 Most viewed - July 2009
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We were never alone - even though this is the most difficult marked trail, it's still very popular with many hikers.2639 views
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Patterns in the remains of the Triglav glacier.1881 views
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Me in front of Mt. Begunjski vrh.1226 views
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Scrambling up on all four.1155 views
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Looking down can be dangerous for those with vertigo. :)1143 views
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Luknja col in front of us.1082 views
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The views from the climbing trail were spectacular all the time.1050 views
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We started the hike in the Vrata valley at 5 a.m.1042 views
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Me thrilled with the climb.1042 views
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Vrata valley far below.1033 views
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More climbing.1023 views
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Sfinga.1023 views
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My brother with Mt. Skrlatica in the background.984 views
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Another look down the Vrata valley.981 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.967 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.967 views
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First sun rays on Mt. Bovski Gamsovec.934 views
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There was a lot of steel rope and pegs.930 views
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The beginning of the Plemenice route.926 views
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One more look toward the west and the Zadnjica valley.920 views
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Red rock.917 views
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Going towards Triglavska skrbina.913 views
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The large group in front of us caused a lot of waiting ...912 views
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A helmet has become a necessary part of equipment on the exposed trails.908 views
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More steel ropes.888 views
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Again, many people at the top.882 views
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Mt. Jalovec and Mangart in the background.878 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.876 views
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The descent is steep but the steel rail makes it a lot easier.870 views
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Clouds started to roll in from the south.866 views
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A blaze with a view.864 views
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Kredarica hut from above.862 views
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My brother and his long legs.860 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.859 views
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We soon reached another rock face.857 views
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Looking back to where we came from. Mt. Razor in the background.857 views
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It's a tradition to be "baptized" with a length of rope when climbing Triglav for the first time. :)856 views
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We spent an hour at the summit, eating and taking photos. Of ourselves, too.855 views
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Stanic hut and Mt. Rjavina.853 views
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More clouds rolled in from the south.853 views
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Triglav.849 views
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Kredarica hut.847 views
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First glimpse of the Aljaz tower at the top.845 views
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On the way to Kredarica.841 views
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The red rock face of Mt. Begunjski vrh.840 views
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Fog in the Vrata valley almost 2 kms lower.838 views
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Already halfway down Mt. Mali Triglav.838 views
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Peter going backwards.832 views
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On the other side of the col the Zadnjica valley opened up.825 views
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Kredarica on the other side.823 views
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The blue sky and puffy white clouds and steel rope.822 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.821 views
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Triglav's famous north face from below.819 views
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We scrambled on scree below the north face.818 views
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Stanic hut. Mt. Rjavina was already in the clouds.805 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.805 views
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The fog on the right hand side prevented us from seeing down the precipice.801 views
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Aljaz tower and the Vrata valley.798 views
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Proof I was there. :)795 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.794 views
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The trail to Luknja col that we had climbed early in the morning.794 views
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Triglavski podi.788 views
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It was a long way down and my knees were already feeling shaky.784 views
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Another chamois.783 views
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My and my blue helmet.775 views
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There were still 3.5 hours of descent ahead of us.770 views
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"Marked climbing trail"766 views
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After some hearty "jota" we looked towards Mt. Tosc and Veliki draski vrh before heading for the valley.761 views
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Mt. Triglav.748 views
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One of the few sections of the trail that didn't involve climbing.731 views
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We had to cross quite a few snow patches.728 views
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Looking up.709 views
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The peak was covered in colorful flowers.695 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.663 views
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Cows were returning to their cottages.648 views
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... and exploded into an orange series of sunbeams.647 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.643 views
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The visibility sucked!637 views
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This pond always begs to be photographed. The light was quite good.636 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!635 views
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It was getting dark quickly.626 views
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Shadows on the opposite slope.619 views
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The sight was amazing.619 views
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Now it was really dark and foggy, but knowing the way we didn't turn on our headlamps.619 views
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The whole mountain was full of flowers.616 views
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Cows have been on pasture here for two weeks and will stay until the fall.610 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.609 views
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Then the red hue was gone and the fog slowly crept on over the village.607 views
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An old tree.603 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 ...602 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.596 views
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I knew the sun wasn't going to last for long ...592 views
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The slopes of Kamniski vrh, and Kriska planina in the background.591 views
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The village of Velika planina was lush green ...591 views
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Looking toward the other side, the fog had already started to creep up from the valley.590 views
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More sun from behind the clouds.589 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.585 views
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C'est moi. :))583 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.577 views
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Two benches for weary hikers. :)575 views
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Back in the forest I couldn't stop wondering at its lush green color.574 views
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Everything was wet and so were we, happy to have had made the hike despite the adverse weather.573 views
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The chapel and yellow flowers in the foreground.572 views
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We could hardly make out the town of Kamnik not that many kilometers to the south.569 views
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The clouds were beginning to redden.568 views
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Sweet light.568 views
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We had some soured milk and cottage cheese while enjoying the view of the chapel enveloped in fog.568 views
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... the ponds clear ...566 views
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The ominous clouds in the background weren't very promising.563 views
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The light changed again, this time to bluish.563 views
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Manca.561 views
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The sun made a bashful appearance ...561 views
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... one of them from very close!560 views
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Kamnik - yay, I can see my house from here! :)560 views
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Barbed wire.558 views
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Overcast and grey - I wasn't really counting on any great photos.557 views
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The edge.555 views
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Manca and I with Velika planina in the background.554 views
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We waited for over an hour and headed out again when the skies cleared a bit.554 views
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I kept looking back.550 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 ...550 views
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A typical Velika planina cottage in the bluish foggy nightfall.549 views
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Fog.543 views
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Ridges in red fog.539 views
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It was almost 9 p.m. when we set off back to the valley.538 views
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Just before plunging back into the woods we said goodbye to Planina. I know we'll be back soon.534 views
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But when we reached Velika planina and looked over the edge ... the light started to change.533 views
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The trail along the edge.533 views
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It was cloudy when we emerged from the forest to Mala planina.532 views
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Flowers.524 views
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A completely different sight from one minute before.524 views
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... and cows were wandering around.519 views
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The chapel.511 views
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The fog turned red, but just for one minute.508 views
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In the village, the light was changing so fast I had to act quickly.506 views
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The fog had reached the cottages, but the edge was still bathing in the sun.498 views
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