Jezero / San Lorenzo - Dolina reke Glinščice / Val Rosandra (ferrata B. Biondi)

Access to the starting point:
The easiest way to get from Slovenia is from AC Ljubljana - Koper, where you leave the AC at exit Kozina and head towards the former border crossing Krvavi Potok. On the Italian side, just after the village of Pesek / Pesek di Grozzana, turn left (after the motel) towards the village of Jezero / San Lorenzo. Go through the village and park on the south side just after the village or about 150 m further on (two parking lots are available).

Path description:
From the parking lot below, follow the road as it gently descends for about 150 m. When you see cairn on the right, turn off the road and follow the steep path through the forest to the start of the wall or entrance to the ferrata (which is about 10 m above the road).
The ferrata is routed under the karst edge and offers various types of cleavages, from ledges, ledges, slabs, crevasses, chasms, even a roof (which the ferrata avoids), over which you go both upwards and downwards and, of course, horizontally.
In the east-west direction, it offers three harder upward sections, and a nice warm-up at the start; in addition, there are 3 descents, the last one (on the west side) being the hardest, before crossing the sub-pillar. The difficulty of these three harder uphill sections is between C and D, and the hardest downhill in this direction is C.
In addition to the classic feratara approach, the Bruno Biondi Ferrata also offers the possibility of sport climbing with self-belay on the ropes. The difficulty is mostly 3, sometimes up to 4, but only the overhanging place (marked D) has a difficulty of 5a/b (if you free climb it). The passage from the buttresses and on the slabs to the east of it is also exceptional, and although not technically difficult, it offers an exceptional "assortment" of small holey footholds. The ferrata is also otherwise friendly because there is an abundance of holds, cairns, holes, cracks, edges, grooves, etc.

From the western end, you can follow one of the three paths through the forest to the adjacent part of the wall, which is crossed by the other two feratatas (Nos and Zimska roža), which are neither as demanding nor as dynamic, but both lead to the edge, from which you can return to the parking lot via route 1.

Warning: the best time to visit the karst edge is from autumn to the end of winter, when there are no snakes; in summer it gets hellishly hot, so be careful!

We recommend: trips from the same starting point, similar trips