 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1500 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1360 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).1090 views
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Clouds started to roll in.838 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.766 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.747 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.648 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.637 views
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Our hike on a map.631 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.568 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.511 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.511 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.488 views
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Skuta.477 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.470 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.469 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.469 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.467 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.463 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.461 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.461 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.455 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.455 views
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Climbing - yay!454 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.454 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.454 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.450 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.449 views
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More climbing.448 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.447 views
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The trail in the woods.446 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.444 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)443 views
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In the rockface.442 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.438 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.438 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.438 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.437 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.436 views
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Kriska planina.434 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.434 views
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At the top of the rockface.433 views
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At the top.432 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.431 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.430 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.429 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.429 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.428 views
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Sleme below Skuta.427 views
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Mists around Planjava.426 views
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Jota! :)))426 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.426 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.425 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.425 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.425 views
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Last look before heading down.424 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.424 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.422 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.422 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.422 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.421 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.421 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.420 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.419 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).419 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.419 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.418 views
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Krvavec.417 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.417 views
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Smooth rocks.416 views
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Exhilarating!416 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.415 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.415 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.415 views
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Will I need a jacket?414 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.413 views
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Trenta.413 views
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It was getting dark fast.412 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.412 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.412 views
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Beautiful sky.412 views
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Štruca.412 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.411 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.411 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.411 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.411 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.410 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.409 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.408 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.406 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.406 views
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Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.405 views
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More scree.405 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.405 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.405 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.405 views
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Another ibex.404 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.404 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.404 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.404 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.403 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.402 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.402 views
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First sun rays from behind Mt. Razor.402 views
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Finally on top.402 views
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Planjava and the hut.402 views
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Logarska valley.402 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.402 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.401 views
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Another instance of posing. :)401 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.401 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.400 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.400 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.400 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.400 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.400 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.400 views
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Pink and orange fog.399 views
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Blue and pink.399 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.399 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.399 views
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The trail follows the ridge.399 views
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Last sun rays.398 views
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Just before the saddle.398 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.398 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.398 views
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Velika planina.398 views
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Krvavec in the distance.398 views
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Cheeky young ibex.397 views
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It looked dramatic.397 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.397 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.397 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.397 views
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Kotliči.397 views
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Grintovec.397 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.396 views
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Silhouette.396 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.396 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.396 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.395 views
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Red and green carpet.395 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.395 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.394 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.393 views
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We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.393 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.393 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.392 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.392 views
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Enjoying at the top.392 views
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Trenta.391 views
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More and more clouds.391 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.391 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).390 views
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The beautiful Lepo spicje face and Mt. Zadnjiski ozebnik in the foreground.390 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.390 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.390 views
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The larches are still green.390 views
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Great views ... not.390 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.390 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".390 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.390 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.390 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.390 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.389 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.389 views
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An ibex at breakfast.388 views
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Detail of Mt. Razor's face with the route we took.388 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.388 views
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At the foot of Brana.388 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.388 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.388 views
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A detail.387 views
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Mt. Prisojnik with the Mlinarica saddle.387 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.387 views
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Karst landscape.387 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.387 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.387 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.386 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.386 views
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Skuta.386 views
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But there was more climbing ahead of us - going down.385 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. :)385 views
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Velika planina.385 views
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One of the climbing sections.385 views
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Skuta.385 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.385 views
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Kočna.385 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.385 views
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Down the grassy slopes.384 views
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Bathing in the sun.384 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.384 views
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Tired!384 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.384 views
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Prehodavci.383 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.383 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!383 views
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Brana in pink.383 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)383 views
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Kamnik in the distance.382 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.382 views
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