Starting point: Pišnica (850 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,4688°N 13,7833°E |
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Time of walking: 5 h 35 min
Difficulty: very difficult marked way, easy pathless terrain
Altitude difference: 1553 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1570 m
Map: Kranjska Gora 1:30.000
Recommended equipment (summer): helmet, self belay set
Recommended equipment (winter): helmet, self belay set, ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Kranjska Gora, then continue to the Vršič pass. When Kranjska Gora ends, the road leads past Lake Jasna, and after the lake you reach the bridge over the Velika Pišnica, where the route described above begins. Park in the small parking lot by the crossroads, or a little earlier, in the larger parking lot in front of the start of TNP, or behind the bridge near the former Hotel Erika.
b) Drive to Trenta, then start descending towards Kranjska Gora via the Vršič Pass. After crossing the bridge over the Velika Pišnica, the route described above begins. Park in the small parking lot by the crossroads, or a little earlier near the former Hotel Erika, or a little after the bridge, in the slightly larger parking lot opposite the TNP signboard.
Path description:
From the bridge over the Velika Pišnica, continue in the direction of Koča v Krnici, where the path leads along a macadam road, which in turn leads through the Velika Pišnica valley. The road, which runs alongside a mountain stream, is quite folded and initially crosses a few torrents, then behind the dam, which is quite photogenic due to the high mountains in the background, leads us a little further on to a marked crossroads, where a path branches off to the left through Kačji graben to Špik.
Continue straight along the still gently sloping road, which then leads us over the gravel to a marked crossroads, where the path from the Russian Cross joins us on the outskirts of mountain pasture V Klin, on the right.
Continue left in the direction Cirque, then immediately after crossing a torrent, turn right onto a forest footpath. There is a moderate climb through the forest, and after about 20 minutes of further walking we reach Koča v Krnici.
From Koča v Krnici continue straight on (Špik and Velika Dnina on the left) in the direction of Križ, Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih and Škrlatice. The way ahead leads us through the forest at first, then into the lane of bushes, where we walk for some time along the mighty torrential deposits. Higher up, the path turns slightly to the left and starts to climb steeply. There is a steep climb up an area called Travno brdo, where the path leads through the last lane of the forest. Higher up, the larch forest first thins out and then ends quite quickly. There is a short grassy ascent, and from the path, which turns to scree, we have beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and cliffs. Higher up, at a height of about 1900 metres, the path bends and leads to the cirque corner, and at the end of the cirque, the path turns left and leads to the entrance to the Kriška wall (in early summer, there is often snow at the entrance to the wall).
Before entering the wall, or even before, put on your helmet and then step carefully into the wall. The route turns left at the start of the wall and climbs steeply, but from then on it is mostly natural, with fixed safety gear to help you on the harder parts. The climb up the wall, which, as well as being exposed, is also exposed to falling rocks, takes about one hour. Above the wall, the path lies down and leads to a crossroads at Vrh Kriške stene, and we turn left a few 10 steps earlier onto a trackless path, at the start of which there is usually a larger cairn. Walk to cairn, then look at the direction of ascent. Due to the large number of large cracks and potholes, the initial part of the route is a bit more difficult in terms of orientation, but not particularly difficult in good weather. Once you have crossed the labyrinth, you will reach the foot of the steep slope of Gubný. From here on, we climb up a relatively steep slope, where we stick to the right gateways (if we stick more to the left, it is very steep). After a few minutes of climbing, the slope is flattened, and we move to the top grassy slope of the mountain, which we then walk along all the way to the lookout peak.
Starting point - Koča v Krnici 1:20, Koča v Krnici - V kotu 2:30, V kotu - Vrh Kriške stene 1:00, Vrh Kriške stene - Huhnerkogel 45 minutes.
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