What advice would you recommend for climbing Mount Triglav, Slovenia?

Triglav (2,864 m; 9,396 feet) is the highest mountain in Slovenia/Europe and is a part of "Julian Alps." The season when there's no snow on it and when the mountain houses are open is only July-August or, maybe, June-September.

If you come with the plane, you have about 60 kilometers by bus from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport to the mountain house "Aljažev dom" at the end of the Vrata valley at the bottom of the mountain (at about 1,000 m). You can eat and sleep there.

Aljažev dom with Triglav behind it (source: Wikipedia.org, Creative Commons licence)

You need about 8 hours - by one of the 3 routes:

• "Čez prag" - the easiest
• "Tominškova pot" - a "normal" via ferrata route (pictures)
• "Bambergova pot" - the hardest route with most climbing (pictures, pictures)

There is a forest at the bottom and plain rocks higher up. You don't need any ropes or other special equipment, except maybe a helmet. If sunny, a T-shirt may be enough, but it's always good to have a jumper and something against wind in a backpack, because the local weather can change quickly. It's a good idea to start early, let's say about 5 a.m. to avoid walking under a hot sun. Also, avoid Saturdays and Sundays, because it can be really crowdy then. It's usually done as a two-day hike.

There are other, more gradual, routes on the other sides of the mountain, for example, via Triglav Lakes Valley, which you can use on the way down. Another route is via Velo Polje.

Triglav - the access from Velo Polje (Image source: Environmentandsociety.org, Creative Commons)

You do not need any official (or other) guide and there are no fees to pay. If you decide to sleep in a mountain house, the cheapest is the one at the bottom (Aljažev dom). Food is much cheaper if you buy it in a store in some town.

posted almost 5 years ago

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