Dom v Tamarju - Jalovec (via Kotovo sedlo)

Access to starting point:
At first, we drive to Kranjska Gora, and then we continue driving towards Rateče. At the crossroad, where a road towards Rateče branches off to the right, straight the road continues towards Italy, we turn left in the direction of Planica. After a short ascent, we get to ski jumping hills in Planica, where there are some large parking lots.
Since the road towards Dom v Tamarju is closed for public traffic we have to park already in Planica, this extends the path for approximately 45 minutes.

Path description:
First, we walk to Dom v Tamarju, and from there we continue on a marked mountain path in the direction of Jalovec and Ponce (left Slemenova špica). The path ahead leads us through the forest, which quickly brings us to the next crossing, where the path on Ponce branches off to the right. We continue in the direction of Jalovec and we continue the ascent on the path which is for a short time still ascending gently through the forest. When we come out of the forest at first for some time we are ascending on extensive partly already overgrown gravel terrain, and then we gradually get on the scree, which continues towards Jalovec couloir. On the scree we ascend to a marked crossing, where we continue right in the direction of Jalovec (straight Jalovška škrbina and the path on Jalovec, which leads through the scree on a saddle Kotovo sedlo.
From the crossing ahead, the path passes on steep slopes, on which it starts ascending. Further, the path leads us through some little harder sections, where we have fixed safety gear for help. Higher, the path turns to the left and gradually flattens. The path ahead continues by a lane of dwarf pines, and we on the right side, about 100 meters away from the marked path we notice a bivouac below Kotovo sedlo, which is located below a bigger boulder (in fog we will hardly notice where the bivouac is located).
We continue on a moderately steep slope, on which we notice a large number of boulders and big rocks. Here from the left joins also the already mentioned path which runs on the scree, and we continue straight and after few minutes of additional ascent, we get to a saddle Kotovo sedlo.
From the saddle, where joins the path from Loška Koritnica, and from where the path continues towards Mangart, we go left in the direction of Jalovec. We continue by and on the ridge and then the path turns slightly to the right and brings us on the western slopes of Jalovec. Here we are ascending on the more and more rocky slope, and technically not yet very demanding path we follow to the altitude approximately 2400 meters. Here the path becomes much steeper, and we also get help from the first fixed safety gear (first fixed safety gear on the path from Kotovo sedlo).
At the beginning of the climbing part, the path crosses exposed western slopes of the mountain, and then turns to the left, where follows some easy climbing by the steel cable. Next follows a short descent into a steep gully, which we cross, and then on the other side with the help of steel cables starts ascending on the exposed slope. Next follows some more of easy climbing on rugged rocks, and then we get to the main ridge, where we join the path through notch Jalovška škrbina, Vršič, Trenta, Bavšica and Loška Koritnica.
Here we continue left and then follows only few minutes of ascent on a more and more panoramic ridge and the path brings us to the summit of Jalovec.

On the way: Bivak pod Kotovim sedlom (1965m), Kotovo sedlo (2134m)