The Cojz hut before sunrise.1210 views
|
|
Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1100 views
|
|
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).815 views
|
|
Clouds started to roll in.600 views
|
|
Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.525 views
|
|
The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.509 views
|
|
I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.317 views
|
|
At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.245 views
|
|
Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.229 views
|
|
Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.226 views
|
|
Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)216 views
|
|
The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.215 views
|
|
Kriska planina.196 views
|
|
The trail in the woods.191 views
|
|
Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.190 views
|
|
When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.180 views
|
|
Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.175 views
|
|
Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.174 views
|
|
Last sun rays.173 views
|
|
The Kočna bivouac in backlight.173 views
|
|
Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.171 views
|
|
Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.171 views
|
|
The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.170 views
|
|
Me at the top. The sun was gone.170 views
|
|
At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.170 views
|
|
Sleme below Skuta.170 views
|
|
First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.169 views
|
|
Exhilarating!169 views
|
|
We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.168 views
|
|
At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.167 views
|
|
The larches are still green.167 views
|
|
After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.166 views
|
|
More climbing.166 views
|
|
We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.165 views
|
|
For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.165 views
|
|
Pink and orange fog.164 views
|
|
Looking back towards Korošica.164 views
|
|
Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.163 views
|
|
Jota! :)))163 views
|
|
Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.162 views
|
|
Planjava and the hut.162 views
|
|
Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.161 views
|
|
The Logarska valley was full of fog.161 views
|
|
Our hike on a map.161 views
|
|
At the top of the rockface.160 views
|
|
Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).160 views
|
|
Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).160 views
|
|
Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.160 views
|
|
Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.160 views
|
|
Tired!160 views
|
|
We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.159 views
|
|
We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.159 views
|
|
Prehodavci and Mt. Zelnarica in golden light. Put the cursor over the photo to see the same scene 30 minutes later.159 views
|
|
Turska gora and Rinke.159 views
|
|
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.159 views
|
|
Climbing - yay!158 views
|
|
Jaka and his blue helmet.158 views
|
|
Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.158 views
|
|
Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.158 views
|
|
One of the climbing sections.158 views
|
|
At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.158 views
|
|
Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.158 views
|
|
There is a tricky vertical section.158 views
|
|
The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.158 views
|
|
Mekinje and Stranje.157 views
|
|
Will I need a jacket?157 views
|
|
Fiery clouds above Velika planina.157 views
|
|
Towards Savinjsko sedlo.157 views
|
|
Fog in the Logarska valley.157 views
|
|
As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.157 views
|
|
After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.157 views
|
|
Jaka and Mt. Razor.156 views
|
|
At the foot of Brana.156 views
|
|
The slight ascent from Planina Ravne wasn't too demanding, and soon we caught the first glimpse of our first peak, Mt. Ojstrica.156 views
|
|
Down we went, and then up again.156 views
|
|
The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.156 views
|
|
In the rockface.155 views
|
|
Steel rope helped with the climbing.155 views
|
|
After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.155 views
|
|
On the slope approaching the summit.155 views
|
|
Cheeky young ibex.154 views
|
|
Silhouette.154 views
|
|
The last stretch of the steep trail.154 views
|
|
The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.154 views
|
|
At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.154 views
|
|
Crossing an almost vertical wall.154 views
|
|
At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.153 views
|
|
"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.153 views
|
|
Blue and pink.153 views
|
|
More and more clouds.153 views
|
|
Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.153 views
|
|
Bivouac below Grintovec.153 views
|
|
We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)153 views
|
|
Mists coming in from the west.153 views
|
|
Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.152 views
|
|
Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.152 views
|
|
Enjoying at the top.152 views
|
|
Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.152 views
|
|
Sandi and Štruca.152 views
|
|
We were surrounded by mountains.151 views
|
|
It looked dramatic.151 views
|
|
Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.151 views
|
|
Finally on top.151 views
|
|
Krvavec.151 views
|
|
Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.151 views
|
|
The impressive Planjava south face.151 views
|
|
"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".151 views
|
|
One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.151 views
|
|
Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.151 views
|
|
Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.151 views
|
|
An iron peg and a blaze.150 views
|
|
Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.150 views
|
|
Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.150 views
|
|
Mists around Planjava.150 views
|
|
Further down the fog thinned out a bit.150 views
|
|
The Streža ridge is quite airy with precipices on both sides. The fog, however, prevented us from seeing the abyss to the left.150 views
|
|
We stopped every few minutes to take photos.149 views
|
|
Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.149 views
|
|
Quarter to eight the sun was gone.149 views
|
|
We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.149 views
|
|
Mountain grass - ah, so nice.149 views
|
|
At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.149 views
|
|
The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.149 views
|
|
At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.148 views
|
|
Another ibex.148 views
|
|
A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.148 views
|
|
Logarska valley.148 views
|
|
From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.148 views
|
|
Kamnik Saddle and fog.148 views
|
|
Kočna.148 views
|
|
Grintovec.148 views
|
|
Velika planina.147 views
|
|
We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.147 views
|
|
The sun set behind Mt. Brana.147 views
|
|
Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.147 views
|
|
Sheep at Krvavec.147 views
|
|
A detail.146 views
|
|
Sunset colors through the trees.146 views
|
|
Skuta.146 views
|
|
On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.146 views
|
|
They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)146 views
|
|
Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.146 views
|
|
The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.146 views
|
|
End of day.145 views
|
|
The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.145 views
|
|
The clouds and fog only came from the south.145 views
|
|
Can you see the hut all the way down there?145 views
|
|
Going up on loose scree was strenuous.144 views
|
|
Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.144 views
|
|
Trenta.144 views
|
|
The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.144 views
|
|
Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.144 views
|
|
I was late and the sun hid behind the mountains when I was in the lower part of the hike.144 views
|
|
There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.144 views
|
|
Every now and then the fog cleared a bit.144 views
|
|
Skuta.144 views
|
|
Our knees were quite sore by then.144 views
|
|
The panorama from Kalška gora.144 views
|
|
Last look before heading down.144 views
|
|
Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.143 views
|
|
The clouds at the top persisted.143 views
|
|
Another instance of posing. :)143 views
|
|
The last climb back to Krvavec.143 views
|
|
Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.142 views
|
|
Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.142 views
|
|
The top of Brana at 2253 meters.142 views
|
|
Finally, the real peak. We'd been fooled by two lower peaks only to realize that there was still a long way to go.142 views
|
|
Great views ... not.142 views
|
|
Skuta and the three Rinke.142 views
|
|
Karst landscape.142 views
|
|
Fantastic!142 views
|
|
The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle.142 views
|
|
At the top of Kalška gora.142 views
|
|
The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.142 views
|
|
The grassy top of Kalški greben.142 views
|
|
Trenta.141 views
|
|
But there was more climbing ahead of us - going down.141 views
|
|
Dramatic clouds.141 views
|
|
Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)141 views
|
|
Sunset.141 views
|
|
Heading towards the Planja saddle.140 views
|
|
Velika planina.140 views
|
|
Bathing in the sun.140 views
|
|
Light coming from behind Ojstrica.140 views
|
|
Kotliči.140 views
|
|
Smooth rocks.139 views
|
|
Last look of Mt. Triglav before descening to the other side.139 views
|
|
The trail follows the ridge.139 views
|
|
At the top.139 views
|
|
Tired Sandi. :)139 views
|
|
Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.138 views
|
|
The ideal conclusion of every hike: jota with sausage! :)138 views
|
|
We had come a long way.138 views
|
|
Štruca.138 views
|
|
Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.137 views
|
|
At the saddle we had to make a sad, but reasonable decision: due to Jaka's injured knee we would have to skip Razor and head straight down towards Vrsic.137 views
|
|
Some more climbing before reaching the top.137 views
|
|
Beautiful sky.137 views
|
|
At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.137 views
|
|
The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.137 views
|
|
|
|
Most viewed - September 2009