Charlie woke Tim at 5:29!
7:22 - Summitted Triglav in the mist.
Although the ridge was protected with steel cables and pegs, we hadn't got our VF kits or harnesses with us (back in our luggage at Bohinj), however we did have a couple of slings and krabs in case we needed to secure ourselves. We were doing a there and back route to the summit and were the first ones on the summit that day. Everyone we met on the way down had kits, but we were comfortable with the exposure and moves, confident that it was never more than a grade 2 British scramble, but it had a handrail when you needed it. It's apparently traditional for every Slovenian to summit Triglav once in their lifetime and we reckoned on a typical warm, sunny, summer's day there would have been masses of people. The route from Dom Planika is said to be the easiest but is still quite committing. We look forward to heading up there again on a clear day up a more sustained and challenging VF route from the north (with kits and harnesses!)
8:30 - Back at the hut for breakfast
15:20 - After 2300m of descent, a number of kilometres and a quick paddle in the lake, we got back to TIC to collect our bags and catch the bus to Kranj for our final night.
Hostel Cukrarna is superb. A delightfully friendly welcome to a perfect hostel which felt more like a hotel, until we unpacked and repacked our smelly stuff in the room!
At 5:50 we set off...
Freshly foraged mushrooms in soup
Lake Bohinj
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