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Slovenia: Weekend in Bovec: Day 2 - Canyoning in Fratarica, Hiking

For my Birthday I received a coupon for Canyoning in Fratarica and this weekend I decided to redeem it. Since it was a 5 hour event only, Nada, Rok and me decided to spend the whole weekend in Bovec area, doing various things.

Our 2nd day we visited the creek Fratarica with our guide Martin. Starting in the Loška stena snowfield, there are over 22 waterfalls in the course of the stream running towards Log pod Mangartom. The most famous is the 48 m Parabola waterfall in the lower section of the stream. Canyoning itself was great, cca 3 hours long, with many slides, jumps and rappelling. Totally in for another try somewhere else.

After canyoning we hiked to Planina Goričica from Fortress Kluže, which will be the starting point of our Sunday hike to Rombon, 2208 m. On our way we saw many remains of WW1, when the Italian-Austrian front (Battles of the Isonzo) crossed through the valley as the battle cut from north to south.

Good morning

 

To be able to go down, we had to hike upwards first, also passing by parabola waterfall, 48 m.

Tuši, our guide Martin and Rok

 

Rok, Tuši and Nada and one of our abseiling maneuvers

 

While we were waiting for another group we had time for photo sessions

Resting place

  

Jumping and sliding

  

Our guide caught with his nose shut

 

Repelling on parabola, 48 m

 

More fun in the lower section

We came back safe and sound

Before the hike we visited one of the monuments dedicated to WW1 soldiers

Fort Hermann (also known as the Upper Kluže fort, the Hermann fortification) was built between 1897 and 1900 by Austro-Hungarians. During World War One it sustained severe damage under heavy shelling from the Italian side.

Fratarica Canyoning

GeoCaches found:
- Bunker Serie #23 "in memorial", GC6H6C4
- Way to Fort Hermann!, GC694H9
- Fort Hermann, GCGAM8