak najbolje "sam" metnuti u vatru da osjetiš kak peče. Ha, ha!