| VanSims25. 07. 2014 22:25:09 |
When I was little I often asked my dad this and that about mountains. In his young years he often went to the mountains with buddies. I remember asking him how hard the approaches to peaks are and for Mojstrovka he said it's quite hard. So I thought Mojstrovka is called that because you have to be quite a master to get to it.  Of course now I know it's not so but the "logical" association stuck in my head: Mojstrovka - mountain for masters! 
So the Saturday before last I drive to Vršič. On the way to the pass cows surprise me on the road. Little Slovene of course terrorizing tourists! I report to police! Despite thunderstorms forecast for afternoon there were quite some visitors and parked cars although far from usual crowd at this time. At the top I park and parking lady approaches me already. I drive off immediately and park lower.
Then I head towards Slemenova špica. I overtake a group of Spaniards probably heading there, I turn at Vratce towards entrance to Hanzova pot. At Vratce I meet a couple, foreigners. He had a helmet anyway, she in - sneakers. They say they're going to Mojstrovka. Hmm...  Well, probably that snow patch at the start (which now, judging by pics in upper post, is already very easy) played a positive role and scared off many inexperienced, as I didn't see them anymore although I dawdled a bit before entrance and adjusted gear. At entrance there were some foreigners too (there are surely more of them in our Julians than Slovenes) and two Slovenes. After initial struggling due to snow (which is now much easier) the enjoyment began.
For Slovenian conditions the path is really well secured, although there are some unsecured sections in between. Somewhere in the middle of secured part it started clouding a bit. From somewhere direction Tromeja even a shower came, went over Kranjska Gora and I was afraid I'd get rain but it rushed further along Zgornjesavska dolina. View from path is really nice: Karavanke ridge from Kokov (Coccau) to Kepa of course Špik and Martuljek group and Prisank, other side Ponce, eventually Planica jumps and Tamar showed, nice view to Slemenova špica too. Of course indispensable Dobrač was visible, further High Tures not because too cloudy.
Secured part is quite long and when it ends I bypass a snow patch then free climbing part continues all the way to top. I liked that. Usually when vias ferratas end you have to walk to summit e.g. along ridge, here it's interesting to the end. 
At top sky getting darker and I look towards Austria where it's already raining properly. There sheep await me too. They literally jump at me when I pull biscuits from backpack! Just so they didn't trample me.  Yes, you'll get some, yes! Well now I have to eat a bit too. When biscuits gone they lost interest and even ran from me when I wanted to pet them a bit. Then I look around a bit, nice view to Primorska side too, from clouds towards west even Mangart starts showing but now I see that from Austria it's close: behind Ponce everything black already! Run!
I say bye to sheep and head down. Normal way back to Vršič (south path) poorly marked, at least downhill, plus upper part very crumbly. Poles very useful, especially with thunderstorm behind. And so past me rushes Czech family: Dobry den!, Ahoj! While I fled thunderstorm they went up!  Hats off to them! 
Downhill only lightly drizzled on me. It was very interesting to see how on Gorenjska side it thundered properly, on Primorska just cloudy and dry. Vršič seems some weather barrier! Path still wet anyway, especially tricky through gully, but after that I was fine, to Vršič from there still about half hour.
There I go to Tičarjev dom for beer, sausage and cabbage. Those Spaniards sat at next table talking. Heard also: los Slovenos! Hope they said something good about us and took good impressions from our country, despite another surprise on way back to Kranjska Gora: cows on road again! Couldn't pass at all. I chase them with continuous about one-minute honking. Call police again and they said they were up there in morning! Can't believe how contemptible that guy is. Police leaves, he puts cows on road nicely again. Not to say he wasn't watching from afar and having fun. Doesn't care about damage, let alone if accident happens once. Why go to Vršič!
In KG I get ice cream then home! If subtract little rain - super trip!
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