Poldov rovt (Vrata) - Visoki Rokav

Access to the starting point:
Drive to Mojstrana, then follow the signs for the Vrata valley. Continue through the Vrata valley, and about 200 metres before the 10 km road marker, you will see cairn and cart track on the right, where the route described above begins.

Path description:
Take the cart track sign, which leads into the wods and then past a small house, where you continue slightly to the left on a footpath. Go through the forest and climb slightly to the left towards the Red Brok. Just before the brok, a path branches off to the right across the Juniper (marked cairn, with a face and the letter L carved on a tree). The path then leads to a stream bed. Here the path goes up the right-hand side (left bank) and then soon crosses the stream to the left-hand side. The path climbs up the valley until the path is blocked by a small wall, where you usually also come across a small well. The path goes right from here and climbs steeply after a natural crossing. Slightly exposed and not protected. We are above a small waterfall (if there is water). Here we come out of the forest and climb over some scree. The path over the scree is not comfortable as storms and landslides destroy the path every year. The path soon turns slightly to the right and briefly climbs up a grassy slope. Then it climbs again along the scree and soon reaches the bivouac at Jezeri, which you will see on your left.
We can spend the night here or just take a bucket in case of a storm. This is where the world flattens out. The view of Triglav from here is very beautiful.
The path from the bivouac onwards is slowly disappearing but we can still follow it. We walk on a meadow called Na Jezerih (there used to be a lake here). Soon on the left we see an uninviting steep and narrow frost. Our goal is now the saddle between Sredni and Vysoki Rokavo, reached after a steep climb through the crumbly and often icy frost (the frost is easier to climb when there is still snow in it). A hat, crampons and helmet are a must on this section. Once on the saddle (stub), you will have a view of Škrlatica (also accessible from this side). Next, the climbing part of the tour begins, where the climbing difficulty often reaches level 3. For the further ascent you will need a climbing lane and a rope.
Shortly before the stub in the direction of ascent from the side of the lakes, we will notice a steep chimney on our right, which we will climb up a level higher with the help of a climbing wedge (only this will help us with the belaying with the rope). The route then passes to a ridge along and over which you then climb. Difficulties on the exposed ridge still occasionally exceed difficulty level 2. Just below the summit, the steepness eases and the increasingly scenic "path" quickly leads to a viewable summit.
The route through the Channel Frost is often icy and dangerous for slipping. Because of the great technical difficulties at the top of the mountain, the route should only be attempted when properly equipped and in stable weather. You should go with someone who has been on the summit, preferably a mountain guide.

On the way: Bivak na Jezerih (2118m)

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