Planinsko društvo Kamnik

Founded in 1893, Planinsko društvo Kamnik is a non-profit association based in Kamnik, Slovenia working on nature & wildlife conservation, sport for development, children & youth +1 more.

Planinsko društvo Kamnik is a mountaineering association based in Kamnik, Slovenia, founded in 1893 as a branch of the Slovenian mountaineering society. It maintains mountain huts in the Kamnik Alps, including Kamniška koča and Cojzova koča, and marks and maintains about 94 km of hiking trails. Its sections cover trail maintenance, nature protection, mountain guiding, alpinism and climbing, and youth work. Youth activities include planinske skupine and the Mladina in gore competition, and the society runs public lectures, events and cooperation with local schools, the Kamnik mountain rescue service and the municipality of Kamnik. It also has a twinning partnership with Naturfreunde Trofaiach in Austria.