| rozka22. 07. 2019 20:27:57 |
Krofička, ah Krofička… so many faces it hides, carefully wrapped either in scree or already visible from the valley in impassable gullies, slopes and walls…
And yes, this part was still missing for me, so I can tick off the traverse above, traverse below, traverse left and traverse right 
When we met in Robanov kot, I roughly saw where we would go and where we would exit, since the gully is nicely visible from the starting point, but when you feel the pulse of this path, you know you're somewhere where human feet rarely step and skillful-jumping chamois rule (chocolate bombs give them away ) and walking, scrambling or climbing gains even greater added value.
I won't describe the path, the expert is one post above me , but I must add that it's a primal, wild and at times totally crazy tour. Traverses, game trails, scrambling excellent, it really carried me away on excellent rock on boulders, but there are two quite demanding spots, it went without rope, but carefully. Well, steeeep grass, with a hint of scree, pumps adrenaline, looking down is not recommended, but my scree friend took good care of many of my dilemmas, where and especially how. Midway you catch your breath when you step on the marked path between Škrbina and Kopinškova, but soon you need to focus again, as the traverse under Krofička follows, which is anything but a walk . On Zadnji Travniki narrow trail, sometimes it disappears, dizzying deep views into Robanov kot, scree is not lacking and apparently love is mutual, even on smooth rock (geppo photo 15+16), where it just wouldn't let me out of its embrace , so my sliding greatly entertained the co-participants behind me, my huge scared eyes stared into the void under the scree, hehe
Then… Covnikovi travniki, ufff, how beautiful here/there, Križevnik backdrop on the other side, water, shade, chamois family, first snack … no more and yes, I'd stay there and although I wanted to descend via Črni hriber, first steps were tough, then to the valley I burned all abs brakes and handbrakes, because slope, man I don't know, at times I froze in splits that I didn't know I could still do and then you save yourself if you know how… tufted grass that you grab doesn't hold weight, ground slides away, me in splits element, you got the picture, I was my own greatest entertainment and the others looked at me strangely, why am I laughing so much. Arrival or rather sprint into Robanov kot was real relief, legs needed a few meters to reach flat ground.
Look back at the traversed... you just can't comprehend where we walked, what we traversed. The tour exceeded everything and is as physically as mentally demanding, it's great if you're accustomed to such terrain and off-trail is your pleasure, likewise heat, scree, length of the tour... I enjoyed it fully
Mitigating circumstance of our exploration was that there were two with us who at least roughly knew where, hehhe, otherwise the difficulty gains in rating.
One more experience, one more realization of our smallness and that every moment you successfully traverse, climb is precious and priceless.
Krofička is really a true mountain femme fatale, with huge secrets, wonderful nooks and full of trials... and yes, I'll come again
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