Triglav sunrise

I have been on Triglav for couple times from different directions, but never for sunrise. Our saying is: as long as you do not conquer summit of Triglav your are not a real slovene. So we used this change to baptize a few half Slovenes and one Kiwi. 

We started our jurney on friday after work. From Vrata valley we ascent towards Prag and Kredarica mountaing lodge. We took Tominskova route, marked as very difficult. It is named by doctor Fran Tominšek who was the President of the Slovenian Mountaineering Society.

We reached Kredarica at around 10pm.

Škrlatica

Break time

Blaž and Vlado

Since it was two days trip and we would like to catch sunrise on your highest summit, we woke up at 3am and left Kredarica at 4am. Just after 5am we reached summit.

Aljažev stolp

The Aljaž Tower (Slovene: Aljažev stolp) or Triglav Tower (Triglavski stolp) is a tower, a storm shelter and a triangulation point on the summit of Mount Triglav in northwestern Slovenia. Along with Triglav, it is a landmark of Slovenia and a symbol of Slovenehood. The tower was designed by Jakob Aljaž, a priest in the Upper Carniolan village of Dovje, who also had it erected. This year we are celebrating 120 anniversary, which is on August 7th.

John, Nada, me, Tusi and Blaz

Since I had bachelor party, we separeted on Triglavska škrbina, from where I continued towards Luknja and back to Vrata. On the way down, Plemenice route, I met a group of Alpine ibexes, obviously used to human company.

Enjoy the video!