The time until 1955, in which the first Slovene post-war women climbers made their ascents, was not favorable for women mountain climbing. Ideologically the Slovene Mountaineering Association supported the idea of women mountain climbing, however, much more in a sense of collectivism rather than the actual male and female equality. Courses where women could attain equal knowledge to the male counterparts were scarce. Even within those that were available, women had to show as much strength as their male counterparts, which was inappropriate in terms of physical strength. Even some male climbers held negative views on female mountain climbing. Additionally, women climbers were hindered by the fact that after giving birth, they were the ones who had to stay at home. Despite this, some of the women mountain climbers achieved topmost results and had climbed a number of new routes. These were mostly women climbers who had permanent climbing partners, most of them the best in the post-war generation. The period between 1945 and 1950 was marked by scarcity of gear, money and infrastructure that would enable quicker development of mountain climbing. At the time, Yugoslavia was a closed state and opportunities for mountaineering abroad were scarce. With the opening of Yugoslavia after 1952, the opportunities to visit foreign mountains became increased. Despite this difficulties with acquiring gear and suitable clothing remained.