Early in the morning from Styria we set out to visit Grintovec and Jezersko Kočna via Kremžar route, but in the car the suggestion comes to go to Prisojnik via Kopiščar. At Vršič I park and watch when the guy on the bike who demands his three euros will appear from around the corner. I barely close the door and he's already in front of me. After collecting the parking fee, he kindly wishes us a safe journey and we head to the start of Kopiščar. Before the start we put on our safety gear, more just in case, as we're used to such and even harder routes. If a person is in good psychophysical condition, they can traverse the secured paths in our mountains without belaying, except the via ferrata in Gonžarjeva peč, where belaying is really mandatory due to the difficulty. But if someone doubts their abilities, it's better to belay where possible.
Despite the forecasted heat, the route didn't pose special problems for us, as most of Kopiščar is still in shade in the morning and a light breeze also helped reduce the heat sensation.
The protections are in good condition, the chimney is fitted with iron, almost too much, towards the window very crumbly. Hard not to dislodge some pebble, which can quickly turn into a real rockfall and endanger hikers below us. From the window arch it's still dripping a bit, but drops are rarer. Ridge path nice, not too exposed, protections few, some free, easy scrambling needed.
At the summit quite a few visitors from all possible directions. Views still quite good, mist rising towards the peaks adds charm.
We descend via the Slovenian, southern route, which also requires some caution and shouldn't be underestimated.
Fairly demanding, well protected, and nice route, but doesn't pose special problems for hikers in fairly good psychophysical condition.