Planina Zajzera - Cima Alta (Due Pizzi) (path 648)

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora over the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio. Further, we drive on the old road towards Videm / Udine. Already after a few kilometers from Trbiž / Tarvisio, the road into Ovčja vas / Valbruna branches off to the left. Here we turn left and we follow the road all the way to the mountain pasture Zajzera, where we park on a large parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot from where there is a very nice view towards the northern wall of Montaž we go on the path 611 on the right side of the chapel. We follow the signs for mountain hut Rifugio Grego and already at the beginning we start relatively steeply ascending through the forest, and later we also cross a macadam road a few times, which also leads towards the mountain hut Rifugio Grego. After that, the path turns slightly to the right and it brings us to a forested ridge from which some views also open up on the northern side. For a better view, we need to step onto some of the panoramic points on the edge of the ridge, and in doing so some caution is needed because the ridge is precipitous on the northern side.
Further, we continue ascending through the forest and occasionally beautiful views open up towards Montaž and Viš. We then follow such a path all the way to the mountain hut Rifugio Grego where there is a wonderful view mainly towards Montaž.
From the mountain hut, we descend a little on a macadam road to the saddle Rudni vrh (Sella di Somdogna) to which an asphalt road from Dunjska dolina also leads. We continue on the asphalt road, on which we descend a few turns, and then we leave the road and go right on a narrow marked footpath.
The path then mostly steeply ascends through dwarf pines and crosses a few torrents. We follow such a path all the way to a marked junction where the path to Pipar (2069m) branches off to the right.
We continue left on path 468 toward bivouac Bernardinis. From the junction, the path slightly descends, then follows a traverse of steeper slopes. The path here becomes more demanding, and some fixed safety gear is available for assistance. Due to the slippery sand on the path, considerable caution is needed in some spots. After that, the path becomes less demanding, and from the left path 605 joins us, which also comes from Dunjska dolina, but with a slightly lower starting point. The path turns a little to the right and starts ascending towards the notch Forcella Cianalot (1830m).
At the notch where a marked junction is located, we turn left toward bivouac Bernardinis. From the junction, the path ascends a slope covered with dwarf pines. Higher up, the dwarf pines become sparser, and the path leads us to more grassy terrain. Only a short ascent remains to bivouac Bernardinis.
From the bivouac ahead, the path becomes very interesting, first we ascend over grassy slopes along which there are a lot of ruins from the First World War, then follows a tunnel through the eastern peak of Dve špici (Cima Vildiver). While crossing the tunnel we need a lamp because the winding tunnel is 70 meters long. From the tunnel we come to the northern slopes of the mountain from where we then descend to the south side on a quite steep crumbly slope between both peaks. Here the path first leads through a natural window, then over a 150-meter-long artificially carved ledge in the vertical south wall of the western peak (Cima Alta).
The path on the exposed ledge is secured with a steel cable and then brings us to the western slopes of the mountain, where we reach a junction. We go right following the signs Due Pizzi (Dve špici) and the path first through dwarf pines and then over a grassy slope in 15 minutes brings us to the western peak of Dve špici.

On the way: Rifugio Grego (1389m), Rudni vrh (1398m), Forcella Cianalot (1830m), Bivouac Bernardinis (1907m)