We were never alone - even though this is the most difficult marked trail, it's still very popular with many hikers.2042 views
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Patterns in the remains of the Triglav glacier.1510 views
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Me in front of Mt. Begunjski vrh.828 views
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We started the hike in the Vrata valley at 5 a.m.690 views
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Luknja col in front of us.667 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.595 views
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Looking down can be dangerous for those with vertigo. :)588 views
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Scrambling up on all four.582 views
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One more look toward the west and the Zadnjica valley.543 views
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There was a lot of steel rope and pegs.527 views
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A helmet has become a necessary part of equipment on the exposed trails.507 views
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Going towards Triglavska skrbina.505 views
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My brother and his long legs.500 views
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My brother with Mt. Skrlatica in the background.499 views
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Me thrilled with the climb.496 views
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More steel ropes.495 views
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Sfinga.494 views
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The views from the climbing trail were spectacular all the time.491 views
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Vrata valley far below.491 views
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The descent is steep but the steel rail makes it a lot easier.485 views
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The large group in front of us caused a lot of waiting ...482 views
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Red rock.479 views
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Triglav.476 views
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More climbing.475 views
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Mt. Jalovec and Mangart in the background.475 views
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Another look down the Vrata valley.471 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.471 views
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We soon reached another rock face.463 views
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Clouds started to roll in from the south.458 views
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The beginning of the Plemenice route.455 views
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Looking back to where we came from. Mt. Razor in the background.454 views
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Again, many people at the top.452 views
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A blaze with a view.450 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.448 views
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First glimpse of the Aljaz tower at the top.448 views
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Kredarica hut from above.448 views
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Fog in the Vrata valley almost 2 kms lower.448 views
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Peter going backwards.446 views
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It's a tradition to be "baptized" with a length of rope when climbing Triglav for the first time. :)438 views
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My and my blue helmet.437 views
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Kredarica on the other side.436 views
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The fog on the right hand side prevented us from seeing down the precipice.429 views
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On the other side of the col the Zadnjica valley opened up.427 views
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Stanic hut and Mt. Rjavina.426 views
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"Marked climbing trail"426 views
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We scrambled on scree below the north face.425 views
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Proof I was there. :)422 views
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On the way to Kredarica.422 views
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Triglav's famous north face from below.419 views
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We spent an hour at the summit, eating and taking photos. Of ourselves, too.419 views
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More clouds rolled in from the south.417 views
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Aljaz tower and the Vrata valley.416 views
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First sun rays on Mt. Bovski Gamsovec.414 views
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Already halfway down Mt. Mali Triglav.414 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.411 views
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Kredarica hut.404 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.402 views
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The blue sky and puffy white clouds and steel rope.398 views
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It was a long way down and my knees were already feeling shaky.398 views
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We had to cross quite a few snow patches.395 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.395 views
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There were still 3.5 hours of descent ahead of us.394 views
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Triglavski podi.391 views
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After some hearty "jota" we looked towards Mt. Tosc and Veliki draski vrh before heading for the valley.388 views
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The red rock face of Mt. Begunjski vrh.386 views
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Stanic hut. Mt. Rjavina was already in the clouds.383 views
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Another chamois.379 views
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Mt. Triglav.378 views
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The trail to Luknja col that we had climbed early in the morning.372 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.372 views
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One of the few sections of the trail that didn't involve climbing.359 views
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Looking up.354 views
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This pond always begs to be photographed. The light was quite good.280 views
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The chapel and yellow flowers in the foreground.246 views
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The visibility sucked!237 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!235 views
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The peak was covered in colorful flowers.225 views
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The ominous clouds in the background weren't very promising.221 views
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The whole mountain was full of flowers.219 views
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Ridges in red fog.219 views
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Two benches for weary hikers. :)217 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.217 views
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The sight was amazing.217 views
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An old tree.216 views
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I kept looking back.216 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.215 views
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Everything was wet and so were we, happy to have had made the hike despite the adverse weather.215 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.215 views
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Cows were returning to their cottages.215 views
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The slopes of Kamniski vrh, and Kriska planina in the background.213 views
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C'est moi. :))213 views
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We waited for over an hour and headed out again when the skies cleared a bit.212 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.211 views
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The village of Velika planina was lush green ...210 views
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The edge.210 views
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... one of them from very close!209 views
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I knew the sun wasn't going to last for long ...208 views
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... and exploded into an orange series of sunbeams.208 views
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We had some soured milk and cottage cheese while enjoying the view of the chapel enveloped in fog.208 views
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Back in the forest I couldn't stop wondering at its lush green color.207 views
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It was getting dark quickly.206 views
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We could hardly make out the town of Kamnik not that many kilometers to the south.205 views
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Manca and I with Velika planina in the background.205 views
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Manca.205 views
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Cows have been on pasture here for two weeks and will stay until the fall.205 views
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Looking toward the other side, the fog had already started to creep up from the valley.205 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 ...204 views
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... and cows were wandering around.202 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.201 views
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... the ponds clear ...201 views
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The light changed again, this time to bluish.198 views
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Kamnik - yay, I can see my house from here! :)194 views
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Overcast and grey - I wasn't really counting on any great photos.193 views
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Shadows on the opposite slope.193 views
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The clouds were beginning to redden.192 views
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Fog.192 views
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But when we reached Velika planina and looked over the edge ... the light started to change.191 views
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Then the red hue was gone and the fog slowly crept on over the village.190 views
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More sun from behind the clouds.189 views
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The trail along the edge.188 views
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It was cloudy when we emerged from the forest to Mala planina.187 views
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The sun made a bashful appearance ...186 views
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Sweet light.186 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.186 views
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A typical Velika planina cottage in the bluish foggy nightfall.186 views
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Flowers.185 views
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The fog turned red, but just for one minute.185 views
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It was almost 9 p.m. when we set off back to the valley.185 views
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Just before plunging back into the woods we said goodbye to Planina. I know we'll be back soon.185 views
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The chapel.184 views
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A completely different sight from one minute before.184 views
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Barbed wire.183 views
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The fog had reached the cottages, but the edge was still bathing in the sun.183 views
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Now it was really dark and foggy, but knowing the way we didn't turn on our headlamps.183 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 ...181 views
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In the village, the light was changing so fast I had to act quickly.181 views
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