Ravenska Kočna - Mrzla gora (via Žrelo)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the exit Kranj - East and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko. At Zgornje Jezersko, just a little behind the gas station, we will notice a road which branches off to the right from the main road (direction Planšarsko jezero). The road then leads us past the mentioned lake and behind it steeply ascends for a short time. Higher up, the road flattens and at the beginning of a large meadow loses the asphalt surface. We then follow the macadam road to the marked larger parking lot.

Path description:
The described path has been closed until further notice since autumn 2020 due to a rockfall and destroyed fixed safety gear on the section through Žrelo.

From the parking lot, we continue on the macadam road following the signs »Češka koča, Ledine« and after approximately 15 minutes of walking, we reach the cargo cableway.
From the former parking lot at the cargo cableway, we continue following the signs Kranjska koča na Ledinah – through Žrelo. At first for a short time, we walk through the forest, then the path brings us to grassy terrain partly overgrown with dwarf pines. Here the path turns slightly to the left and then ascends diagonally past sparse dwarf pines, later across scree. This path brings us to the first junction, where the path to Češka koča (Umik žrela) branches off to the right. The junction is marked with the inscription »Češka koča« on a rock. Already after a few tens of meters of ascent, we are again at a junction. This time, the Slovenska pot branches off to the left into the wall. We continue slightly to the right and begin to ascend the steep scree upwards. On this section of the path, there can even be a snow patch in late summer. In the upper part of the scree, the path from Češka koča (through Žrelo) joins from the right. Here we continue left and soon enter the gully named Žrelo. Due to the very high risk of falling rocks, helmet use is mandatory on the ascent through the gully.
In the gully, we first ascend diagonally along the steel cable, then a short very steep ascent follows to the right upwards. Assisting us are slightly downward-curved pegs and the steel cable. Next is a traverse to the left across a somewhat gravelly slope, then an ascent along the steel cable up the gully. In the last part, the gully becomes somewhat steeper, and besides the steel cable, some pegs and brackets assist us. From the gully, we then exit to the left upwards with the help of some pegs, and the path becomes easier again.
After a few meters, the Slovenska pot joins from the left, followed by an easy ascent to Koča na Ledinah.
From the hut, we continue left towards the east in the direction of Ledinski vrh, Mrzla gora and Rink. The path, initially quite gentle, brings us to a junction in a few minutes, where we take the right path (left is the climbing path to Babe). Ahead, the path becomes only slightly steeper and brings us to a somewhat more difficult passage over a rocky section. Here a steel cable assists us, but the passage is not difficult when dry. The path then brings us to wide slopes below Ledinski vrh, from which there is a nice view of the glacier below Skuta, visible on the right side. The path then brings us in moderate ascent to Jezersko sedlo, which borders neighbouring Austria. From Jezersko sedlo, we continue right in the direction of Savinjsko sedlo, reaching it after about 15 minutes of traversing. From this saddle, we descend towards Okrešelj. After a few minutes of descent, we reach a small emergency bivouac, where we sign the logbook (bivak pod Mrzlim vrhom). We continue descending and soon reach a junction, where the climbing path to Koroška Rinka branches off to the right upwards across scree; we continue downwards. Soon, at 1700 m altitude, the path to Mrzla gora branches off to the left. The path first ascends through sparse dwarf pines and then brings us to a traverse across a rocky slab. Here we don helmets, as the path ahead is very crumbly and exposed to falling rocks. From the traverse, the path brings us into a gully, which we merely cross. Now we reach the climbing section of the path. The path is well protected at the start, but the fixed protection soon runs out. This is followed by an unprotected ascent of a slope in pyramid shape. As this part of the path is very steep, beware of falling rocks. Before stepping onto the top of the pyramid, we have the feeling that this is the summit. But when we step on the "summit", we see that it is not. This is followed by a highly exposed traverse of a narrow ledge without fixed protection. At the end of this ledge, the path turns left up a moderately steep wall straight upwards (without fixed protection). Then we walk along the ridge, which is quite exposed in places. The path then turns slightly right and brings us to the summit in 30 minutes across fairly steep terrain.
The path is very demanding and poorly protected. Helmet mandatory.
Ravenska Kočna - Kranjska koča 2:00, Kranjska koča - Savinjsko sedlo 1:15, Savinjsko sedlo - Mrzla gora 2:30.

On the way: Kranjska koča na Ledinah (1700m), Jezersko sedlo (2034m), Savinjsko sedlo (2020m), Bivak pod Mrzlim vrhom (1980m)