The Vršič Pass sits high in the Julian Alps in the Northwestern Triglav national park in Slovenia. It’s a heavy duty cycle with so many switchbacks it’s painful to try and count them. The Slovenian mountain pass sits at a cool 1611 metres and you can definitely feel it when you’re on a heavy fully loaded touring bicycle. Being the highest mountain pass in Slovenia, we had to tackle it! We approached it from the south, following the Soča river, through the Soča valley and then started to climb!
If you have any of your own techniques for dealing with the physical and mental stress of mountain climbing with bicycles then comment them below.
We had wonderful time in Slovenia, from the busy Lake Bled to the more chill Lake Bohinj to small time life in Poljana. It was the perfect introduction to bike touring Slovenia and somewhere that’s high on our list to return to for more adventures in the future!
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Not cycling specific, but guess it could apply. When I was trekking to Everest Base Camp with a 20-kilo bag and the paths were pretty much just huge, 10-hour staircases, I had to keep counting in my head up from 1 to 4, keeping in time with my steps. I also timed my breathing to fit one inhale and one exhale per 4 steps. Puts you in a total trance!
Cobblestones are there for a reason, they are there for better traction in winter conditions. Slovenia is not Balkan, Balkan is a name for Ottoman European lands which Slovenia was never part of. Balkan is not a geographical term is just an outdated political term. edit: counting steps is the the best.
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Next year?
I can totally imagine Jaymz and Metallica cheering me on while I’m dying uphill to Vrsic pass :)))
Great video dude! 😀Looking forward to watching the rest of this series! 🚴
It is Central Europe and not the Balkans!!!!!
Slovenia is not balkan