Exposed on the Mangart via ferrata
Mangart Pass is an iconic place in Slovenia. Located in the Julian Alps on the border of Italy and Slovenia, the summit of Mangart is 2679 meters and is the third highest mountain in Slovenia. Many people go to Mangart Saddle to just drive the road and check out the views from the saddle, but we went to play on the challenging and scenic Italian via ferrata. The road to Mangart Saddle climbs 980 meters in less than 12 km and winds its way through five tunnels carved out of rock. It is the highest lying road in Slovenia and takes nerves of steel to drive it. There are tons of hairpin turns on a road the width of only one car. Once the parking at the top fills, they don't allow any more cars to drive up the road, so we got an early start to ensure passage. It worked because we were the second car to arrive, but the first car spent the night. Driving towards Mangart - it's definitely in the clouds One of 5 Rock tunnels along the road to the pass Some concrete barriers to hopefull...