 Image search results - "grintovec"
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Bivouac below Grintovec.
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Kočna, Kalški greben and Grintovec hiding behind Zvoh.
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Kočna, Grintovec and Kalški greben.
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Looking towards the east - the Kamnik Alps with Kočna and Grintovec on the left and Kalški greben extending towards the right.
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Mt. Kočna and Mt. Grintovec.
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Kočna and Grintovec and Kalški greben.
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Mt. Kočna and Mt. Grintovec (2558 m), and Mt. Krvavec on the right, where I skied just a couple of days later.
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From the top of Turska gora the views to the west opened up: Kalški greben, Grintovec, Skuta.
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Štruca to the left, Grintovec and Dolgi hrbet to the right and Veliki podi in between.
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.
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The views from the Mlinar Saddle were fantastic. On the spur of the moment we decided to climb Grintovec as well, even though that wasn't in our original plan.
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.
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Cloud-capped Mts. Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta and Rinka.
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Grintovec.
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Starting early from the Kamniška Bistrica valley meant we had to use our headlamps before it dawned above Velika planina.
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As we were making our way up to the Kokra Saddle, the sunrise colored the looming walls above us orange.
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Coming out of the woods.
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In the last stretch below the saddle there were a few snowy patches.
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Yellow mist in the valley.
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It had been relatively warm until we reached the saddle, but there the howling wind almost blew us over.
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After putting our jackets, caps and gloves on we continued towards Grintovec.
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Some people were already returning from the peak!
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There was little snow on the sunny, grassy slope.
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The views to the southwest revealed fog in the valley.
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Somebody was bored. :)
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Slowly we made our way up the mountain.
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The last slope is deceptive: slanting at an steady angle it makes the peak look closer than it really is.
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Kalški greben in the background.
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Finally we reached the top!
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And we had to brace ourselves as the wind was so strong it almost knocked us over.
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Looking south: Mokrica, Košutna, Kalški greben, Krvavec.
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Looking east.
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Fog in the valley.
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Peter and I at the top.
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Yay! :)
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Soon more people reached the summit, braving the wind. Can you see snow particles in the air?
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In 15 minutes my fingers froze while taking photos, so we soon headed back down.
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Descening was much faster than climbing.
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There wasn't just one trail, there were hundreds.
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My estimate is that about 50 people climbed Grintovec that Sunday.
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A bit further down the slope the wind abated a bit and I was able to change lenses again. Velika planina in the distance.
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Velika planina and fog rolling in in the background.
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Triglav.
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Štruca and Skuta.
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Ojstrica, Planjava and Brana.
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A blaze on a rock.
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A scree slope.
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The same creation of the bored climber(s). :)
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben.
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By then the snow got heavier and wetter.
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Grintovec in all its glory.
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The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle is in constant shade during the winter.
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Cojz hut.
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Layer of smog/fog in the valley.
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U.
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We saw a girl in only a T-shirt. Brrrrrr!
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Sliding down the scree from the Kokra Saddle was the most tiresome part of the whole climb.
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When we were almost back in the valley, we could see that we were actually in a layer of fog. Brana above us.
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Looking back to where we just descended from.
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The Kamnik Alps: Kočna and Grintovec.
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Kalški greben and Grintovec.
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Kočna, Grintovec, Dolgi hrbet and Skuta.
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Mt. Kočna and Grintovec.
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