| djimuzl3. 10. 2023 16:07:01 |
Our swallows have already flown south a while ago, so on the first October day this year I visited the Italian ones 
To the circular path around Lastovke (Lastovic; also Lastavic) – Italian Anello delle Rondini – I went from parking lot no. 2 in Zajzera, first ascended to Pellarini hut, from there continued to Žabniška škrbina, descended to Trbiška krnica, crossed the eastern foothills of Lastovic along the road to Prašnik saddle, from there under the western walls of this interesting group of five peaks to the end of the circular path and back to the start.
From Zajzera to the hut I took some mix of thematic and marked paths, I'm not quite sure where I actually walked  – but the signs towards the hut were in the right places, even where I lost the marks... After about an hour I reached the lower station of the cargo cableway, there the real ascent began. After half an hour I arrived at the path junction – left to Prašnik saddle and right to Pellarini hut – where I started and ended the "looping", which took about four hours of walking. With ever better views I soon reached the (already closed for the season, but supposed to be open on 7th and 8th October) hut, had a small refreshment and continued towards Žabniška škrbina, the notch between the Front (it. Rondini) and Rear swallows (it. Vergine or Device). There, besides views to the peaks above Mrzla voda valley and towards our Julijci, curious horned locals (I assume mother and daughter) welcomed me, keeping me company until departure  .
Above the notch I looked for the most suitable "path" to the Fifth Swallow (Italians count it as first), but already beyond the hardest part, soon after crossing a quite exposed ledge with almost no holds, the descent worried me, so I turned back immediately (otherwise without issues), as the thought of it on the way to the summit and back would peck too much at my guts The horned ones didn't care much about my "safety/mental issues" and kindly accompanied me when I headed to Trbiška krnica  On the descent from the notch I saw another, seemingly easier ascent route, maybe try next time…
The path to Trbiška krnica above Mrzla vode valley is somewhat more demanding due to erosion, locally secured with cables – similar to the previously walked path under the other side of the notch – but still well traceable. From it, a path branches right soon towards Trbiška škrbina (broken signs), but I continued descending. Somewhere at the bottom of the cirque, the path to Škrbina Bele Vode (Carla Pupisa path) branches right, from there I walked along marks for a few minutes, then started following the old (un)marked path that they probably "abolished" due to a nastier gully where there's no "path" anymore; the current marked path when reaching the cart track Mrzla vode valley – Prašnik loses about 100m elevation compared to the mentioned one. When I reached the cart track, with pleasant company of the Swallows I continued to the mentioned saddle, where I chose path no. 617 connecting Višarje with Pellarini hut. Since it mostly runs through forest, no great views from it, until the path approached the wall of the Second Swallow (it. fourth), from there a few dozen minutes to close the loop, and almost an hour to "no.2".
Morning was quite fresh, in the shade of Žabniška krnica one had to wait for the sun until the notch. Paths mostly well marked, just here and there need to check direction twice – especially due to erosion effects.
Nice, wild piece of Julijci.
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