Aljažev dom v Vratih - Dom Valentina Staniča (Tominšek route)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Mojstrana, then follow the signs for Vrata valley. We continue on the toll road, closed to public traffic in winter, following it to the large parking lot located a few minutes before Aljažev dom v Vratih.

Path description:
From the large parking lot continue along the road closed to public traffic, arriving in a few minutes at Šlajmerjev dom and shortly after at Aljažev dom v Vratih.
Before Aljažev dom the path to Škrlatica branches off to the right, we continue straight towards Triglav, Luknje, Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih and numerous other destinations along a wide path that leads us past the chapel into the forest, further on fairly gentle.
We continue past the winter bivouac, upon leaving the forest we reach the famous memorial plaque in Vrata valley dedicated to the fallen partisan mountaineers.
Here we leave the wide gentle path that continues towards the valley head and proceed left towards Tominškova pot. We continue through scree into the forest, where the ascent begins on a well-maintained path, which is quite steep with wooden steps in places. After a bit more than an hour and a half of steep path the forest starts to thin and we reach the beginning of the climbing section of the path, where the first fixed protections assist us.
Further the path becomes increasingly precipitous and exposed to falling rocks, from the slopes of Rjavčevih glav it gradually passes to the slopes of Begunjski vrh. The climbing section of Tominškova pot mainly leads in a traversing ascent to the right, occasionally ascending quite steeply straight up with the aid of fixed protections.
Above 2000 m elevation the path gradually becomes less demanding and we join the path leading over Prag, shortly after reaching Begunjski studenec.
We continue steeply ascending, technically not demanding in this section, after about 15 minutes of further walking we reach the next junction near Kotel.
Continue left towards Staničev dom pod Triglavom (slightly right Triglav and Triglavski dom na Kredarici) and circling the Kotel depression on the left side through high mountain karst terrain, the path leads along fissures and chasms, so extra caution is needed especially in fog and snow, otherwise technically not demanding in this section. Higher we traverse across a short scree slope, then reach the flat plateau where with fine views of Triglav and surrounding mountains we ascend to Dom Valentina Staniča.
Starting point - Aljažev dom 0:05, Aljažev dom - Kozja dolina 1:50, Kozja dolina - Begunjski studenec 1:45, Begunjski studenec - Kotel 0:15, Kotel - Dom Valentina Staniča 0:30.

On the way: Aljažev dom v Vratih (1001m), Spomenik padlim partizanom gornikom (1020m), Kozja dolina (1749m), Begunjski studenec (2091m), Kotel (2166m)

Trip can be extended to: Cmir , Visoka Vrbanova špica ( 30 min) , Begunjski vrh ( 40 min) , Triglavski dom na Kredarici , Rjavina , Rž ( 55 min)