The Cojz hut before sunrise.1281 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1170 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).879 views
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Clouds started to roll in.673 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.591 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.577 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.481 views
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Our hike on a map.465 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.426 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.379 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.322 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.309 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.297 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.287 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)285 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.278 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.265 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.261 views
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Kriska planina.261 views
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The trail in the woods.260 views
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More climbing.255 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.254 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.251 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.250 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.249 views
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At the top of the rockface.247 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.246 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.246 views
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Climbing - yay!245 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.242 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.242 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).241 views
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Exhilarating!241 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.241 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.239 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.238 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.238 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.237 views
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In the rockface.236 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.236 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.236 views
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Pink and orange fog.234 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.234 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.234 views
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The larches are still green.233 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.233 views
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Sleme below Skuta.233 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.232 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.231 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.231 views
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Last sun rays.231 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.231 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.231 views
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Tired!230 views
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Down we went, and then up again.229 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.228 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.228 views
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One of the climbing sections.228 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.227 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.227 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.227 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)226 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.226 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.226 views
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Will I need a jacket?225 views
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Planjava and the hut.225 views
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Jota! :)))225 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.224 views
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Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.224 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.224 views
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Enjoying at the top.224 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.224 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.224 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.223 views
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Logarska valley.223 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.223 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.223 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.223 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.222 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.222 views
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We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.222 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.221 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.221 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.221 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.221 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.221 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.221 views
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Krvavec.221 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.221 views
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At the foot of Brana.221 views
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More and more clouds.221 views
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Bivouac below Grintovec.221 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.221 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.221 views
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Every now and then the fog cleared a bit.221 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.221 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.221 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.221 views
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Mists around Planjava.220 views
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Finally on top.220 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.220 views
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Great views ... not.220 views
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Sandi and Štruca.220 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.220 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.219 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).219 views
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It looked dramatic.219 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.219 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.219 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.219 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".219 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.219 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.218 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.218 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.218 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.218 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.217 views
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Blue and pink.217 views
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Another instance of posing. :)217 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.217 views
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Mists coming in from the west.217 views
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Velika planina.216 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.216 views
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Dramatic clouds.216 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.216 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!216 views
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No fog to the north.216 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)216 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.216 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.216 views
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Grintovec.216 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.216 views
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Cheeky young ibex.215 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.215 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.215 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.215 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.215 views
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Kočna.215 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.215 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.215 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.214 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.214 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.214 views
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Skuta.214 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?214 views
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Silhouette.213 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.213 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.213 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)213 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.213 views
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The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle.213 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.212 views
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Another ibex.212 views
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Velika planina.212 views
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Skuta.212 views
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Bathing in the sun.212 views
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Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.212 views
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Karst landscape.212 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.212 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.212 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.211 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).211 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.211 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.210 views
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Fog.210 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.210 views
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Fantastic!210 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.209 views
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A detail.209 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.209 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.209 views
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Last look before heading down.209 views
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Štruca.208 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.208 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.207 views
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Kotliči col looked dramatic.207 views
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Sunset.207 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.207 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.207 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.206 views
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We had come a long way.206 views
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The top of Brana at 2253 meters.205 views
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Brana in pink.205 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.205 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.204 views
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End of day.204 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.204 views
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Red and green carpet.204 views
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From the top of Turska gora the views to the west opened up: Kalški greben, Grintovec, Skuta.204 views
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Some more climbing before reaching the top.204 views
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Looking back at Skuta.204 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).204 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.204 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.204 views
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Kotliči.204 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.203 views
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Štruca to the left, Grintovec and Dolgi hrbet to the right and Veliki podi in between.203 views
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Jezersko valley to the right.203 views
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At the top.203 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.203 views
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