The Cojz hut before sunrise.1225 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1115 views
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A quick descent to the Pogacnikov dom proved to be long and hot. But the views were great. This is the upper lake of the three (Zgornje Krisko jezero).825 views
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Clouds started to roll in.621 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.541 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.528 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.331 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.256 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.251 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.240 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.232 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)231 views
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Kriska planina.211 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.210 views
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The trail in the woods.206 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.196 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.194 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.191 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.190 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.190 views
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Exhilarating!189 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.189 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.188 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.188 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.187 views
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More climbing.187 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.186 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.186 views
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Pink and orange fog.185 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.185 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.185 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).185 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.185 views
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Sleme below Skuta.184 views
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Tired!183 views
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Last sun rays.182 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.182 views
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The larches are still green.182 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.182 views
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Down we went, and then up again.182 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.181 views
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The slight ascent from Planina Ravne wasn't too demanding, and soon we caught the first glimpse of our first peak, Mt. Ojstrica.181 views
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Climbing - yay!180 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.180 views
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At the top of the rockface.180 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.179 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)179 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.179 views
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In the rockface.178 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.178 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.178 views
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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.178 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.177 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.177 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.177 views
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Planjava and the hut.177 views
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Jota! :)))177 views
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Will I need a jacket?176 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.176 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.176 views
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Enjoying at the top.176 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.174 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.174 views
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One of the climbing sections.174 views
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Logarska valley.174 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.174 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.174 views
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Our hike on a map.174 views
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Blue and pink.173 views
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Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.173 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.173 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.173 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.173 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.173 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.173 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.173 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.172 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.172 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.172 views
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Krvavec.172 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.172 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.172 views
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Mists coming in from the west.172 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.172 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.172 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.171 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.171 views
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At the foot of Brana.171 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.171 views
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Sandi and Štruca.171 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.171 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.171 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.171 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.170 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).170 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.170 views
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It looked dramatic.170 views
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Finally on top.170 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.170 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".170 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.169 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.169 views
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We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.169 views
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The Streža ridge is quite airy with precipices on both sides. The fog, however, prevented us from seeing the abyss to the left.169 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.169 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.168 views
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Prehodavci and Mt. Zelnarica in golden light. Put the cursor over the photo to see the same scene 30 minutes later.168 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.168 views
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Mists around Planjava.168 views
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More and more clouds.168 views
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Every now and then the fog cleared a bit.168 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.168 views
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Velika planina.167 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.167 views
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Bivouac below Grintovec.167 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.167 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.167 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.166 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.166 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.166 views
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Another instance of posing. :)166 views
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Finally, the real peak. We'd been fooled by two lower peaks only to realize that there was still a long way to go.166 views
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Kočna.166 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.165 views
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Dramatic clouds.165 views
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Bathing in the sun.165 views
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Great views ... not.165 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.165 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)165 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.165 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.165 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.164 views
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Cheeky young ibex.163 views
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Silhouette.163 views
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I was late and the sun hid behind the mountains when I was in the lower part of the hike.163 views
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Skuta.163 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?163 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.163 views
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Grintovec.163 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.162 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.162 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.162 views
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Karst landscape.162 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.162 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.161 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.161 views
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Skuta.161 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).161 views
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Fog.161 views
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Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.161 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.161 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)161 views
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Fantastic!161 views
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The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle.161 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.161 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.160 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.160 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.160 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.159 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.159 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.159 views
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Sunset.159 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.158 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.158 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.158 views
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Last look before heading down.158 views
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Another ibex.157 views
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The top of Brana at 2253 meters.157 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!157 views
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No fog to the north.157 views
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We had come a long way.157 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.157 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.156 views
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A detail.155 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.155 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.155 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.155 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.154 views
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End of day.154 views
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Velika planina.154 views
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Red and green carpet.154 views
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Some more climbing before reaching the top.154 views
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Kotliči col looked dramatic.154 views
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Kotliči.154 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.153 views
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Trenta.153 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.153 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.153 views
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Štruca to the left, Grintovec and Dolgi hrbet to the right and Veliki podi in between.153 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).153 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.153 views
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The trail follows the ridge.153 views
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At the top.153 views
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Tired Sandi. :)153 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.152 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.152 views
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Brana in pink.152 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.152 views
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On the scree below Skuta.152 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.151 views
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