Aljažev dom v Vratih - Triglav (via Prag)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Mojstrana, then follow the signs for Vrata Valley. We continue 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.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue along the gravel road closed to public traffic, passing Šlajmerjev dom and quickly reaching Aljažev dom v Vratih.
We bypass Aljažev dom on the right and continue straight towards Triglav, Sovatna, Luknja... (right Škrlatica, bivouac at Rušje...). We continue along the poorer gravel road, which leads us past the winter room to a marked junction at the famous peg (monument to fallen partisan climbers).
We continue straight again (left Tominškova pot), a gentle path leading us with beautiful views of Triglav and the Triglav North Face. After a few minutes of walking, we enter a beech forest, where the path to Sovatna branches right; we continue straight towards Luknja and Triglav - the path over Prag. A short ascent on the cart track follows, then the markers direct us left to the path that approaches the bed of Triglavska Bistrica. Here the path leads past the memorial to mountain victims, and shortly after we reach the next marked junction.
Straight ahead the path continues to Luknja, but we go left towards the path over Prag, where it first leads across the Triglavska Bistrica stream (slightly higher is the source of Bistrica).
On the other side of the stream, we quickly reach the first steep section, where the first pegs assist us; after a few minutes, the difficulty eases, but we continue steeply ascending, with increasingly beautiful views across the valley from the path.
This section is partially overgrown with bushes, higher up safety gear reappears, and soon we reach probably the most difficult part of the path over Prag, where with the help of brackets and cables we climb a nearly vertical 15-meter chimney. The path gradually becomes easier again, Tominškova pot joins from the left, and a few steps further we reach Begunjski studenec.
We continue steeply ascending; technically this section is not demanding, after about 15 minutes we reach the next junction, where the path to Dom Valentina Staniča pod Triglavom branches left; we go straight, following the signs for Triglav and Triglavski dom na Kredarici.
The path levels out somewhat, bypasses Kotel on the right, and leads to Triglavske pode, where orientation is somewhat difficult especially in fog. On the upper part of Triglavske pode, the path becomes steeper and more technically demanding, with safety gear on the difficult spots.
After climbing above the steep part, the path levels out again, and with increasingly beautiful views, in a few minutes we ascend to Triglavski dom na Kredarici.
We continue right towards Triglav (sharply left summit of Kredarica and Kot Valley, left Krma Valley and Pokljuka) and descend on a technically undemanding path to Ledeniški preval, 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 very steep slope with some pegs and individual cables, but when we reach the ridge of Mali Triglav, we traverse upwards to the left, where cables were added to the pegs a few years ago to allow self-belaying with a via ferrata kit. Several steep and exposed ascents follow, where we must be careful not to slip; on the section with loose stones, we must also be cautious not to dislodge rocks as it can be deadly for hikers below. The path ahead is quite narrow, and with many visitors, congestion can occur due to difficult passing.
Higher up, the steepness eases, and from the left joins the path from Dom Planika pod Triglavom via Mali Triglav, which we reach shortly after.
From Mali Triglav, a slight descent follows along an occasionally less exposed ridge; when ascending again, the ridge narrows, and the path becomes precipitous on both sides. Several steep ascents follow, the path is mainly well protected with cables and individual pegs; on nice days, congestion due to passing is possible all the way to the summit. Below the summit, the path becomes less demanding but still precipitous. Just below the summit, a path to Staničevo zavetišče (emergency bivouac carved into the Triglav massif) branches slightly left; 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 - source of Bistrica 0:55, source of Bistrica - Begunjski studenec 2:45, 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.

On the way: Aljažev dom v Vratih (1001m), Spomenik padlim partizanom gornikom (1020m), V Plazičih (1040m), Izvir Bistrice (1160m), Begunjski studenec (2091m), Kotel (2166m), Triglavski podi (2400m), Triglavski dom na Kredarici (2515m), Ledeniški preval (2484m), Mali Triglav (2725m)