The Cojz hut before sunrise.1339 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1216 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).929 views
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Clouds started to roll in.720 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.650 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.629 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.530 views
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Our hike on a map.508 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.489 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.424 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.366 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.361 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.355 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.347 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.330 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)330 views
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Skuta.330 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.329 views
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The trail in the woods.323 views
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Kriska planina.317 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.316 views
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More climbing.315 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.309 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.308 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.308 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.308 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.307 views
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At the top of the rockface.307 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.306 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.306 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.305 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).302 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.302 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.299 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.298 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.298 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.297 views
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Climbing - yay!296 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.294 views
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Exhilarating!294 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.293 views
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The larches are still green.293 views
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In the rockface.292 views
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Jota! :)))290 views
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Mists around Planjava.288 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.287 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.287 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.287 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.287 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.286 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.286 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.286 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.284 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.283 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.282 views
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Pink and orange fog.282 views
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Last sun rays.281 views
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It looked dramatic.281 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.281 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.280 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.280 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.280 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.280 views
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Will I need a jacket?279 views
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Tired!279 views
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Krvavec.278 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.278 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.277 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.277 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.277 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.277 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.277 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.277 views
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Trenta.276 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.276 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.276 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.276 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.276 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.275 views
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Bivouac below Grintovec.275 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.275 views
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Logarska valley.275 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.275 views
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Skuta.275 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.275 views
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Štruca.275 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.275 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).274 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.274 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.274 views
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Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.274 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.273 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.273 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.273 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.273 views
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One of the climbing sections.272 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.271 views
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Silhouette.271 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.271 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.271 views
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Down we went, and then up again.271 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.270 views
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Finally on top.270 views
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Planjava and the hut.270 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.270 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.270 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.269 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.269 views
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Cheeky young ibex.269 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.269 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.269 views
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Another instance of posing. :)269 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.269 views
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Sleme below Skuta.269 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.268 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.268 views
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Skuta.268 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".268 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.268 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.268 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.267 views
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Trenta.267 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.267 views
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Blue and pink.267 views
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At the foot of Brana.267 views
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Enjoying at the top.267 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.267 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.267 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.266 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.266 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.266 views
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Velika planina.266 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.266 views
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Great views ... not.266 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.266 views
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Sandi and Štruca.266 views
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Kočna.266 views
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Grintovec.266 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.265 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)265 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.265 views
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Dramatic clouds.265 views
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Brana in pink.265 views
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Fantastic!265 views
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We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.264 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.264 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.264 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.263 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.263 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.263 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.263 views
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Karst landscape.263 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.263 views
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Mists coming in from the west.263 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.263 views
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Another ibex.262 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.262 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.262 views
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No fog to the north.262 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.262 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.261 views
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We had come a long way.261 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?260 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.259 views
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Fog.259 views
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More layers.259 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)259 views
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More scree.258 views
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More and more clouds.258 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)258 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.258 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.257 views
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It was getting dark fast.257 views
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Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.257 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!257 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.257 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).257 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.257 views
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At the top.257 views
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Last look before heading down.257 views
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A detail.256 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.256 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.256 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.256 views
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Every now and then the fog cleared a bit.256 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.256 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.256 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.256 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.256 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.256 views
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Detail of Mt. Razor's face with the route we took.255 views
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Velika planina.255 views
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Bathing in the sun.255 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.255 views
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On the scree below Skuta.254 views
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Sandi and Kalški greben.254 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.254 views
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Beautiful sky.254 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.254 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).253 views
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