 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1807 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1724 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).1403 views
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Clouds started to roll in.1160 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.1159 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.1120 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.1028 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.1011 views
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Our hike on a map.976 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.946 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.908 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.901 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.895 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.883 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.880 views
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Skuta.869 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.838 views
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Exhilarating!823 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.820 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.819 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.818 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.814 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.812 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.811 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)811 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.806 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.806 views
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Kamnik in the distance.803 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.801 views
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At the top of the rockface.801 views
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The trail in the woods.799 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.795 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.791 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.790 views
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Last look before heading down.787 views
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Štruca.786 views
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More and more clouds.785 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.785 views
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Finally on top.784 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.783 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.782 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.782 views
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Will I need a jacket?782 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.781 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.781 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.781 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.780 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.780 views
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Silhouette.779 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.779 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.779 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.777 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.774 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.774 views
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Jota! :)))773 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.772 views
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Velika planina.772 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.772 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.771 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.771 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.771 views
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Brana in pink.770 views
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We had come a long way.769 views
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At the top.769 views
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More climbing.767 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.767 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.767 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.767 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.766 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.766 views
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Krvavec.766 views
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Fantastic!765 views
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Beautiful sky.765 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.765 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.764 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.763 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".763 views
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Another instance of posing. :)762 views
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Skuta.762 views
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Climbing - yay!761 views
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Smooth rocks.760 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.760 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.760 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.760 views
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Sleme below Skuta.760 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.760 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.759 views
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The sun was gone.759 views
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Looking down.759 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.759 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.759 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.759 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.758 views
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In the rockface.758 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.758 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.758 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.758 views
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Mists around Planjava.756 views
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Last sun rays.755 views
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More scree.755 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.755 views
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More layers.755 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.754 views
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Backlit grass.754 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.754 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.753 views
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It looked dramatic.753 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.753 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.752 views
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More great views.751 views
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I was racing with the last sun rays.751 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.751 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.751 views
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Dramatic clouds.751 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.750 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.750 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.749 views
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Trenta.749 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.749 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.748 views
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Logarska valley.748 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.748 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).746 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.746 views
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Enjoying at the top.746 views
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Kriska planina.745 views
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The trail follows the ridge.745 views
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Krvavec in the distance.745 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.744 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.744 views
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Skuta.743 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.743 views
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Cheeky young ibex.742 views
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Planjava and the hut.742 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.742 views
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Bathing in the sun.742 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.740 views
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Prehodavci.739 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.739 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.737 views
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Blue and pink.737 views
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Just below the saddle from where a grassy path leads to the top to the right.736 views
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The peak.736 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.736 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.734 views
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It was dark - this is a 15s exposure.733 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.733 views
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From the top of Turska gora the views to the west opened up: Kalški greben, Grintovec, Skuta.733 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.732 views
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No fog to the north.732 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.732 views
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Jezersko valley to the right.732 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.731 views
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Trenta.731 views
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Mt. Prisojnik with the Mlinarica saddle.731 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.731 views
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Trees.731 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.731 views
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One of the climbing sections.731 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.730 views
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The shady woods didn't offer much relief from the heat because the air was so sultry.730 views
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A chunk of the mountain crashed down a couple of years ago.730 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!730 views
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Kotliči col looked dramatic.730 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.729 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.729 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.728 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.728 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.728 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.728 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.727 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.727 views
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Kočna.726 views
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Grintovec.726 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. :)725 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.725 views
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Cloudy.725 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.724 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.724 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.724 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.723 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).723 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.722 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.722 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.722 views
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Kotliči.722 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).721 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.721 views
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Planjava and the Kamnik hut.721 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.721 views
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Sandi and I at the top of Skuta (2532m).721 views
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Sandi and Štruca.721 views
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben, our destinations for the following day.721 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.721 views
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Jaka was in pain and had to walk slowly.720 views
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Suddenly the summit was shrouded in clouds.720 views
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The ideal conclusion of every hike: jota with sausage! :)720 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.720 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.719 views
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Down the grassy slopes.719 views
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