Jôf di Montasio — Local services in Malborghetto Valbruna

The best way the see the most lovable Julius Kugy's ridge is to attack Montaž (Jof di Montasio) via Findeggen, then not follow the usual Pipan "scala" but find the old military path on small shelf above its notorious North face. In probaly not more than 10 minutes you are standindg on Vrh Brda (Cima verde di Montasio) which offers the best view in town. Then you carefully follow fairly good off-road path which joints via normale bellow Pipan. Later you follow ferata Leva to get some Dolomite balcony feeling and arrive to parking spot on Pecol...

Beautiful mountain. Wonderful view in all directions. Two times climbed, last time with my wife. Special features while climbing Montasio are mountain goats. They are everywhere. Last time we climbed via normale, on Pipan ladders (60m long) not so hard climb, easy access. Little more fun and much harder is from North side....

Čudovito. Tura vredna vsake kapljice znoja. Ni primerna za začetnike. Za povprečnega planinca s slikanjem, kakšno pavzo mogoče malico je iz Planine Pecol preko Pipanove lestve vsaj 4 ure hoje. Priporočam varovalni komplet in seveda ČELADO!! Vse jelenice na poti so nove, Pipanova lestev pa je na nekaj mestih rahlo ohlapna ampak bo zdržala še dolgo. Na vrhu nas Montaz nagradi s čudovitimi pogledi na slovenske Julijce, na avstrijske Velike Ture italiijanske Dolomite, na Piranski in Beneški zaliv. Ob izredno jasnem vremenu z zdravimi očmi ali dobrim objektivom se vidijo tud švicarske alpe. Na spustu nazaj na planino Pecol priporočam takoj ko pridemo na melisče tek po melišču, ker tu pridobimo vsaj 1/2 ure hoje preko sedla. Seveda imegi morate pa primerno obutev. V pljaninski koči Riffugio Giacomo d'Brazza pa imajo dobro pivo in lep razgled za...