 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1897 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1814 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).1485 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.1239 views
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Clouds started to roll in.1217 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.1198 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.1180 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.1087 views
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Our hike on a map.1051 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.1036 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.1011 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.993 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.985 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.964 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.957 views
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Skuta.940 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.919 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.914 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.913 views
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Exhilarating!906 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.898 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.896 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.895 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.893 views
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Kamnik in the distance.887 views
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The trail in the woods.887 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)885 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.884 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.883 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.875 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.875 views
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Finally on top.874 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.873 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.872 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.869 views
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At the top of the rockface.868 views
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Brana in pink.868 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.867 views
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Will I need a jacket?867 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.865 views
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Last look before heading down.865 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.864 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.863 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.863 views
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Beautiful sky.863 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.862 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.861 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.860 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.858 views
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Silhouette.858 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.858 views
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Looking down.857 views
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More and more clouds.857 views
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Skuta.857 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.856 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.856 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.856 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.855 views
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Štruca.854 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.853 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".853 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.853 views
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More climbing.852 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.852 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.851 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.850 views
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Krvavec.849 views
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Climbing - yay!848 views
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The sun was gone.847 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.847 views
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Velika planina.847 views
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Fantastic!847 views
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We had come a long way.847 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.847 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.847 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.846 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.845 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.845 views
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In the rockface.844 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.844 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.844 views
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Sleme below Skuta.844 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.843 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.843 views
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Enjoying at the top.842 views
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At the top.842 views
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Another instance of posing. :)841 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.840 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.840 views
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I was racing with the last sun rays.840 views
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Logarska valley.840 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.839 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.839 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.839 views
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Skuta.838 views
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More scree.837 views
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Backlit grass.837 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.836 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.836 views
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Jota! :)))836 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.836 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.835 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.835 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.835 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.834 views
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Just below the saddle from where a grassy path leads to the top to the right.833 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.833 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.832 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.832 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.831 views
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A chunk of the mountain crashed down a couple of years ago.831 views
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It looked dramatic.831 views
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Mists around Planjava.831 views
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The peak.830 views
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More layers.830 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.829 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.828 views
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Cloudy.828 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.828 views
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Last sun rays.827 views
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Prehodavci.827 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.827 views
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Smooth rocks.826 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.826 views
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Jezersko valley to the right.826 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.825 views
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More great views.825 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.825 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.825 views
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Dramatic clouds.825 views
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No fog to the north.824 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.824 views
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Cheeky young ibex.823 views
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Planjava and the hut.823 views
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Kriska planina.822 views
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Sandi and I at the top of Skuta (2532m).822 views
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Trees.821 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.821 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.820 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.820 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).820 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.820 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.820 views
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Trenta.819 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.819 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.819 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.818 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.818 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.817 views
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Trenta.816 views
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Bathing in the sun.816 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.815 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.815 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.815 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.814 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.814 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.812 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.812 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.812 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.811 views
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By then the Kamnik Saddle was out of the shade, too.811 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.810 views
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From the top of Turska gora the views to the west opened up: Kalški greben, Grintovec, Skuta.810 views
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben, our destinations for the following day.810 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.809 views
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I just barely caught the last sun rays.809 views
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Blue and pink.809 views
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Planjava and the Kamnik hut.809 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.809 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. :)808 views
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Sandi and Štruca.808 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.807 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!807 views
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The trail follows the ridge.807 views
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The shady woods didn't offer much relief from the heat because the air was so sultry.806 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.806 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.806 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.806 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.806 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.805 views
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The ideal conclusion of every hike: jota with sausage! :)804 views
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One of the climbing sections.804 views
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Layers of light to the east.804 views
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Krvavec in the distance.804 views
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It was dark - this is a 15s exposure.803 views
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Kotliči.803 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.802 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.802 views
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A quick snap with my small camera propped on a bench before I raced down.802 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.802 views
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Our next goal, Dolgi hrbet, was enveloped in fog.802 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.801 views
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Red and green carpet.801 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.800 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.800 views
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We had lunch below the Razor rockface. Yes, we came down this way. :)800 views
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Tired!800 views
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On the scree below Skuta.800 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.800 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).800 views
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