Cold Mountain (Slovenia)

Cold Mountain (Mrzla gora) is a 2203 m mountain in the Kamnik Alps. Cold Mountain rises over three valleys: the Logar Valley, the Matk Cirque (Matkov kot), and the Vellach Combe (Vellacher Kotschna, Belska kočna). It is rarely visited because it is relatively difficult to ascend with many exposed areas. The border with Austria runs along the northern and western side, and until 1967 it was difficult to access because of political problems. Its first climbers had problems scaling it. In 1876, Robert von Lendenfeld and a guide named Matijevec from Luče reached the western peak and they descended, thinking they had reached the highest peak. In 1877, Karl Blodig (the first to climb every peak over 4000 m in Europe) tried two times, but quit due to weather well below the top. In the same year Johannes Frischauf, Piskernik, and Matek finally conquered the top. The Frischauf Lodge on Okrešelj is named after him.

Routes

 * 3½h from the Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj (Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju)
 * 4½h from the Logar Sisters Lodge (Dom sester Logar)
 * 5½ from the Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni (Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh)
 * 5½ from Vellach through the Vellach Combe