Aljažev dom v Vratih - Triglav (Tominšek route)

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

Route description:
From the large parking lot, we continue along the road closed to public traffic, along which we reach Šlajmerjev dom in a few minutes and a little further Aljažev dom v Vratih.
In front of Aljažev dom, the path to Škrlatica branches off to the right, but we continue straight towards Triglav, Luknje, Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih and numerous other destinations along a wide path that takes us into the forest after the chapel, and further on it is quite gentle.
We continue past the winter bivouac, and when we leave the forest, we arrive at the famous memorial plaque in Vrata valley, dedicated to the fallen partisan mountaineers.
Here we leave the wide gentle path that continues towards the head of the valley and continue left towards Tominškova pot. We proceed through scree into the forest, where we begin to ascend along a well-maintained path that is quite steep and has wooden steps in some places to assist us. After a little more than an hour and a half of steep path, the forest begins to thin and we reach the start of the climbing section of the path, where the first fixed protections assist us.
Further on, the path becomes increasingly precipitous and exposed to falling rocks, gradually transitioning from the slopes of Rjavčeve glave to the slopes of Begunjski vrh. The climbing section of Tominškova pot mainly leads us in a traverse ascent to the right, though sometimes we ascend quite steeply upwards with the help of protections.
Above 2000 meters above sea level, the path gradually becomes less demanding and we join the path leading over Prag, and a little further we arrive at Begunjski studenec.
We continue steeply ascending, though technically not demanding on this section, and after about 15 minutes of further walking, we reach the next junction, where the path to dom Valentina Staniča pod Triglavom branches off to the left, but we continue straight and follow the signs to Triglav and Triglavski dom na Kredarici.
The path ahead temporarily flattens a bit, bypasses Kotel on the right side and passes to Triglavske pode, where orientation is somewhat difficult especially in fog. On the upper part of Triglavske pode, the path becomes steeper again and technically demanding, with protections assisting on the more difficult sections.
Once we ascend above the steep part, the path flattens again and with increasingly beautiful views, we ascend to Triglavski dom na Kredarici in a few minutes of further walking.
We continue right towards Triglav (sharply left to Kredarica peak and Kot valley, left to Krma valley and Pokljuka) and descend to Ledeniški preval along a technically undemanding path, from where we begin ascending towards the ridge of Mali Triglav. Here we follow the markers and the large marker visible from afar, near which the very demanding path to Triglav begins.
Initially, we ascend a not yet very steep slope with the help of a few pegs and individual fixed cables, but when we reach the ridge of Mali Triglav, we begin traversing upwards to the left, where fixed cables were added to the pegs a few years ago to allow self-belaying with a via ferrata set. There follow some quite steep and exposed ascents, where we must be careful not to slip, and on the section with loose rocks, we must also be careful not to dislodge stones as this can be deadly dangerous for hikers below us. The path ahead is quite narrow and with a larger number of visitors, congestion can occur due to difficult passing between hikers.
Higher up, the steepness eases and from the left, the path from Dom Planika pod Triglavom joins us, specifically the path over Mali Triglav, which we reach a little further on.
From Mali Triglav, there is a slight descent along an occasionally less exposed ridge, and when we begin ascending again, the ridge narrows and the path becomes precipitous on both sides. Further on, there are some quite steep ascents, the path is mainly well protected with fixed cables and individual pegs, and on nice days, congestion is possible due to passing until the summit. Below the summit, the path becomes less demanding but still precipitous. Just below the summit, the path to Staničevo zavetišče (emergency bivouac carved into the Triglav massif) branches slightly to the left, but we follow the still cautious but last few meters less steep path to Aljažev stolp, located on the summit of Triglav, the highest peak of the Julian Alps and Slovenia.
Starting point - Aljažev dom 0:05, Aljažev dom - Kozja dolina 1:50, Kozja dolina - Begunjski studenec 1:45, Begunjski studenec - Kotel 0:15, Kotel - Triglavski dom na Kredarici 1:00, Triglavski dom na Kredarici - Ledeniški preval 0:05, Ledeniški preval - Mali Triglav 0:35, Mali Triglav - Triglav 0:35.

Along the route: Aljažev dom v Vratih (1001m), Spomenik padlim partizanom gornikom (1020m), Kozja dolina (1749m), Begunjski studenec (2091m), Kotel (2166m), Triglavski podi (2400m), Triglavski dom na Kredarici (2515m), Ledeniški preval (2484m), Mali Triglav (2725m)

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