Hello dear Steemians :)
Last year I drove to Italy to go hiking on the second highest mountain in Julian Alps - Jof di Montasio ( 2,752 m or 9,029 ft ) - Slovene: Montaž.
My starting point was Pecol mountain pasture at 1,510 m or 4,954 ft. It was 7 AM when I finally put on my hiking boots after 2,5 hour drive.
From the parking lot I started hiking towards the Forca dei Disteis saddle. For the first hour the path lead me through fields below the Montaž.
When the path begins to climb more steeply on my way showed Capricorn and walked in front of me to the Forca dei Disteis saddle.
On the saddle I turned right towards the Pipan ladder. The path finally became more interesting and soon some climbing is required. On some points you can help yourself with steel ropes and pegs.
This is where the fun part begins. A couple of pegs and steel rope leads you up a vertical slope to Pipan ladder. Then I had to climb 60 m near vertical steel ladder.
The most exciting part was behind me. After that I had about 15 minutes of hiking to the top of Montaž over the exposed crest. On some points rocks were very crumbly so I had to be very careful to not to start any rock tumbling.
View from the top was exquisite that day. I spent about 1,5 hour alone on the top and chill in absolute silence.
Hope you guys enjoyed this trip report!
Have a nice day :)
Peace!