The tallest chimney in Europe-a power station in Trboljve

The tallest chimney in Europe… The foray that was planned by me for a few months when I saw some videos showing the views from the summit I knew I had to go there and I did. Initially, I assumed the trip with accommodation but I thought to myself, "Hey, after 800 km is not so far, wyśpię and I will turn the board in two sides of the entrance," so much in theory… Many have studied the same handle, which as and where, photos, videos, Google Maps, many questions answered me a great climber from Romania-Flaviu Cernescu.

At the end of the day of departure, I had the plan to get up in the morning and lie down at 5-6 hours of snoozing even in the south, so that the evening of the island and ready to embark on a journey, but the departure of the trip was so great that of any dream I could forget. The route went without much adventure, we left about 19.00 hours and quickly passeded the Czech Republic, Austria finally landing in Slovenia sliding the Serpentine Trboljve at 3.00 in the morning with excellent aura, warm, gwieździstej night. Passing the darkness through the town, looking for a place to be able to park and go to climbing, eyes appeared a powerful 360 meter chimney, which at his night light-yellow shiny rings aroused amazing respect. At 3.30 zmierzaliśmy already in the side of the Colossus, przemieszczaliśmy after the active railway tracks listening to oncoming train weapons only in the flashlight, which as it turned out are quite useful weapon because the second kilometre walk Wandering we got on a flock of wild boar ryjącyched the Slovenian glade, luckily I did not przepadały for the shining after their eyes during their night walks, which fled with a bang in the forest, otherwise it would have been waiting for us to play Berka on the tracks with Wild boar, because I doubt that any of us evacuated into the abyss for us where he flowed his quiet rhythm of Sawa. Enjoying that is the end of the attractions we got the railway tunnel length of about 100 meters, being in his mid-ringing tracks began to clearly communicate that in a moment in the tunnel will be a little tighter, for our happiness in the wall was a rift, something like Forged hole in which just could fit two people who actually immediately we made to not decorate the walls of the tunnel.

After about 4 kilometers of wandering we found ourselves under our object, it began to slowly dawn also the flashlights were not needed. Shies us a little view of the flying drone at the chimney at a height of about 50-70 meters, we were very convinced that this equipment protection, but after a few minutes flew like morning birds. Apparently it's already a sign of the time with someone in the morning instead of a walk with the dog comes out of the drone, although we made a visual inspection of the place and found that we climb up plan B in the eye of the camera. Unfortunately, at this point my calculations as to the ease of overcoming the route + climbing failed. After more than an age without sleep, the body signaled that you can not climb the board and wants to rest and preferably lie under the bush and fall asleep, a bad thing after a few months of planning to have a companion tell "old, sory but I will not come, spadnę along the way, I have Strength, "I do not hide that was not because of this reason satisfied, after a few minutes of negotiation, I found the final that staying at the bottom, which thankfully long did not last, because seeing a colleague wspinającegoed at almost 40 meters after falling off the collar of the ladder served to me Such an adrenaline injection that I was basically in a state without sleep to go back to the country again.

So alive and sprightly and with a walącym heart like a pneumatic hammer after a while I was on the first gallery. The sun was then still behind the mountains there was a delicate dimness, despite the fact that I was far from the super condition very quickly pokonywaliśmy the next galleries, chimney despite its age is still very good condition of ladders and galleries themselves. On top of the mountains began to shine the sun, illuminating the gold mist in the valleys. The beautiful views did not rejoiced, however, too long when going to one of the gallery I noticed passing the black car protection… This coincided with the moment when I entered the middle of the chimney so I was able to immediately disappear from the field of vision of the potential watchers. The companion, however, does not rozentuzjazmowała information about the protection that is doing the walk. When emotions began to fall slightly, we found that we were too far away, also 'wóz or carriage ' as they say. After a few sips of water we were at the top, initially dreamed of going to the rim of the top of the chimney, but despite the insistence of the companion to the apex I had no desire to enter, I had no more hours of trust on what I could afford, in addition to the lack of Trust I was also quite querulous, especially urging to start a drone and speed up the shooting.

The Same shots from the flying equipment were overwhelming, gave the total magnitude of this 50 year old construction. Despite my earlier concerns, we were there with little dots at the top of the building.  Śniąc or not slowly you had to descend down counting that we remain invisible for protection, but did not take into account that we encounter other company. Being half way Down Under the chimney appeared a personal fire brigade, although not seen us disembarking on the outer side of the ladder but understood that there are some routine work and we have to change the tactics going down internal Ladders, practically dark, regardless of each rung to make no mistake. When we were on the summit Porozumiewaliśmy still by shortwave with his brother who spacerowałed in the mountains, at this moment, unfortunately, our range was already lousy which resulted in a zero contact, therefore, it was doubly anxious to us everything went smoothly. After some time waiting guard left our square and waiting for us outer ladder with a height of 120 meters, the last straight to leave the place and escape from each other. Fear Potęgował the noise of construction workers who were nearby but were outside our sight. We started deadly sprints down the ladder, trying to dissipate thoughts of fatigue, Slovenian protection, or disturbing of a backpack suspended from the front to make it easier to navigate the ladders. After a while after the Earth and the full success of the meters shared me, a colleague already waited for me at the bottom, I threw him disturbing the backpack to make it easier to descent, and here when I had to perform the last clever quiet cat tricks to go down, unfortunately ill oszacowałem Height and fell with a bang and waking probably whole Trboljve. Fortunately, no one had ever turn on the spot of this miraculous event, and my limbs proved to be so efficient to flee. A further 10 minutes is already catching the breath and lookinging the chimney from the distance, enjoying that I can say goodbye to the bottom with a quiet flowing Sawa marudząc companion to finish the last drone pictures.

The author of the text is Matthew of Rooferss.pl
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