Vršič - Velika Mojstrovka (vzhodni vrh) (via Šitna glava)

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora we drive towards Bovec or vice versa, but only as far as the Vršič pass, where we park.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the Vršič pass we head onto the marked trail in the direction of Mala Mojstrovka and Slemenova špica. The path quickly forks, and we choose the left path towards Mala Mojstrovka (right goes to Slemenova špica and Hanzova pot to Mala Mojstrovka). This is followed by a traversing ascent to the left, where we first go through a belt of shrubs, then arrive among dwarf pines and a sparse larch forest, through which a wide, mostly stony path leads. After approximately half an hour of ascent we reach a larger scree slope, where an unmarked path branches off to the right to Šitna glava, while straight ahead the marked path continues towards Mala Mojstrovka.
We continue the ascent on the unmarked path, which leads us in a slight traverse to the right towards the slopes of Šitna glava. The relatively well-visible trail soon brings us to an indistinct little valley between Mala Mojstrovka and Šitna glava. Here the path turns slightly left and ascends more steeply on an increasingly rocky slope. When the path gets quite close to the summit, it turns right, crosses a partially overgrown scree slope and then climbs to the grassy summit of Šitna glava.
From Šitna glava we continue along the ridge to the west, first slightly downhill, then uphill in the direction of Mojstrovka (unmarked). The poorly visible trail on which we continue to ascend brings us after a good 20 minutes of walking from Šitna glava to the place where we join the Hanzova pot to Mojstrovka, which we reach above the very difficult section.
Further on, orientation is easier but the path becomes increasingly steep. After a few more minutes the steepness eases and the path brings us to a flatter area, which we bypass on the right side. Further on the path approaches the ridge, and we see Mangart and Jalovec in front of us. Here the path turns slightly left and brings us to the next steep section, where with the help of a few pitons, but mainly without protection, we climb up the steep summit slope of Mala Mojstrovka to its panoramic summit.
From Mala Mojstrovka we continue in the direction towards Velika Mojstrovka. First we descend a bit and head onto the trail that leads slightly right towards the saddle between the two Mojstrovkas. The path then crosses a scree slope and begins to traverse in ascent the steep southern slopes below Velika Mojstrovka. The slope soon becomes less steep and the path turns right upwards. From here follows only a short ascent on the rocky slope to the eastern summit of Velika Mojstrovka.

Vršič - branch from the marked path 0:35, branch from the marked path - Šitna glava 0:45, Šitna glava - Edge of the northern face of Mala Mojstrovka 0:20, Edge of the northern face of Mala Mojstrovka - Mala Mojstrovka 0:35, Mala Mojstrovka - Velika Mojstrovka (eastern summit) 0:30.

Along the route: Za Šitom (1760m), Odcep z markirane poti (1825m), Šitna glava (2087m), Rob severne stene Male Mojstrovke (2116m), Mala Mojstrovka (2332m), Sedlo med Mojstrovkama (2275m)

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