Via ferrata Jof di Montasio-Pipans ladder-Julian Alps

Second highest mountain in Julian Alps is Montaz 2754m and offers various approaches from all sides of the mountain. The easiest via ferrata – Pipan’s ledder goes over the famous Pipan ladder and takes us to the south ridge of Montaz. On this mountain you will never be alone because we will climb past numerous herds of ibexes and chamois.

Description

First we park our car and from here we start with our tour at the mountain pasture Pecol 1500m.Here follows picturesque climb past the hut Abruzzi 1620m to the notch Vrh Strmali 2280m from where we have great views to surroundings. From the notch we go to the right and come to the beginning of the via ferrata. This via ferrata takes us over steep system of ledges, ravines, passages to the upper part of south wall of Montaz. Under the ridge we meet with the greatest ladder in Julian Alps – Pipan ladder, more than 60m high ladder that takes us to the ridge. We follow the ridge in the direction of west and we come to the summit of montaz. We go down in the same direction.