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Next week the via ferrata in Bohinj will be completed, difficulty D/E, attaching some pics

via ferrata climbed 17/10/2021 condition good

climbed the ferrata last week in normal condition

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Yesterday on the Široka polica chimney via ferrata for me by far the best via ferrata in Slovenia.

dry

Yesterday, marks were made to the descent path from the mine.

climbable but extremely difficult

macek 1

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climbed today, difficulty by my estimate D/E
almost mandatory climbing shoes

look at the pictures on page 14 that I added

TODAY EARLY MORNING AT 5:00 AM

On Tuesday an experienced female hiker from the Netherlands (full of treks in the Himalayas…) died on Komarca. Very likely she slipped on the "scree" during descent and fell about 80 m deep at an unprotected section of the path.

There are more and more foreigners in Slovenian hills and what do they know when going from Triglav towards Bohinj (usually tired from all-day hiking) what Komarca is. They probably don't read Hribi.net, and I don't know if it writes there that it's quite dizzy, partly equipped with fixed cables path.

In recent years quite a few accidents have happened here and since the Alpine Association doesn't act in terms of additional securing or at least renewing the already quite worn path, PD Matica (or its marking section responsible for maintaining Komarca) doesn't either, we Bohinj residents and associated members decided to do something for the people ourselves. On the principle that good example leads. And perhaps touches mountaineering politics too. With such an increase in visits to our mountains (mainly from foreigners) the issue will probably need to be addressed systematically..

So today at 5 am at Koča Savica, which is managed by PD Matica, we met the owner of Climbing School Pod Skalco Andrej Pikon (main organizer of the action), his friend Emil with partner Peggy (also Dutch) and acquaintance Mojca. We intended to carry and attach additional fixed cables to Komarca. This of course requires quite a bit of relatively heavy equipment, so we engaged three young guys (Miha, Zigat and Nejc) as "porters", whom we met in the morning at Savica and who planned to go to the seven lakes via Komarca. The guys gladly responded and helped carry all the necessary tools and materials to the top of Komarca. In addition to cables and tools we carried a sign to the top of Komarca that the path via Komarca is closed (until the path is at least somehow secured). We placed it at the junction where towards Bohinj (on descent from the Seven Lakes) one can easily descend also via Komna. Along the entire Komarca we installed pairs of fixed cables at the most exposed places; another pair will be installed by Emil and Andrej themselves in the next days; all of course at their own expense). At the same time we marked the pegs that an inattentive hiker can easily trip over.

The work this time was for about 5 hours. On the way back to the valley we stopped at Koča Savica, where the keeper Dejan invited us for coffee. Happy that we perhaps contributed something for the good of the people. Without a bill. And in the hope that good example leads. Or that the Alpine Association and/or responsible Mountaineering Societies get moving. It would be time. Or - how many more deaths are needed for things to move?

near Bohinj lake, at climbing school you can rent ice axe

road dry, barrier open