 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1547 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1433 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).1154 views
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Clouds started to roll in.875 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.841 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.814 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.706 views
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Our hike on a map.697 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.688 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.631 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.598 views
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Skuta.580 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.568 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.563 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.549 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.546 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.546 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.545 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.538 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.536 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.535 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.530 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.530 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.530 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.528 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)528 views
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Climbing - yay!526 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.523 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.521 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.521 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.517 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.513 views
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At the top of the rockface.513 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.509 views
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Last look before heading down.506 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.505 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.504 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.504 views
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More climbing.503 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.503 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.502 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.501 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.501 views
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The trail in the woods.500 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.498 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.498 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.497 views
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Exhilarating!497 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.497 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.496 views
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More scree.496 views
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Smooth rocks.496 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.495 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.495 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.495 views
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Štruca.495 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.492 views
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In the rockface.491 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.491 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.490 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.489 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.489 views
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Krvavec in the distance.488 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.487 views
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Silhouette.487 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.487 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.487 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.487 views
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Sleme below Skuta.486 views
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Will I need a jacket?485 views
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Jota! :)))485 views
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Another instance of posing. :)484 views
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Grintovec.484 views
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At the top.484 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.482 views
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Beautiful sky.482 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.481 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.481 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.480 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.480 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.480 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.478 views
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Finally on top.477 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.477 views
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Brana in pink.476 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.475 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.475 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.475 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.475 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.474 views
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Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.474 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.474 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.474 views
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Enjoying at the top.474 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.474 views
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Velika planina.473 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.472 views
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The trail follows the ridge.472 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.471 views
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Dramatic clouds.471 views
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Last sun rays.470 views
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Trenta.470 views
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Krvavec.470 views
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Kriska planina.470 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.469 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.469 views
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Skuta.468 views
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Kotliči.468 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.468 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.467 views
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Mists around Planjava.467 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.467 views
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Skuta.467 views
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More great views.466 views
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More and more clouds.466 views
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Kočna.466 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.466 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.466 views
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It was getting dark fast.465 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.465 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.465 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).464 views
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Trenta.464 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.464 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.463 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.463 views
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Logarska valley.463 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.463 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.462 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.462 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.462 views
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Just before the saddle.461 views
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Kamnik in the distance.461 views
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Mt. Prisojnik with the Mlinarica saddle.460 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.460 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.459 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.459 views
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One of the climbing sections.459 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.459 views
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Red and green carpet.459 views
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At the foot of Brana.458 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.458 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).458 views
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An ibex at breakfast.457 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. :)457 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.457 views
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No fog to the north.457 views
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Another ibex.456 views
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It was dark - this is a 15s exposure.456 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.456 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.456 views
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Tired!456 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.456 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.455 views
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Pink and orange fog.455 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.455 views
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Bathing in the sun.455 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.454 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.454 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".454 views
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Fantastic!454 views
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Climbing.453 views
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Great views ... not.453 views
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More layers.453 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.453 views
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But there was more climbing ahead of us - going down.452 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.452 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!452 views
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Backlit grass.451 views
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Velika planina.451 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.451 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.451 views
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Detail of Mt. Razor's face with the route we took.450 views
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Blue and pink.450 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.450 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.450 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.450 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.449 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.449 views
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Sandi and Štruca.449 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.448 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.448 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.447 views
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It looked dramatic.447 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.447 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.447 views
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The beautiful Lepo spicje face and Mt. Zadnjiski ozebnik in the foreground.446 views
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First sun rays from behind Mt. Razor.446 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.445 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.445 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.445 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)445 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.445 views
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Sandi and I at the top of Skuta (2532m).445 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.444 views
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Prehodavci.444 views
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A chunk of the mountain crashed down a couple of years ago.444 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.444 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.444 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.444 views
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