The Cojz hut before sunrise.1208 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1098 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).813 views
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Clouds started to roll in.598 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.523 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.507 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.315 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.241 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.224 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.223 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)214 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.213 views
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Kriska planina.194 views
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The trail in the woods.189 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.188 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.178 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.173 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.172 views
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Last sun rays.171 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.171 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.169 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.169 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.168 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.168 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.168 views
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Sleme below Skuta.168 views
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Exhilarating!167 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.166 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.165 views
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The larches are still green.165 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.163 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.162 views
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Pink and orange fog.162 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.162 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.161 views
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Jota! :)))161 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.160 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.160 views
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Planjava and the hut.160 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.159 views
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Our hike on a map.159 views
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More climbing.158 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).158 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.158 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).158 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.158 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.158 views
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Tired!158 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.157 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.157 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.157 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.157 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.156 views
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Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.156 views
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One of the climbing sections.156 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.156 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.156 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.156 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.156 views
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At the top of the rockface.155 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.155 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.155 views
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Will I need a jacket?155 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.155 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.155 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.155 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.155 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.155 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.154 views
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At the foot of Brana.154 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.154 views
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Down we went, and then up again.154 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.154 views
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Climbing - yay!153 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.153 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.153 views
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Cheeky young ibex.153 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.153 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.152 views
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Silhouette.152 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.152 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.152 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.152 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.152 views
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Blue and pink.151 views
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More and more clouds.151 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.151 views
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Bivouac below Grintovec.151 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)151 views
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Mists coming in from the west.151 views
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In the rockface.150 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.150 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.150 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.150 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.150 views
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Enjoying at the top.150 views
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Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.150 views
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Sandi and Štruca.150 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.149 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.149 views
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It looked dramatic.149 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.149 views
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Finally on top.149 views
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Krvavec.149 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.149 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.149 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".149 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.149 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.149 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.149 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.148 views
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Mists around Planjava.148 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.148 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.148 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.147 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.147 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.147 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.147 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.147 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.147 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.147 views
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Another ibex.146 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.146 views
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Logarska valley.146 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.146 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.146 views
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Kočna.146 views
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Grintovec.146 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.145 views
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Velika planina.145 views
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We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.145 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.145 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.145 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.145 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.144 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.144 views
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Skuta.144 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.144 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)144 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.144 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.144 views
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A detail.143 views
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End of day.143 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.143 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.143 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?143 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.142 views
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Trenta.142 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.142 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.142 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.142 views
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Every now and then the fog cleared a bit.142 views
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Skuta.142 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.142 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.142 views
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Last look before heading down.142 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.141 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.141 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.141 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.141 views
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Another instance of posing. :)141 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.141 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.140 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.140 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.140 views
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The top of Brana at 2253 meters.140 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.140 views
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Great views ... not.140 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.140 views
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Karst landscape.140 views
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Fantastic!140 views
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The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle.140 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.140 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.140 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.140 views
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Trenta.139 views
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Dramatic clouds.139 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)139 views
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Sunset.139 views
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But there was more climbing ahead of us - going down.138 views
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Velika planina.138 views
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Bathing in the sun.138 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.138 views
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Kotliči.138 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.137 views
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Štruca.137 views
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The trail follows the ridge.137 views
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At the top.137 views
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Tired Sandi. :)137 views
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Smooth rocks.136 views
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We had come a long way.136 views
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Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.135 views
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Last look of Mt. Triglav before descening to the other side.135 views
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The ideal conclusion of every hike: jota with sausage! :)135 views
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Some more climbing before reaching the top.135 views
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Beautiful sky.135 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.135 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.135 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.134 views
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Last traces of orange in the sky.134 views
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