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Marlow

Sport climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 2, 2015 - 11:53am PT

Nejc Zaplotnik


Nejc Zaplotnik is remembered as an exceptional man and his autobiographical book The Way, is dealing with Nejc’s climbing life. Besides climbing several new routes in the mountains of Slovenia, he was active in the Alps, Yosemite and the Himalayas, where he climbed new routes on Hidden Peak, Makalu and Everest (the West Ridge).

Nejc Zaplotnik died under an ice avalanche on the South face of Manaslu with his expedition colleague Ante Bucan.

“Anyone looking for a goal (outside) will remain empty when the goal is reached, but whoever finds a way, will always carry the goal inside.”
― Nejc Zaplotnik, Pot (The Way)

Nejc Zaplotnik – 31st Anniversary: Manaslu - the end of the road. An intermittent interview with Reinhold Messner in English from 05:50: https://vimeo.com/2517733

Annapurna Trekking and Manaslu base camp

A short -making of video- of the documentary from Nepal Himalaya, where we shot a movie about Nejc Zaplotnik. Trip took us to Manaslu base camp and we also completed the Annapurna Trekking Circuit.
[Click to View YouTube Video]

Throughout Bernadette McDonald's new book Alpine Warriors, she threads the inspired writing of Nejc Zaplotnik, helping us to understand what drove the Slovenian mountaineers and what - despite the attrition - kept them on their path.
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Jul 2, 2015 - 12:07pm PT
Thanks for the thread, Marlow. I remembered that name from bitd, but I never knew who he was or what he did, just some remarks. I now can fill in the blanks. His name has a nice ring to it.
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Jul 2, 2015 - 12:34pm PT
Thanks Marlow for continuing to present significant climbers on the world stage. Americans need assistance in the appreciation of things international.
jgill

Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
Jul 2, 2015 - 03:27pm PT
^^^^^ Ditto.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jul 21, 2016 - 06:01am PT
Bump for Slovenian climbing.
http://siol.net/novice/novice/mojca-zaplotnik-jamnik-z-nejcem-sva-bila-smesna-sto-na-uro-33025

http://siol.net/sportal/sportal-plus/dan-ko-je-umrl-a-ne-odsel-legendarni-nejc-zaplotnik-240429

I came to understand that "Pot", the title of NZ's book, means "path" or "trail."

Mark Chapman and neebee's family is of Slovenian descent. Chappy took a vacation there last year with his spouse.
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