Cave del Mole - Viš/Jof Fuart (Anita Goitan)

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora over the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio. In Trbiž we continue left in the direction of Bovec and we follow the road to the crossroad near the lake Rabeljsko jezero. Here we continue right in the direction of Nevejski preval / Sella Nevea. This road which is mostly ascending we follow to the spot, where a macadam road branches off to the right. At the turn off is monument with a cross and on a tree signpost with the caption “Corsi”. We then follow the macadam road for few turns, after that a little before the gate we park on a parking lot by the road.
From Bovec, we drive to the border crossing Predel, from which we descend to italian side. Only a little after the lake Rabeljsko jezero we come to a crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Nevejski preval / Sella Nevea. Further, we follow the description above.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a macadam road which in zig-zags starts ascending. The road runs through the forest, so there is not much of a view. Only occasionally a view opens up towards the south and southeast. The road then turns to the left and starts ascending even a little steeper towards the north. Steep and with a concrete paved road then brings us out of the forest on the mountain pasture Viška planina (1530m). Near the bottom station of a cargo cableway we will notice signposts, which point us to the right into the forest on “german path” (sentiero dei tedeschi). At first, the path descends a little, turns to the right and crosses few torrents. The path then starts ascending through the forest and later through dwarf pines. More frequently also beautiful views are opening up mainly towards the mountain pasture Viška planina below us and in the direction towards Rombon and Črnelska špca. On the path, there are also some steel cables, but the path isn't too hard on any part. More caution is needed mainly in time, when there are snow fields on the path. We soon notice in front of us mountain hut Corsi and when we come out of the dwarf pines, to the hut follows only few meters on a grassy slope.
From the mountain hut, we continue towards the north, where we start ascending on partly grassy and partly rocky terrain. The path then brings us to a crossroad, where we go left on the path 627, and right leads the path 625 towards the notch Krniška škrbina (italian Forcella del Vallone) and forward towards the bivouac Gorizia. After a short ascent, we come again to a crossroad, where we continue right on the path 627, and left leads normal path on Viš. After that, the path runs on a grassy terrain and in a gentle ascent crosses slopes below Mala špica and Divja koza. When we come to a steep gully, which leads directly on notch Trbiška škrbinica turns our path a little right and soon starts ascending steeper left upwards. We soon come to a crossing where the path branches off to the right towards the mountain hut Pellarini. Here we continue left upwards and well-marked path brings us to the notch Trbiška škrbinica (Forcella di Riofreddo) where starts path Anita Goitan. On the notch is otherwise also a crossing, but both paths, which lead through gullies downwards closed and extremely dangerous (marked with the caption »NO!«).
From the notch, we continue on the south side of Divja koza and we start ascending steeper. The path then brings us to ledge, which crosses precipitous slopes towards the west. Ledge further is becoming narrower and on short part it even vanishes. Here with the help of steel cables we cross wall above a deep precipice. Further, the path on the ledge brings us on the west side of Divja koza and crosses few shorter gullies, after that a little steeper ascends towards the notch between Mala špica and Divja koza.
On the notch where there is a crossing, we can continue on the northern side and we cross a slope below Mala špica. But because on this part there is often snow field, we can from the notch continue also left on the south side of Mala špica. This path is otherwise harder, but in case if is on the north side stll snow much safer. If we continue on the south side at first we steeply ascend by the steel cable upwards all the way to short grassy slopes below the summit of Mala špica, where the path turns a little to the right. Next follows almost vertical descent on narrow groove with the help of steel cables and some iron spikes towards the notch between Mala špica and Turn. This is also most difficult spot on the path Anita Goitan.
On the notch where from the right side joins the path from the north side we continue left on the south side of Turn. Here we few times steeply ascend also with the help of few stemples all the way to the grassy slope where the path becomes less steep. Further, we again cross slopes on ledges towards the west. At the end on precipitous ledges we cross also wall of Gamsova mater, and then we join the normal path on Viš.
After a short ascent, we come again to a crossing where we continue right upwards towards the summit of Viš, and left continues the path Anita Goitan. Next follows moderately steep ascent on a rocky and a little more gravel terrain. A little below the summit from the right also joins northeastern path Gola Nordest. From here follows only a shorter ascent towards a very panoramic summit.
We can descend on normal path on Viš past the mountain hut Corsi or we continue on the path Anita Goitan past Koštrunove špice to the notch Škrbina prednje Špranje where the path Anita Goitan ends. And from there then over mountain pasture Viška planina we descend back to the starting point.

On the way: Rifugio Corsi (1874m)