DESCENDING TO SOČA VALLEY
VIA ALPINA DAY 09 – TUESDAY 30 JUNE 2026MOUNTAIN HUT NA DOLIĆU – TRENTA DISTANCE HIKED: 13.4 kmELEVATION GAIN: 110 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 215.1 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 10,584 m The wind was… Continue reading
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MAGIC MOUNTAIN HUT NA DOLIĆU
VIA ALPINA DAY 08 – MONDAY 29 JUNE 2026MOUNTAIN HUT KOMNI TO MOUNTAIN HUT NA DOLIĆU DISTANCE HIKED: 16 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,280 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 201.7 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 10,474 m So nice… Continue reading
ENTERING TRIGLAV NATIONAL PARK
VIA ALPINA DAY 07 – SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2026 VRHO BAĆE TO MOUNTAIN HUT KOMNI DISTANCE HIKED: 24.8 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,860m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 185.7 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 9,196 m I was woken… Continue reading
POREZEN MOUNTAIN
VIA ALPINA DAY 06 – SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2026GORENJI NOVAKI TO VRHO BAĆE DISTANCE HIKED: 23.6 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,775 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 160.9 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 7,336 m The overnight rest and… Continue reading
CROSSING THE RAPALLO BORDER
VIA ALPINA DAY 05 – FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2026 IDRIJA TO GORENJI NOVAKI DISTANCE HIKED: 30 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,690 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 137.3 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 5,561 m Despite a very warm… Continue reading
BOILING IN IDRIA
VIA ALPINA DAY 04 – 25 JUNE 2026 JAVORNIK TO IDRIJA DISTANCE HIKED: 17.4 kmELEVATION GAIN: 211 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 107.3 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 3,871 m Birdsong started just after 4am. Chirping… Continue reading
NANOS PLATEAU
VIA ALPINA – DAY 03: 24 JUNE 2026 RAZDRTO TO JAVORNIK DISTANCE HIKED: 31.8 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,580 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 89.9 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 3,660 m Today was a day of two… Continue reading
RECORD HEATWAVE
VIA ALPINA – DAY 02: TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2026 PLANINSKI DOM KOKOŠ TO RAZDRTO DISTANCE HIKED: 30.5 kmELEVATION GAIN: 740 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 58.1 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 2080 m It is amazing… Continue reading
LEAVING MUGGIA
VIA ALPINA – DAY 01: MONDAY, 22 JUNE 2026 MUGGIA TO PLANINSKI DOM KOKOṢ̌ DISTANCE HIKED: 27.6km ELEVATION GAIN: 1350m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 27.6km TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 1350m We woke before the 4am… Continue reading
ON OUR WAY: PACK LIGHT
Sydney–>Singapore –>London –>TriesteJune 16 – 21, 2026 We planned to start hiking in late June hoping to avoid lingering snow at higher elevations. It’s a long haul to get to Europe from Australia… Continue reading