 Most viewed - September 2009
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.538 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).537 views
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Suddenly the summit was shrouded in clouds.537 views
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The peak.537 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.537 views
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Fog.536 views
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By then the Kamnik Saddle was out of the shade, too.536 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)535 views
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Karst landscape.535 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.535 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.534 views
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Jaka braving his pain.534 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.534 views
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Jezersko valley to the right.534 views
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Sandi and Kalški greben.534 views
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Prehodavci.533 views
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Jaka was in pain and had to walk slowly.532 views
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Pink and orange fog.532 views
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Skuta.532 views
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Kotliči.532 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.530 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.530 views
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The path is winding and steep.529 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.529 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.529 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.526 views
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End of day.526 views
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First sun rays from behind Mt. Razor.526 views
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Down we went, and then up again.526 views
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Velika planina.525 views
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Sandi and Štruca.525 views
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Down the grassy slopes.524 views
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The ideal conclusion of every hike: jota with sausage! :)524 views
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Sandi and I at the top of Skuta (2532m).524 views
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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.523 views
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Last look of Mt. Triglav before descening to the other side.522 views
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But there was more climbing ahead of us - going down.522 views
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The shady woods didn't offer much relief from the heat because the air was so sultry.522 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.522 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).522 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.522 views
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Kotliči col looked dramatic.522 views
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Panorama.521 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.521 views
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben, our destinations for the following day.521 views
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The larches are still green.519 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)519 views
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The trail goes below the summit and offers great views of Mt. Prisojnik.518 views
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We had lunch below the Razor rockface. Yes, we came down this way. :)518 views
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We had to cross one more scree before entering the rock face.518 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).518 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.517 views
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Another summit we had to leave out - Mt. Prisojnik. But there will always be other opportunities, so no worries. :)516 views
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On the scree below Skuta.516 views
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Mists coming in from the west.516 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.515 views
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Every now and then the fog cleared a bit.515 views
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Fiery Rinke.514 views
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From the top of Turska gora the views to the west opened up: Kalški greben, Grintovec, Skuta.513 views
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Last traces of orange in the sky.512 views
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A detail.511 views
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It was scorching hot.510 views
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The top of Brana at 2253 meters.510 views
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Our next goal, Dolgi hrbet, was enveloped in fog.510 views
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The trail to Vrsic on the southern flanks of Prisojnik. Mt. Bavski Grintavec and Jalovec in the background.509 views
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A short ascent before reaching the Gladki rob ridge.508 views
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A quick snap with my small camera propped on a bench before I raced down.508 views
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Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.507 views
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Sunset.507 views
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Tired Sandi. :)507 views
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Cloudy.506 views
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Smarna gora in the distance.505 views
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At the top. It was probably raining on Krvavec.505 views
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Štruca to the left, Grintovec and Dolgi hrbet to the right and Veliki podi in between.505 views
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At the hut we were greeted by the hutkeeper's golden retriever.505 views
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After about 20 minutes I reached the meadows below the steep slopes of Kamniski vrh.504 views
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Brana and Kotliči.504 views
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Looking back at Skuta.504 views
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Some more climbing before reaching the top.503 views
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From the steep trail the view back was wonderful. The meadows were bathing in the late afternoon sun.502 views
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Planjava and the Kamnik hut.502 views
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Layers of light to the east.502 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?499 views
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Signs on a rock.499 views
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Bivouac below Grintovec.497 views
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We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.494 views
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We started our descent to the Mlinar Saddle.492 views
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The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle.491 views
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First sun rays on Turska gora and Rinke.489 views
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Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.487 views
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Last Sunday I decided I needed to stretch my legs again. This time it didn't look good and I was praying not to get soaked.482 views
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We couldn't stop taking photos of the wonderfully lit mountains.478 views
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