Hahah! I struggle with that as well, so many times the reviews don't answer any of the questions you actually want the answers too!

Ahhh its such a sad moment when that happens! I was really lucky that it survived as it was underwater fully submerged for a goof 2 or 3 minutes and it isn't waterproof rated at all!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hello! Along the way there was the occasional campsite/cafe/pub/heritage site which usually had toilets and/or water facilities so it wasn't too much of an issue. Hope you have a great hike!

@@gonnyjibson Thanks!

It is 😪

Thanks! I think that's a great idea, especially if you love big mountains. The first 5 stages are generally more hills and forests rather than rocky peaks. The phone signal was pretty good overall, high in the mountains there was good signal and the mountain huts usually had good signal too. Have a great time!

@@gonnyjibson Thanks a lot! Yeah, I love big mountains, I spent a lot of time on peaks of the Tatra mountains, I want to do a longer trail this time. I bought a lot of gear already, including via ferrata kit, I feel more than ready and I cannot wait to be there. Great videos you make, very informative!

Your going to have a great time! Wishing you all the best 👍

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

Hello, I hiked from mid July to mid August. Believe it was 11th-11th if I remember correctly 👍

It sure is!

It was!

Ahh fantastic, the manager is a great guy isn't he!

Thanks so much!

Thanks very much!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks a lot! Yehhh it was a real mental challenge to keep pushing but got there in the end!

Haha thanks! I was walking like a zombie by the time I got to the hut 😆

Its a shame that he didn't have a good time! The weather makes a really big difference

I wouldn't say we had much trouble, probably just that one encounter really where we were followed which I caught in the video but it didn't amount to anything. And I'm afraid I don't know where the rain coat was from, sorry!

Thanks for the comment, I am really glad your enjoying the videos 😀 I hiked from 11th July to the 11th August, this particular episode was filmed on 16th July. We used the gear a lot in the Kamnik Alps and the Julian Alps but outside that it wasnt needed at all. I would personally say the Via Ferrata gear was necessary in those areas, most people we saw on the trail also had the equipment but not everybody. I think it's important to remember that the equipment is not to prevent you falling, it is so that if you do fall you don't tumble hundreds of metres off the mountain so it's all a matter of personal risk tolerance. I definitely felt a lot more comfortable having it there with me, especially while having a large bag. Hope that helps!

Thanks ! Appreciate the detailed response. One more question: did you book the hut accommodations ahead of your trip or was there always room when you arrived ? Thanks again

@xavierdupret6618 I booked the first 2 weeks ahead but actually found for all of that period the huts were very empty, there was only 4 or 5 people in each one despite having capacity for probably up to 30 or 40. After this, I just booked 2 or 3 days ahead for peace of mind. In most cases you would be fine without a booking but I would recommend to book ahead for weekends as these are busier. You definitely need to book in the Triglav National Park as this is the most popular area, many of the huts were at full capacity when we stayed there. I would also research every hut you intend to stay in and get in contact with them before hand to check they're open, I found many were closed on certain days which wasn't particularly obvious. The alpine association of Slovenia does indicate what months and days that each is open but I would assume this is indicative rather than the full truth. I just made a spreadsheet and emailed all of them with my dates to check, they generally got back to me within 24 hours.

@xavierdupret6618 Also, I know the floods of 2023 impacted a lot of the trails and many huts closed so this could be more of an issue in 2024 if your planning a trip. I am not sure on that but even more reason to check!

Thanks, I'm pleased that you're enjoying them 😀 I started the trail on 11th July 2023 and finished on 13th August 2023. This particular episode was filmed on 1st August 2023 👍

It was amazing!

😁

It was crazy! You'll see in later videos how it impacted my hike...

Hey! Glad your enjoying them 😊 I have a Garmin Instinct watch which just gives a very low resolution direction and track when you add a GPX file to it, this works fine for me as the trails are generally well signposted with the red and white spot as well. Alongside that, I was also using the Slovenian Alpine Association's app called mapzs which has all the trails on, it is updated when trails are closed, and routes can be downloaded offline. This is also where I downloaded the GPX file. You can download the entire trail or each stage individually, which is what I did. Here is the link: mapzs.pzs.si/path/32778 I met others who were using maps.me but I tried this and preferred mapzs. Hope that helps!

Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed it!

You should!

You'll love it, let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks!

I would recommend making reservations as some of the sites we stayed at had limited pitches, but I think in most cases, you could probably just walk up and pay. I think office hours will vary a lot for each site, we had really good signal for the majority of the route so you could always just call up if you're going to be late and see what they say. There aren't actually that many campsites so you will probably know where your going to be at the end of each day so booking ahead is fairly low risk, unless you drastically change your pace as we did on the last day!