Juraj Koren has made a winter climb-and-fly ascent of the Dream Couloir on the north face of Triglav (2,835m), the highest mountain in Slovenia.
The Slovakian former Red Bull X-Alps pilot spent two days climbing the route in January, which included an overnight bivouac on the face. A rarely climbed winter Alpine route the Dream Couloir is not often in condition, but this year it saw several ascents in mid-January.
The route is 1,100m long and graded VI, including sections of vertical ice.
The Couloir of Dreams … two days up, 20 minutes back down. Image: Juraj Koren
Juraj and his climbing partner Mario Mutala then both flew from the summit, completing a remarkable Alpine outing.
Juraj has a strong record of mixing hard Alpine climbing with paragliding descents, including solo ascents of the Shroud on the Grandes Jorasses in France and the Holzknecht Couloir on the Langkofel (3,181m) in the Italian Dolomites.
