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Mangart (Via Italiana)

MANGRT19. 08. 2013 22:16:04

Due to the cycling race on Mangart this time I decide for the path from Klanška lakes. Path without features, up Via Italiana + Slovenian, down Italian + Via Italiana.
Since I was eyeing the pathless area under the ferrata in the morning already, my heart didn't give me peace on the return. After the exit I go directly down the ugly scree until steep walls stop me. Two descents follow and I reach the snow tunnel which persists despite the heat.
From here back to the trail and towards the valley.

Cold spring below the bivouac comes in handy.

before the abyss I look for a crack and...

walking through it is like a car wash - water flows everywhere

they also enjoy the embrace of the mountains

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Tatana22. 08. 2013 21:52:16

Today from saddle to bivouac then along Via Italiana back to saddle, along Slovenian to top and descent along Italian. On ferrata two pitons holding cable pulled out (one already completely out, the other you can pull too). These are pitons exactly one after another, so extra caution needed. Don't want to imagine how it would be falling on this section. Otherwise super path and gorgeous day. Just mists obscured view from top.

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MANGRT26. 05. 2014 19:30:39

Youth Day was ideal for Mangart loop.
In dark start at Strmec past alpine pasture to saddle. Here short break and path check. Go through chimney - midway clouds come and exit direct into sun. Return via Italian to Via Italiana ferrata entrance where I spot two groups of hikers. Here change gear and surprises begin. Midway big snowfield, passage through hole only on belly, entry part deep under snow. From here slide past bivouac which snow didn't spare. Slowly snow lessens but replaced by sand and mud. At end vertical descent on scree and quick steps to lake where transport home waits. nasmeh

Headlamp replaced by camera, darkness by birdsong

You can sit on this one, nothing will go wrong.

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1261aleks30. 05. 2014 19:39:38

Hi Mangrt, interested in state of Nogara bivouac if you were near there, thanks. nasmeh

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MANGRT2. 06. 2014 13:31:01

Like this it snowed it in, tore the cable and shifted it.

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1261aleks3. 06. 2014 15:47:33

thanks "mangrt", we barely repaired it last year, we'll go see what can be done but it looks mrk pogled

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IgorZlodej18. 06. 2015 19:50:05

Via Italiana dry, protections flawless, on the "Slovenian" you cross two snowfields in the upper part above the "shoulder", ice axe recommended. On descent via Italian three small snowfields passable without issues.

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bagi2. 08. 2016 09:39:19

No report on Via Italiana ferrata for some time. This weekend processions swarmed the Slovenian and Italian paths to Mangart, the ferrata stood empty zmeden

. On it two steel cables torn (status 31 July 2016), but replaced with fixed rope. The ferrata therefore is not any harder than usual.

Some confuse the Italian path to Mangart with ferrata Via Italiana or even ferrata Via de la Vita. Of course these are not the same paths velik nasmeh

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Ferrata Via Italiana was during cold relations with neighbors in former Yugo the only Italian approach to Mangart saddle, or a bit above it. Italian path to Mangart is basically its Šodrovo continuation, by which neighbors could reach the top on their side of the border. Slovenes for the same reasons made the Slovenian to Mangart.

Today luckily we can use all three paths to good advantage nasmeh

Junction to bivouac Nogara, i.e. ferrata Via Italiana

Warm morning sun was complete opposite to icy wind at the saddle

A little stretching already at the entrance to the ferrata

First attractive section .... the path runs through a cave

Special style of descending from the cave through a narrow window :)

Soon the airy sections of the via ferrata begin

Somewhere we advance through chimneys, elsewhere through exposed sections

First ledge on the path across the key section of the via ferrata

View down after ascending the overhanging section

Second perspective of the key section ... shot from below

On this photo you can see where the passage over the key section of the via ferrata goes

Progression is partly on brackets, partly on natural or carved steps

The via ferrata is one of the airiest in our area

In the background the viewpoint from which we are the target of incredulous looks from passers-by

Unlike on Via Italiana, on the Slovenian side there are whole processions

Conclusion of the šodrovski part of Slovenske

One of the most exposed marked traverses ... towards Koritniški Mangart

Thunderstorms were forecast but the weather held up

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darinka42. 08. 2016 09:50:39

Good job, nice pics. I drove over Vršič Friday morning, no problems on road yet. nasmeh

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lino12. 08. 2016 19:56:10

Nice - wonderful! Congratulations to the well-coordinated family team, especially to the brave younger part of the Auerspergers.

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Todi1. 07. 2018 19:22:12

To Mangart via Via Italiana, I hadn't been yet and it was so interesting that it wasn't the last time. Just because of the foggy weather in the lower part, it needs to be repeated. Otherwise the path is completely dry from the Slovenian side, on the Italian side you cross three snowfields, possible without winter gear. At the top fantastic weather

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Todi2. 07. 2018 20:32:43

Also video content, https://youtu.be/diCWjvIbhGs Sunday hikes

lexxon4. 07. 2018 11:51:44

So is the road to Mangart Saddle normally drivable (was the landslide cleared then)? Are the current snowfields safely passable without winter gear?

Janez Seliškar4. 07. 2018 12:50:08

Due to the active landslide, the road is and will be closed until possible remediation or the building of a new road route.

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lexxon4. 07. 2018 13:32:19

OK, Janez, I'll ask differently - is the road normally drivable to the saddle by breaking traffic rules?

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Janez Seliškar4. 07. 2018 13:40:27

Drivable with a single-track vehicle.

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Janez Seliškar5. 07. 2018 06:46:07

Verified on site: Cars are cheerfully driving on the road, as there is no physical barrier on it.

Photo: B.S.

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Todi5. 07. 2018 06:57:57

Not only that it's drivable! On Sunday they were still sleeping, nasmeh

panda5. 07. 2018 07:19:04

I admit: I also parked at the saddle last year and the year before when we climbed Mangart with my better half. If there's a little space for sheet metal. nasmeh

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danielenidoma17. 10. 2018 15:08:18

On Saturday, 13.10., super super and once again super! Excellent, varied, airy, exposed, above all sporty and adrenaline-packed! Rock super, protections excellent, we'll definitely come back!
Good luck!