 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1638 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1502 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).1243 views
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Clouds started to roll in.994 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.969 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.920 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.827 views
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Our hike on a map.787 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.786 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.720 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.706 views
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Skuta.680 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.679 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.674 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.668 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.648 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.644 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.640 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.639 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.637 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.636 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.634 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.633 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.631 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)629 views
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At the top of the rockface.626 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.624 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.614 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.613 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.611 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.610 views
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Exhilarating!610 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.606 views
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More climbing.605 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.605 views
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Jota! :)))603 views
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Last look before heading down.603 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.601 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.600 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.600 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.598 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.597 views
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Climbing - yay!597 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.597 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.596 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.595 views
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The trail in the woods.595 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.595 views
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Will I need a jacket?594 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.594 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.592 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.591 views
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Brana in pink.591 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.590 views
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More and more clouds.589 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.589 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.587 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.587 views
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Beautiful sky.587 views
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Štruca.587 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.586 views
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Kamnik in the distance.586 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.586 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.585 views
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Silhouette.585 views
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Finally on top.585 views
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Another instance of posing. :)585 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.585 views
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Krvavec.584 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.584 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.583 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.583 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.583 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.582 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.582 views
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Backlit grass.580 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.580 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.579 views
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In the rockface.579 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.579 views
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At the top.578 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.577 views
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More scree.577 views
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Kriska planina.577 views
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Enjoying at the top.576 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.574 views
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Krvavec in the distance.574 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.573 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.572 views
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Smooth rocks.572 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.572 views
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Dramatic clouds.571 views
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The Streha slope.571 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.571 views
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Last sun rays.570 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.570 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.570 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.570 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.570 views
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Skuta.570 views
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Sleme below Skuta.570 views
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Mt. Prisojnik with the Mlinarica saddle.569 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.569 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.568 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!568 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.568 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.567 views
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Trenta.567 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.567 views
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Velika planina.567 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.566 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.565 views
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The beautiful Lepo spicje face and Mt. Zadnjiski ozebnik in the foreground.565 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.565 views
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Mists around Planjava.565 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.565 views
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More layers.565 views
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Skuta.565 views
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Looking down.564 views
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Logarska valley.564 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.563 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.563 views
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Fantastic!563 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.562 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.562 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.562 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.561 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.561 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.560 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.560 views
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Thus far we had only seen one other hiker - at the Planja saddle. It's great to have the trail all to yourself. :)560 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.560 views
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It was almost dark by the time I got down to the meadows and before the trail plunged into the forest.560 views
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It looked dramatic.560 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.559 views
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Just before the saddle.559 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.559 views
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We had come a long way.559 views
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Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.558 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.557 views
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Climbing.556 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.556 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.555 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.555 views
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More great views.554 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.554 views
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The trail follows the ridge.554 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.553 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.553 views
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Tired!553 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".553 views
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Velika planina.552 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.552 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.552 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.552 views
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No fog to the north.552 views
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Grintovec.552 views
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Trenta.551 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).551 views
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Bathing in the sun.551 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.551 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.550 views
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It was dark - this is a 15s exposure.550 views
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I was racing with the last sun rays.550 views
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Trees.550 views
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Planjava and the hut.550 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.549 views
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An ibex at breakfast.549 views
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One of the climbing sections.549 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.549 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.549 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.548 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.548 views
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At the foot of Brana.547 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.547 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.547 views
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Kočna.546 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.546 views
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Cheeky young ibex.545 views
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The sun was gone.545 views
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Red and green carpet.545 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.545 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.544 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)544 views
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Another ibex.543 views
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A chunk of the mountain crashed down a couple of years ago.543 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.543 views
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Blue and pink.542 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.542 views
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Great views ... not.542 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.541 views
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Detail of Mt. Razor's face with the route we took.540 views
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It was getting dark fast.539 views
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More and more puffy clouds above Mt. Bavski Grintavec.539 views
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I just barely caught the last sun rays.539 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.539 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.539 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.538 views
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Just below the saddle from where a grassy path leads to the top to the right.538 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.538 views
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