We were never alone - even though this is the most difficult marked trail, it's still very popular with many hikers.2183 views
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Patterns in the remains of the Triglav glacier.1576 views
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Me in front of Mt. Begunjski vrh.898 views
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We started the hike in the Vrata valley at 5 a.m.763 views
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Luknja col in front of us.740 views
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Looking down can be dangerous for those with vertigo. :)724 views
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Scrambling up on all four.713 views
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... so we overtook them at the first opportunity. We were gaining altitude fast. That is Luknja col right below us.684 views
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The views from the climbing trail were spectacular all the time.644 views
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Sfinga.640 views
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Me thrilled with the climb.631 views
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Vrata valley far below.617 views
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One more look toward the west and the Zadnjica valley.612 views
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There was a lot of steel rope and pegs.606 views
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More climbing.597 views
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Another look down the Vrata valley.596 views
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My brother with Mt. Skrlatica in the background.594 views
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Going towards Triglavska skrbina.579 views
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My brother and his long legs.577 views
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A helmet has become a necessary part of equipment on the exposed trails.565 views
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The descent is steep but the steel rail makes it a lot easier.565 views
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More steel ropes.555 views
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The large group in front of us caused a lot of waiting ...552 views
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Mt. Jalovec and Mangart in the background.551 views
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Clouds started to roll in from the south.551 views
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Red rock.550 views
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We soon reached another rock face.549 views
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After breakfast we had to cross a snow-covered slope, but as the snow was soft, we didn't need crampons or an ice axe.547 views
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Triglav.541 views
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Again, many people at the top.539 views
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Looking back to where we came from. Mt. Razor in the background.534 views
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A blaze with a view.531 views
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The beginning of the Plemenice route.528 views
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First sun rays on Mt. Bovski Gamsovec.521 views
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First glimpse of the Aljaz tower at the top.518 views
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Kredarica hut from above.518 views
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Peter going backwards.515 views
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There were too many people on this trail. Everybody prepared for the climbing part - we put away hiking poles and put on helmets.513 views
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Fog in the Vrata valley almost 2 kms lower.513 views
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It's a tradition to be "baptized" with a length of rope when climbing Triglav for the first time. :)512 views
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On the way to Kredarica.511 views
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Last look of the Triglav north face before we reached the valley floor about 14 hours after we had set off.511 views
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Triglav's famous north face from below.509 views
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My and my blue helmet.509 views
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We scrambled on scree below the north face.504 views
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On the other side of the col the Zadnjica valley opened up.504 views
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We spent an hour at the summit, eating and taking photos. Of ourselves, too.504 views
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The fog on the right hand side prevented us from seeing down the precipice.500 views
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Kredarica on the other side.498 views
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Stanic hut and Mt. Rjavina.491 views
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"Marked climbing trail"491 views
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Aljaz tower and the Vrata valley.484 views
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Already halfway down Mt. Mali Triglav.484 views
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Proof I was there. :)483 views
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More clouds rolled in from the south.482 views
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There was quite a bit of snow left. Still not a lot compared to a glacier that used to be here decades ago.479 views
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Triglavski podi.477 views
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The blue sky and puffy white clouds and steel rope.472 views
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It was a long way down and my knees were already feeling shaky.472 views
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Kredarica hut.468 views
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After some hearty "jota" we looked towards Mt. Tosc and Veliki draski vrh before heading for the valley.467 views
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The red rock face of Mt. Begunjski vrh.465 views
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There were still 3.5 hours of descent ahead of us.464 views
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Triglav is home to many chamois. They are quite used to people and don't run away until you get really close.463 views
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We had to cross quite a few snow patches.461 views
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A group of hikers going up and we cornered a chamois, which didn't seem to be bothered at all.454 views
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Mt. Triglav.447 views
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Another chamois.447 views
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Stanic hut. Mt. Rjavina was already in the clouds.443 views
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One of the few sections of the trail that didn't involve climbing.433 views
