The Cojz hut before sunrise.1311 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1181 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).891 views
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Clouds started to roll in.698 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.601 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.586 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.492 views
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Our hike on a map.474 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.444 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.388 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.331 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.327 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.306 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.297 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)295 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.286 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.281 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.279 views
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Kriska planina.279 views
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More climbing.277 views
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Skuta.274 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.271 views
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The trail in the woods.270 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.269 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.266 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.266 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.263 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.263 views
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At the top of the rockface.263 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.260 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.258 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.257 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.257 views
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Climbing - yay!256 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.255 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.254 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).254 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.254 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.253 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.251 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.250 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.249 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.249 views
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Exhilarating!249 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.248 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.247 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.247 views
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In the rockface.246 views
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Jota! :)))246 views
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Pink and orange fog.245 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.244 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.244 views
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Sleme below Skuta.244 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.243 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.243 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.242 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.241 views
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The larches are still green.241 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.241 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.240 views
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Last sun rays.240 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.240 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.240 views
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Down we went, and then up again.239 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.239 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.238 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.238 views
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Tired!238 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.238 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.237 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.237 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.237 views
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Great views ... not.237 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.237 views
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Will I need a jacket?236 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.236 views
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One of the climbing sections.236 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.236 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)236 views
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Planjava and the hut.235 views
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Logarska valley.235 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.235 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.235 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.235 views
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Enjoying at the top.234 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.233 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.233 views
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Krvavec.233 views
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Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.233 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!233 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.233 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.233 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.233 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.232 views
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Bivouac below Grintovec.232 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.231 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.230 views
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Silhouette.230 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.230 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.230 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.230 views
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We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.230 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".230 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.230 views
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Štruca.230 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.230 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.229 views
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Mists around Planjava.229 views
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Finally on top.229 views
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More and more clouds.229 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.229 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.228 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.228 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.228 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.228 views
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At the foot of Brana.228 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.228 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.228 views
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Every now and then the fog cleared a bit.228 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).227 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.227 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.227 views
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It looked dramatic.227 views
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Blue and pink.227 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.227 views
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Sandi and Štruca.227 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.227 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.226 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.226 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.226 views
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Velika planina.226 views
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Skuta.226 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.226 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.226 views
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Dramatic clouds.226 views
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Mists coming in from the west.226 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.226 views
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Grintovec.226 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.225 views
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Cheeky young ibex.225 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.225 views
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Another instance of posing. :)225 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)225 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.225 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.225 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.224 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.224 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.224 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.224 views
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Kočna.224 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.224 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.224 views
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Another ibex.223 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.223 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.223 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.223 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.223 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.223 views
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No fog to the north.223 views
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Skuta.223 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?223 views
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Trenta.222 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.222 views
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Karst landscape.222 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.222 views
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Bathing in the sun.221 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).221 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)221 views
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A detail.220 views
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It was getting dark fast.220 views
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Fog.220 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.220 views
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The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle.220 views
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Beautiful sky.220 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.220 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.220 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.219 views
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Velika planina.219 views
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Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.219 views
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Fantastic!219 views
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Last look before heading down.219 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.219 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.218 views
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Velika planina.218 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.218 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.217 views
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More scree.217 views
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Štruca to the left, Grintovec and Dolgi hrbet to the right and Veliki podi in between.217 views
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Kotliči.217 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.216 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.216 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.216 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.215 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.215 views
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The ideal conclusion of every hike: jota with sausage! :)215 views
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Red and green carpet.215 views
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We had come a long way.215 views
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Sunset.215 views
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End of day.214 views
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Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.214 views
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