Via Ferrata Mojstrana Top, Via ferrata in Mojstrana, Slovenia
This via ferrata offers two protected climbing routes above Mojstrana, leading climbers up the rocky slopes of Grančišče peak at 2,770 feet (844 meters) with expansive views over the Julian Alps and Karavanke Mountains.
The routes were established to promote alpine climbing in Slovenia, with the easier Aljaž's Path named after Jakob Aljaž, a Slovenian priest and mountaineer who contributed significantly to developing alpine infrastructure in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The summit features a miniature replica of the Aljaž Tower, a traditional Slovenian alpine symbol, along with a logbook where climbers record their ascents, continuing a long-standing mountaineering tradition in the Julian Alps region.
The via ferrata operates from April 1 to November 1, with equipment rentals available at the nearby Slovenian Alpine Museum, located at the parking area where both routes begin at Pod Grančiščem 12 in Mojstrana.
The more difficult route is playfully named the Path of the Mojstrana Squirrels, reflecting a local tradition of giving via ferrata routes whimsical names that reference the agility required to complete the technical climbing sections successfully.
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