 Most viewed - A hike in the Kamnik Alps
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A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1607 views
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I took a break at the Kamnik Saddle at 1,876 meters above sea level. Here I was looking at my final destination, Mount Brana.1337 views
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I spent over two hours at the summit in only a T-shirt (well, and pants, obviously)! It was really warm for the end of October.1181 views
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As the trail climbed up Brana's north face, I enjoyed the view over the vast saddle and Mount Planjava.1109 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.789 views
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Threesome.787 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)774 views
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Twenty minutes into the hike I emerged from the foggy valley, climbing the forested slope up to the Kamnik Saddle.761 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.758 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.748 views
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The trail to the top of Brana is marked as "demanding". Well, it does involve some quite steep sections, but it's not too bad as long as you're not afraid of heights.735 views
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Before I left the top, I had another view of the Logarska Valley, which was then bathing in the sun.735 views
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Jackdaws, however, weren't the only creatures with wings on Brana that day. There were a couple of paragliders ready to take off.726 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!719 views
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And he was in the air too.717 views
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The wind took them to the south...715 views
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The larches were still vivid color.706 views
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A lonely tree.706 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...704 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.704 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.701 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.701 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.701 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.700 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.700 views
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Here it's clear that while one side of the saddle is sunny and grassy and welcoming, the other one is wild, dark and steeeeeep. If you fall, it's only one kilometer down the slope before you reach the valley below.699 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.697 views
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I was in a hurry to get back to the clearing, which was still full of color, but this time the light was coming from another angle.697 views
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A larch twig.697 views
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It was difficult to descend quickly as the trail was covered in leaves and I couldn't see what was beneath.695 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.694 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.694 views
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Larches in all their glory.693 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.692 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.691 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.689 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.689 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.688 views
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Half green, half yellow.682 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.681 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.680 views
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Then the other one followed.680 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.679 views
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Larches in backlight.679 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.678 views
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The colors shone brightly.677 views
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A path leading to the larches.667 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.666 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...663 views
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More trees.656 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.644 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.641 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.619 views
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