 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1903 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1821 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).1495 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.1446 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.1248 views
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Clouds started to roll in.1229 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.1211 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.1101 views
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Our hike on a map.1065 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.1049 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.1030 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.1007 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.997 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.976 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.969 views
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Skuta.956 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.931 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.926 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.925 views
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Exhilarating!920 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.911 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.908 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.907 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.907 views
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Kamnik in the distance.900 views
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The trail in the woods.900 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)897 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.894 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.892 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.887 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.886 views
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Finally on top.886 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.886 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.886 views
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Brana in pink.882 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.881 views
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At the top of the rockface.879 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.879 views
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Will I need a jacket?878 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.878 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.877 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.876 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.876 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.874 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.873 views
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Last look before heading down.873 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.871 views
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Skuta.871 views
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Beautiful sky.871 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.870 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.870 views
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Looking down.870 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.870 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.869 views
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Silhouette.869 views
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More and more clouds.867 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".867 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.866 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.865 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.865 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.865 views
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More climbing.864 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.864 views
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Štruca.863 views
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Krvavec.862 views
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We had come a long way.862 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.862 views
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Climbing - yay!861 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.861 views
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Fantastic!861 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.861 views
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The sun was gone.860 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.860 views
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In the rockface.859 views
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Velika planina.859 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.857 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.857 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.856 views
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Enjoying at the top.856 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.856 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.856 views
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Another instance of posing. :)855 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.854 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.854 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.853 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.853 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.853 views
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Logarska valley.853 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.853 views
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Sleme below Skuta.853 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.852 views
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I was racing with the last sun rays.852 views
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Skuta.852 views
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At the top.852 views
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More scree.851 views
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Backlit grass.851 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.851 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.850 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.850 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.849 views
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Jota! :)))849 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.847 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.847 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.847 views
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Just below the saddle from where a grassy path leads to the top to the right.846 views
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It looked dramatic.846 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.846 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.846 views
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Mists around Planjava.845 views
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More layers.845 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.844 views
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A chunk of the mountain crashed down a couple of years ago.844 views
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The peak.844 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.844 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.844 views
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Cloudy.842 views
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Last sun rays.841 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.841 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.840 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.840 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.840 views
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Dramatic clouds.840 views
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Jezersko valley to the right.840 views
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Prehodavci.839 views
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Smooth rocks.839 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.838 views
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More great views.838 views
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No fog to the north.838 views
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Cheeky young ibex.837 views
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Planjava and the hut.837 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.837 views
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Sandi and I at the top of Skuta (2532m).836 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.836 views
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Trees.835 views
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Kriska planina.835 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.835 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.835 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.834 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).834 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.834 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.833 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.833 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.833 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.833 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.833 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.833 views
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Bathing in the sun.832 views
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Trenta.831 views
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Trenta.829 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.829 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.829 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.829 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.828 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.828 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.828 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.827 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.825 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.825 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.825 views
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From the top of Turska gora the views to the west opened up: Kalški greben, Grintovec, Skuta.825 views
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By then the Kamnik Saddle was out of the shade, too.825 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.824 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.824 views
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Planjava and the Kamnik hut.824 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.824 views
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben, our destinations for the following day.824 views
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I just barely caught the last sun rays.823 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.822 views
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The shady woods didn't offer much relief from the heat because the air was so sultry.822 views
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Blue and pink.821 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.821 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!821 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.821 views
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Sandi and Štruca.821 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.820 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. :)820 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.820 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.819 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.818 views
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Layers of light to the east.818 views
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One of the climbing sections.817 views
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Tired!817 views
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The ideal conclusion of every hike: jota with sausage! :)816 views
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A quick snap with my small camera propped on a bench before I raced down.816 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.816 views
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Our next goal, Dolgi hrbet, was enveloped in fog.816 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.816 views
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The trail follows the ridge.816 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.815 views
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It was dark - this is a 15s exposure.815 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.815 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.815 views
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Red and green carpet.815 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).815 views
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Mists coming in from the west.815 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).814 views
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Krvavec in the distance.814 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.813 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.813 views
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We had lunch below the Razor rockface. Yes, we came down this way. :)813 views
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