Ruski križ - Dolkova špica (via Kriška stena)

Access to starting point:
First we drive to Kranjska Gora, then continue driving towards the Vršič pass. Just a little before the 3rd hairpin turn of the Russian or Vršič road, we will notice the Ruski križ on the right side, and a smaller parking lot on the left where we park. Because the parking lot is relatively small and fills up quickly, we can also park a bit higher at the larger parking lot just above the 4th hairpin turn (in this case we have to descend a little to our starting point at the Ruski križ).
We can also reach the starting point from the Primorska side, namely via the Vršič pass.

Path description:
Just a little before the 3rd hairpin turn of the Russian road, by the road we will notice the mountain signs for Koča v Krnici, which direct us slightly left onto a wide cart track that immediately begins to descend moderately. After a few minutes of descent through the forest, the path levels out and brings us to the bed of Suha Pišnica. Shortly after crossing the mentioned stream, the path turns slightly left and leads us out of the forest onto the vast grassy slopes of Planina v Klinu, where we notice an isolated hut on the right and a smaller memorial park Mali Tamar on the left. The path ahead completely levels out, then joins a forest road that comes from the former Hotel Erika or the bridge over Velika Pišnica. Here we continue right and follow the relatively steep forest road all the way to Koča v Krnici, which we reach after about 20 minutes of further walking.
From the hut, where there is pleasant shade, we continue straight in the direction of Kriška stena along the Krnica valley, initially gently, then steeper and steeper upwards. The path soon exits the forest, where a beautiful view of the nearby rock faces opens up. Further on, we cross scree that storms bring from the surrounding gullies. The path ahead becomes steeper and still leads in the same direction. The last trees are behind us and we slowly transition to the scree below the walls of Kriška stena. In the upper part of the scree, the path slightly turns left to the entry into Kriška stena. Here begins the climbing part of the trail, where we put on our helmet.
The path at the beginning of the wall turns left and climbs steeply. In the wall the path is mostly led along natural passages, and in places we are helped by fixed protections. On this section we also take care not to dislodge rocks! After about an hour of climbing the wall, which is in places quite difficult, we step out of it. This is followed by a few steps of walking to a junction, where we continue left downwards in the direction of Škrlatica (right to Križ, Razor and Pogačnikov dom).
We continue in the direction of Škrlatica and the Vrata valley along the path that leads us further through the world of slabs. The relatively gentle path then soon splits into two parts, and we continue on the left in the direction of Škrlatica. The path ahead crosses the slopes of Gubna (2403 m) and later also the hardly accessible Dovški Gamsovec (2440 m). After about 30 minutes of easy walking, the path begins to climb steeply again. This time our goal is the approximately 2500 m high Rdeča škrbina, which we can already see well in front of us, and we climb to it over a moderately steep scree.
From Rdeča škrbina we head right towards Dolkova špica (straight down leads the marked path to Zadnji Dolek from where the path continues towards Škrlatica or the path towards Bivak na Rušju) along the path that becomes technically more demanding, leading us along the northwest ridge of Dolkova špica.
The more difficult places on the ridge are not secured, but are led along natural passages so that there are no really serious difficulties, and we reach the summit after about 15 minutes of walking from Rdeča škrbina.

Starting point - Planina v Klinu 0:20, Planina v Klinu - Koča v Krnici 0:25, Koča v Krnici - Vrh Kriške stene 3:30, Vrh Kriške stene - Na rušju 0:10, Na rušju - Rdeča škrbina 1:15, Rdeča škrbina - Dolkova špica 0:15.

On the way: Mali Tamar (996m), Planina v Klinu (980m), Koča v Krnici (1113m), Pod Kriško steno (1945m), Rob Kriške stene (2300m), Na rušju (2218m), Rdeča škrbina (2521m)