Pišnica - Škrlatica (via Kriška stena)

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 Škrlatica. 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 us 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 is laid and leads us to a crossroads at Vrh Kriške stene, where we continue left downhill in the direction of Škrlatica (right Križ,). After just a few minutes' descent, the path leads us to the next crossroads, where we again continue left (straight ahead, the bivouac at Dwarf pines and the Vrata valley). Next, we walk under the walls of Gubný and Dovškega Gamsovec, without any major changes in altitude. After half an hour of further walking, the path starts to climb again, and leads us through the thicket towards the steep Rdeča škrbina, located between Dolkova Špica and the lesser-known Rogljica. From the stumps continue straight down in the direction Škrlatica (right Dolkova špica 15 minutes). The way ahead crosses a short protected gully, then descends a steep and quite dangerous gully (possible snowfields in early summer). The descent ends 200 vertical metres lower, in the smaller cirque Last Dolek, where you also reach a crossroads.
From the crossroads, continue left up towards Škrlatica (straight Vrata valley) and climb up a steep scree slope. Climb the scree until you reach the entrance to the climbing part of the route to Škrlatica. Here, the markings direct us to the right and the path changes from the scree to the rocky part of the route. The route continues along the west face and is well protected by rungs and ropes. Soon we reach a difficult but well protected crossing. The view of the almost vertical wall escapes us, and over it passes a path protected by crampons and a rope. Go over carefully, as sometimes one of the staples turns. There is some more easy climbing on the protected route. In the last part of the difficult part of the route you can see a window in Škrlatica, which many mountaineers overlook. Shortly afterwards, we reach the ridge, from which we have only 20 minutes of scenic, not particularly difficult walking to the summit. When we see the cross, we are almost at the top.
Starting point - Koča v Krnici 1:20, Koča v Krnici - V kotu 2:30, V kotu - Vrh Kriške stene 1:00, Vrh Kriške stene - Rdeča škrbina 1:15, Rdeča škrbina - Škrlatica 2:00.

On the way: Koča v Krnici mountain hut (1113m), Vrh Kriške stene (2289m), Rdeča škrbina (2500m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Škrlatica

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