Slovenia - Mountain Walking - August - September 2015

Page 8 - Mojstrana - Julian Alps

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Above - Slap Peričnik



Above - Galleries above the Vrata River





Above - Small hut near the head of the Vrata Valley. Massive walls tower all around.





Above - Alježev dom - where I spent the night



Above - Toothed jelly fungi











Above - This giant piton and carabiner is a memorial to fallen climbers and partisans. It is about 5 m high.







Above - Capricorn - Capra ibex



Above - My route - the Prag Route - left the valley and climbed steeply (very steeply!!) - using cables and spikes.



Above - Not so steep now



Above - Strange karst country (karst is one slovene word that has made it into English. Another comes from dolina (valley or depression) which is doline in English)



Above - Triglavski dom



Above - People on the way up or down Triglav. The summit is about an hour away.



Above - Triglavski dom - very crowded! I stopped for a cup of tea.



Above - The mist cleared for a few seconds and I got this photo of people on the way up Triglav. Very busy for a misty day!



Above - I continue on









Above - Tržaska koča na Dolič - where I spent the night.











Above - I next went along this old road - cut into the side of the mountain back in WWI



Above - The old road



Above - I also could have followed this narrow and exposed path.



Above - Looking down into the Soča Valley



Above - The old road





Above - Another WWI road led to the next hut







Above - One of the seven Triglav lakes







Above - Eroded limestone

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