Ribnica Kabas Crest
Intense and brutal mountaieering route, Summer and Winter
Alpine Climbing Extreme
- Distance
- 20 km
- Ascent
- 1.5 km
- Descent
- 1.6 km
- Low Point
- 1.1 km
- High Point
- 2.3 km
- Gradient
- 24˚
Ultimate mountaineering adventure among the Korab peaks, making ascent on Ribnicka Skala Peak △2,305m and Kabas Peak △2,391m - two of the most imposing and remarkable mountain titans in the Korab range.
Description
Summer ascents are known to be tricky, exposed and thrilling but yet reasonably doable in a single day.Winter ascents, are extreme missions, steep, remote, avalanche prone terrain, extreme weather rapid weather changes, requiring excessive winter mountaineering experience, know-how with winter routes and planing. Usually there are maximum one to two ascents in winter time.
Best time to do winter ascents is late winter, when the snowpack and conditions are taming as the winter progresses towards spring.Difficulty
Extreme
Long, committing and complex routes with difficult and sustained climbing on rock/ice and challenging route finding throughout. TD upwards.
Extreme Exposure
The majority of the route is "no fall" terrain.
Remoteness
In the high mountains or remote conditions, all individuals must be completely autonomous in every situation.
Best time to visit
Equipment required
- Ice axe
- Bivy Kit
- Crampons
- 2 Ice Axes
- Wires and Friends