Vršič - Velika Mojstrovka (southern way)
Starting point: Vršič (1611 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4336°N 13.7435°E
Path name: southern way
Time of walking: 2 h 30 min
Difficulty: difficult unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: demanding
Altitude difference: 755 m
Altitude difference (by path): 800 m
Map: TNP 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora, we drive towards Bovec or vice versa, but only to mountain pass Vršič, where we park.
Path description:
From the parking lot on Vršič we go on at first badly marked path which leads on Mojstrovka and Sleme. After a short ascent, the path brings us to bigger rock on which we notice a sign Mojstrovka left. We continue in the direction of Mojstrovka (right Mojstrovka over Hanza route and Slemenova špica) on the path which is ascending diagonally through a thin larch forest. After approximately half an hour of ascent, the path brings us to extensive scree below Mojstrovka. The mentioned scree we cross on the upper side, and after it, the path brings us into a crumbly gully. Next follows steep and for slipping dangerous ascent on gravel, which we overcome in approximately 15 minutes. On top of the gully steepness decreases and in front of us opens up "sunny" Primorska. Here the path turns right and already after few steps starts ascending steeply (in snow and ice dangerous for slipping). On the top of this ascent we step on a nice vantage point, from which a nice view opens up downwards towards Vršič. The path ahead avoids the ridge a little to the left and then crosses two smaller gullies. And only a little ahead we leave the marked path which leads on Mala Mojstrovka and we go left slightly downwards into a small valley between Mala and Velika Mojstrovka. From the small valley between the both peaks of Mojstrovka we continue a little towards the left (possible also through a small valley, but higher the passage is a little harder), where on a rocky slope a nice passage opens towards the ridge. When we step on a ridge we have to the top only few steps of easy walking.
In the winter time is entire path exposed to avalanches.
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