Sella Nevea - Visoki Kanin (Via ferrata Rosalba Grasselli)
Starting point: Sella Nevea (1170 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.3874°N 13.4734°E 
Path name: Via ferrata Rosalba Grasselli
Time of walking: 6 h 15 min
Difficulty: very difficult marked way
Ferrata: B/C
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1417 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1650 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
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 a large parking lot at the bottom station of the cableway, which runs to the hut Gilberti.
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 the crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Nevejski preval / Sella Nevea. Further, follow the upper description.
Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, we notice the sign for mountain hut Gilberti, which points us on the bottom part of ski track. When we step on track we continue left and after a shorter ascent, we step on a transport road which is ascending on track upwards. With relatively steep and for traffic closed road with every step new views are opening up, which are most beautiful on the nearby Bela peč and on Montaž group of mountains. The road higher gets very close to cliffs of Bela peč and then it brings us to the upper station of the cableway at the mountain hut Gilberti.
From the mountain hut, we slightly descend (direction west) into a smaller valley, where there is a crossing. We continue right in the direction of S.Grubia on the path which runs between the main Kanin ridge on the left and Bela peč on the right. The path ahead is at first ascending gently through the valley, and then it starts ascending steeper and after few minutes of ascent brings us to an old military fort on a saddle Bela peč. Behind the fort we continue slightly left in the direction of "bivacco" (right Bela peč 30 minutes very demanding path) on an old military mule track, which is already well destroyed. The path which is slightly descending and then again ascending runs on in parts steep slopes, which are in some parts slightly precipitous and exposed to falling stones (because the path is wide in dry doesn't cause problems). The path then brings us to a crossing, where the path on Visoki Kanin branches off to the left upwards. We continue on a mule track, which then crosses some gullies, which are late in the summer covered with snow. Nice and panoramic high mountain path after 2 hours of walking from the mountain hut Gilberti brings us to bivouac Marrusich.
At the bivouac we go towards the southeast on a narrow footpath which leads by the ridge and starts ascending. The path soon brings us on a ridge and then few times slightly ascends and descends. Later, the path again avoids the ridge on the left side and a short ascent follows on the scree to the entry of a climbing part of the path.
At first, we ascend by the steel cable right upwards to the ridge from where a view opens up into a valley Rezija. On the ridge, we continue left and for a short time, we are ascending by the steel cable on a narrow ridge and then we again avoid the ridge on the northern side. Here the path becomes very steep and vertically ascends with the help of numerous stemples. Next follows some steep ascents by the steel cable and then we again come on the ridge. Further, the path is a little less secured, but on the key spots we still get help from a steel cable. We are mostly ascending by the ridge on the northern side, and occasionally the path runs also on the ridge. In the last part of the path towards Vrh Krnice path brings us on the south side of the ridge and to the top follows a shorter ascent on a little less steep slope.
From the top, we continue on the ridge and at first, we descend a little on smooth plates, and then we withdraw from the ridge on the right side. Here we descend a little more on a slightly crumbly terrain, and then we continue to the left and few times ascend by the steel cable. Further, we in a gentle ascent cross unsecured steep grassy slope, and then we soon start ascending left upwards and with the help of some steel cables, we reach the ridge again. Further, the path runs on exposed unsecured ridge and also some easy climbing is needed over short rocky jumps on a ridge. And bigger rocky jumps we avoid on the right side of the ridge. When we reach the ridge again, the path becomes less demanding and then follows a shorter ascent to a panoramic summit.
We can descend on the path Via ferrata Divisione Julia, which is a little less demanding. This path leads over a glacier, therefore on the descent on this path we need appropriate winter equipment.
The second option is that we descend on the path which leads on the Slovenian side past saddle Prevala. The path on the Slovenian side is much easier as both mentioned, which lead on the Italian side.
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