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antik:
Ignore, then it's fine

On Sunday my girl and I also did the same route as the cyclist - up the training gully then the classic.

Most of the training gully is in shade, so icy and nice to climb, problem only just below the ledge seen in cyclist's fourth pic, where it sinks to balls sometimes, no place to stick ice axe to pull up the hill and it's pretty dangerous.

We started at seven from the viewpoint. You can go another km by car, but no parking then (unless leave it on road).

Me too, tempted this weekend... just afraid that for this year it's over

Yesterday with girlfriend at the saddle, I then went to Bogatin.

Nasty thaw, sometimes crust that holds a person, mostly sinking and sliding.

Ice axe and crampons are a must.

On the south-facing slopes on the other side of the saddle avalanches were triggering all the time...

It sank on the calvary. The problem was the steps weren't nice and fell apart when you stepped into them. So I preferred to put on crampons.

Anyway I'm not among the fastest, first time to Kredarica in winter, not much fitness .

Of the walkers we met, two up in 7h, two in 9h. So we were some golden mean. The 4 who went up with skins were much faster. Twice as fast I dare say. But that's a completely different fitness category. If I'd sprinted all out, maybe up in 7h but then I couldn't get down .

Yesterday I was at Kredarica. At 7 I started from Krma - park 1h walk from barrier.

Total to the top took me a bit less than 8h (including the flat).

I put on crampons for the last 100m up because otherwise it's hard to walk - slippery. Buddy who went with boots for automatic crampons didn't put them on.

Calvary drags on until 3pm.

Hut at Kredarica cold as a pig, so we decided not to overnight and headed back same day. Four stayed up and slept over, we started down at 4pm and were at the car at 7pm. We jogged down a bit, on some parts (calvary) even slid down on our butts. You sit down, easily stick the ice axe and slide .

Damjan, besides proper clothes and shoes for Kredarica you need:
-gaiters
-ice axe
-crampons