Ruski križ - Razor (via Kriška stena)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Kranjska Gora, and then we continue driving towards the mountain pass Vršič. Only a little before the 3rd hairpin turn of the Ruska or Vršič road, we will notice the Ruski križ (a cross) on the right side, and a smaller parking lot on the left, where we park. Because the parking lot is relatively small and quickly full, we can park also a little higher on a larger parking lot a little above the 4th hairpin turn (in this case, we have to descend a little to our starting point at Ruski križ).
To the starting point, we can also come from the Primorska side through the mountain pass Vršič.

Path description:
Only a little before the 3rd hairpin turn of the Ruska cesta road, we will notice by the road signposts for the mountain hut Koča v Krnici, which point us slightly left onto a wide cart track which immediately starts moderately descending. After a few minutes of descent through the forest, the path flattens and brings us to the riverbed of Suha Pišnica. Only a little after we cross the mentioned stream, the path turns slightly to the left and brings us out of the forest onto ample grassy slopes of the mountain pasture V Klinu, where on the right side we notice a lonely cottage, and on the left a smaller memorial park Mali Tamar. The path ahead entirely flattens, and then it joins the forest road which comes from the former hotel Erika or the bridge over Velika Pišnica. Here we continue right, and we follow the relatively steep forest road all the way to the mountain hut Koča v Krnici, which we reach after approximately 20 minutes of additional walking.
From the mountain hut where there is pleasant shade we continue straight in the direction of Kriška stena through the valley Krnica at first slightly, then steeper and steeper upwards. The path soon comes out of the forest, where a nice view opens up on the nearby walls. Ahead we cross scree, which storms bring from surrounding gullies. The path ahead becomes steeper and still runs in the same direction. The last trees are already behind us and we are slowly passing onto the scree below the walls of Kriška stena. In the upper part of the scree, the path slightly turns to the left to the entrance into Kriška stena. Here starts the climbing part of the path, where we put on a helmet. The path at the beginning of the wall turns left and steeply ascends. In the wall, the path runs mostly through natural passages and in some parts we also get help from fixed safety gear. On this part we have to be careful not to trigger stones! After a little less than an hour of climbing on the wall, which is in parts quite difficult, we step out of it. Next follows a few steps of walking to a junction, where we continue right upwards in the direction of Križ and the path which passes onto a wide ridge quickly brings us to Bovška vratica, from which a view opens up on Kriški podi, where we can see the highest-lying Slovenian lake. We continue straight downwards in the direction of the mountain hut Pogačnikov dom (left Križ 10 minutes) over rugged rock. During the descent, we can on the right side notice Šplevta (mountain with the outline of an Indian), which enriches our trip. The descent, which is slightly demanding, with the help of some pitons brings us to a smaller saddle between Križ and Kriški rob. The latter the path bypasses on the left side, where we cross steep slopes (the most difficult part is secured). Here we can for some time observe the Zgornje Kriško jezero lake, then the path starts descending on the karst terrain of Kriški podi. After approximately one-hour descent, the path brings us to a junction near the mountain hut Pogačnikov dom. We continue right in the direction towards the summit Razor (left Pogačnikov dom 3 minutes) on the path which crosses slopes towards the northwest. The path here even descends a little, then a rocky jump stops us. We climb over it with the help of fixed safety gear and on the top of the jump we continue left on a slightly exposed rocky slab. On the other side of this slab we again find ourselves on the scree. We continue forward towards the saddle Planja, where the path from Vršič joins.
From the saddle Planja we continue sharply right (left Planja) on the path which at first ascends through natural passages, where the path is occasionally only slightly exposed. A little further, the path leads us past a cavity in which ice and snow usually persist almost all year round. From the cavity onwards we ascend towards the notch, where we have to be careful not to trigger stones. A little further we arrive at the place where the new path separates from the old one. The old path is due to a rockfall in 2013 permanently closed, so we head right onto the nicely marked new path, on which we quickly arrive at a short but very demanding ascent, where according to PZS recommendations the use of a self-belay set is mandatory. With the help of a steel cable and pegs we ascend a vertical or on a short section even overhanging chimney, which due to stones above the chimney is also quite exposed to falling stones. When the secured section ends only an ascent along the panoramic ridge to the summit of Razor separates us.
Starting point - Koča v Krnici 45 minutes, Koča v Krnici - Pogačnikov dom 4:25, Pogačnikov dom - Razor 2:00.

On the way: Koča v Krnici mountain hut (1113m), Vrh stene (2289m), Bovška vratica (2375m), Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih mountain hut (2050m), Sedlo Planja (2349m)

Trip can be extended to: Križ (4 h 50 min)