Vršič - Jalovec (via Jalovška škrbina)

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora, we drive towards Bovec or vice versa, but only to mountain pass Vršič, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we walk to a smaller crossroad, where for traffic closed road branches off to the left upwards, which leads past the mountain hut Tičarjev dom to the mountain hut Poštarski dom. Here we will on the right side notice a smaller wooden log cabin, where they sell souvenirs. Only few meters behind the log cabin we notice a marked footpath which after few steps brings us by the foot of scree. Here the path turns a little to the left and starts gradually descending by the foot of rocky cliffs. At first still panoramic path continues with a crossing (light ascents and descents) of occasionally steeper slopes. On two a little harder passages we get help from fixed safety gear, which come in handy mainly when the path is wet. Ahead the path starts more and more descending and when we already think, that it will bring us into a valley we come to a crossing, where we continue right upwards in the direction of Jalovec (left downwards Zadnja Trenta, straight cottage Zavetišče pod Špičkom). The path which is at first relatively steeply ascending soon brings us out of the forest on the more and more panoramic slopes. The path which is mostly ascending on sunny side slopes, higher passes on more rocky terrain, where we also come to a crossing. We continue left (straight notch Jalovška škrbina and Tamar) on the path which crosses slopes below Jalovška škrbina in the direction of rocky slopes of Goličica. And a relatively easy path then gets interrupted by the mountain wall of Goličica. In front of the entry into a climbing part of the path, a sign informs us, that we will continue the ascent on a very demanding path. The path ahead in a gentle ascent crosses steep and exposed slopes, and then turns right and starts ascending on a wall almost straight upwards. During the ascent on a wall of Goličica we get help from only few rare fixed safety gear. Higher, the steepness decreases and the path brings us on the scree on and by which we are then ascending. The increasingly panoramic path then brings us to the spot, where a view opens up through Jalovec couloir into a valley Tamar. We continue on a little less steep path over slopes named Jezerce. Ahead follows a short descent and the path brings us to the spot, where from the left joins the path from the cottage Zavetišče pod Špičkom. The path then again steeply ascends and with some fixed safety gear on in parts quite exposed path brings us on the main ridge of Jalovec. Further, we are ascending on narrow and occasionally very exposed ridge, on the path which higher brings us to the spot, where from the left joins the path from the saddle Kotovo sedlo. We continue straight and panoramic ridge path quickly brings us to the summit.
Vršič - Rutarska Trenta 2:00 Rutarska Trenta - beginning of the wall 2:00, beginning of the wall - Jalovec 2:00.