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The trail to Luknja col that we had climbed early in the morning.425 views
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Looking up.409 views
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This pond always begs to be photographed. The light was quite good.346 views
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The visibility sucked!320 views
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The peak was covered in colorful flowers.309 views
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The chapel and yellow flowers in the foreground.306 views
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After a quick climb though the woods we reached the plateau of Mala planina. There was even some blue sky!300 views
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Everything was wet and so were we, happy to have had made the hike despite the adverse weather.300 views
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The ominous clouds in the background weren't very promising.298 views
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The whole mountain was full of flowers.294 views
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Manca and I with Velika planina in the background.292 views
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The edge.292 views
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... and exploded into an orange series of sunbeams.292 views
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Kamnik - yay, I can see my house from here! :)292 views
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Two benches for weary hikers. :)291 views
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By then it was raining hard so I packed my camera and used Aco's waterproof P&S camera instead.291 views
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The village of Velika planina was lush green ...290 views
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... so I took a few more photos, and while we had a hearty meal at the hut, it started pouring.289 views
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Looking toward the other side, the fog had already started to creep up from the valley.289 views
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The slopes of Kamniski vrh, and Kriska planina in the background.288 views
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An old tree.286 views
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The sight was amazing.285 views
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The terrain was extremely wet as it had been raining for days. I got my shoes all muddy just by walking across this marshy meadow.284 views
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During the few moments of sun rays peaking from behind the clouds I scrambled around to take as many pictures as possible.283 views
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Cows were returning to their cottages.283 views
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... one of them from very close!282 views
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We waited for over an hour and headed out again when the skies cleared a bit.281 views
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C'est moi. :))280 views
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Manca.280 views
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We had some soured milk and cottage cheese while enjoying the view of the chapel enveloped in fog.280 views
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Ridges in red fog.279 views
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We could hardly make out the town of Kamnik not that many kilometers to the south.277 views
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Cows have been on pasture here for two weeks and will stay until the fall.277 views
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I kept looking back.277 views
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The light changed again, this time to bluish.275 views
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It was getting dark quickly.273 views
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I knew the sun wasn't going to last for long ...273 views
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We had some sour milk at one of the cottages when it began to rain again. We set off anyway, greeted a few cows on the way ...272 views
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This bench on the ridge below the summit offers great views and is a great pit stop before the final stretch of the climb.270 views
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Back in the forest I couldn't stop wondering at its lush green color.270 views
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Shadows on the opposite slope.269 views
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Then the red hue was gone and the fog slowly crept on over the village.269 views
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Overcast and grey - I wasn't really counting on any great photos.268 views
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... the ponds clear ...264 views
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The clouds were beginning to redden.264 views
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It was pretty dark and I had to prop the camera on a fence to capture the fog rolling in again.263 views
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It was cloudy when we emerged from the forest to Mala planina.261 views
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... and cows were wandering around.259 views
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The trail along the edge.259 views
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The sun made a bashful appearance ...258 views
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Barbed wire.257 views
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More sun from behind the clouds.255 views
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The chapel.254 views
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Fog.252 views
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A typical Velika planina cottage in the bluish foggy nightfall.252 views
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But when we reached Velika planina and looked over the edge ... the light started to change.251 views
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I took a path away from the edge and towards the cottages, but when I looked back one more time ...250 views
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A completely different sight from one minute before.250 views
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Now it was really dark and foggy, but knowing the way we didn't turn on our headlamps.249 views
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It was almost 9 p.m. when we set off back to the valley.247 views
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Just before plunging back into the woods we said goodbye to Planina. I know we'll be back soon.247 views
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The fog turned red, but just for one minute.246 views
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Flowers.245 views
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The fog had reached the cottages, but the edge was still bathing in the sun.245 views
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Sweet light.241 views
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In the village, the light was changing so fast I had to act quickly.238 views
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