 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1901 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1819 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).1494 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.1444 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.1246 views
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Clouds started to roll in.1227 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.1208 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.1098 views
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Our hike on a map.1062 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.1046 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.1027 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.1004 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.994 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.975 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.968 views
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Skuta.953 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.929 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.925 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.924 views
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Exhilarating!917 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.909 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.907 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.905 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.905 views
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Kamnik in the distance.898 views
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The trail in the woods.898 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)895 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.893 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.890 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.886 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.885 views
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Finally on top.884 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.884 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.883 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.880 views
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Brana in pink.879 views
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At the top of the rockface.878 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.878 views
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Will I need a jacket?876 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.875 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.874 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.874 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.873 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.873 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.871 views
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Last look before heading down.871 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.870 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.869 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.869 views
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Beautiful sky.869 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.868 views
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Silhouette.868 views
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Looking down.868 views
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Skuta.868 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.868 views
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More and more clouds.865 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.864 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".864 views
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More climbing.863 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.863 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.863 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.862 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.861 views
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Štruca.860 views
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Climbing - yay!859 views
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Krvavec.859 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.859 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.858 views
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We had come a long way.858 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.858 views
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In the rockface.857 views
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The sun was gone.857 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.857 views
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Fantastic!857 views
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Velika planina.856 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.855 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.854 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.854 views
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Enjoying at the top.853 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.853 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.853 views
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Another instance of posing. :)852 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.851 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.851 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.850 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.850 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.850 views
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Logarska valley.850 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.850 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.850 views
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Sleme below Skuta.850 views
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More scree.849 views
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I was racing with the last sun rays.849 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.849 views
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At the top.849 views
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Backlit grass.848 views
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Skuta.848 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.847 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.847 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.847 views
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Jota! :)))846 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.845 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.844 views
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Just below the saddle from where a grassy path leads to the top to the right.843 views
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It looked dramatic.843 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.843 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.843 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.843 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.842 views
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A chunk of the mountain crashed down a couple of years ago.842 views
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Mists around Planjava.842 views
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The peak.841 views
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More layers.841 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.841 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.841 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.839 views
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Last sun rays.839 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.839 views
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Cloudy.839 views
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Prehodavci.837 views
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Smooth rocks.837 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.837 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.837 views
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Dramatic clouds.837 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.836 views
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More great views.836 views
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Jezersko valley to the right.836 views
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Cheeky young ibex.835 views
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No fog to the north.835 views
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Planjava and the hut.834 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.834 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.833 views
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Trees.832 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.832 views
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Kriska planina.832 views
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Sandi and I at the top of Skuta (2532m).832 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.832 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.831 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).831 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.831 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.830 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.830 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.830 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.830 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.830 views
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Trenta.829 views
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Bathing in the sun.829 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.829 views
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Trenta.827 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.827 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.826 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.826 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.825 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.825 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.825 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.824 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.823 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.823 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.823 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.822 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.822 views
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From the top of Turska gora the views to the west opened up: Kalški greben, Grintovec, Skuta.821 views
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By then the Kamnik Saddle was out of the shade, too.821 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.820 views
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The shady woods didn't offer much relief from the heat because the air was so sultry.820 views
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I just barely caught the last sun rays.820 views
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Planjava and the Kamnik hut.820 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.820 views
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben, our destinations for the following day.820 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.818 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. :)818 views
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Blue and pink.818 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.818 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!818 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.817 views
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Sandi and Štruca.817 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.816 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.816 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.816 views
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The ideal conclusion of every hike: jota with sausage! :)814 views
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One of the climbing sections.814 views
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Tired!814 views
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Layers of light to the east.814 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.813 views
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It was dark - this is a 15s exposure.813 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.813 views
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A quick snap with my small camera propped on a bench before I raced down.813 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.813 views
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The trail follows the ridge.813 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.812 views
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Our next goal, Dolgi hrbet, was enveloped in fog.812 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.812 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.811 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.811 views
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We had lunch below the Razor rockface. Yes, we came down this way. :)811 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).811 views
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Red and green carpet.811 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).811 views
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Mists coming in from the west.811 views
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Krvavec in the distance.811 views
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