 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1662 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1535 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).1270 views
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Clouds started to roll in.1020 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.1014 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.957 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.867 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.821 views
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Our hike on a map.818 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.760 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.742 views
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Skuta.719 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.718 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.712 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.701 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.698 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)679 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.674 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.674 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.671 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.669 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.667 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.664 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.664 views
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At the top of the rockface.661 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.655 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.652 views
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Exhilarating!651 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.644 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.642 views
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Jota! :)))641 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.640 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.640 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.640 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.639 views
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More and more clouds.638 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.638 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.637 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.636 views
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More climbing.634 views
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The trail in the woods.633 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.633 views
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Brana in pink.633 views
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Will I need a jacket?632 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.632 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.631 views
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Kamnik in the distance.631 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.631 views
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Last look before heading down.631 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.630 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.630 views
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Finally on top.630 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.630 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.628 views
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Krvavec.628 views
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Štruca.628 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.627 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.627 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.626 views
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Climbing - yay!625 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.625 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.623 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.623 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.623 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.623 views
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Backlit grass.622 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.621 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.621 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.620 views
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Beautiful sky.619 views
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Silhouette.618 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.617 views
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Kriska planina.617 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.617 views
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In the rockface.616 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.616 views
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Another instance of posing. :)616 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.616 views
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Dramatic clouds.615 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.614 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.614 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.613 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.613 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.613 views
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At the top.613 views
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Smooth rocks.612 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.611 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.611 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.611 views
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Skuta.611 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.610 views
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More scree.610 views
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Logarska valley.610 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.609 views
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Looking down.609 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!608 views
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More layers.608 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.608 views
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Enjoying at the top.607 views
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It looked dramatic.606 views
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Skuta.606 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.605 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.605 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.604 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.604 views
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Last sun rays.603 views
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Mt. Prisojnik with the Mlinarica saddle.603 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.603 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.603 views
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Velika planina.602 views
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Mists around Planjava.601 views
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Fantastic!601 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.601 views
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Krvavec in the distance.601 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.600 views
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The Streha slope.600 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.599 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.598 views
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I was racing with the last sun rays.598 views
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The beautiful Lepo spicje face and Mt. Zadnjiski ozebnik in the foreground.597 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.597 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.597 views
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Trenta.596 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.596 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.596 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.596 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.596 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.595 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.595 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.595 views
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Planjava and the hut.595 views
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Kočna.595 views
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We had come a long way.595 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.593 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.593 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.593 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.592 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.592 views
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Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.591 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.591 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.591 views
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One of the climbing sections.591 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.591 views
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Sleme below Skuta.591 views
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It was dark - this is a 15s exposure.590 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".590 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.590 views
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More great views.589 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.589 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.589 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.588 views
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Trenta.587 views
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Climbing.587 views
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Great views ... not.587 views
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Just before the saddle.586 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.586 views
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The sun was gone.586 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.586 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. :)585 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.585 views
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At the foot of Brana.585 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.585 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.584 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.584 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).584 views
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The trail follows the ridge.584 views
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Cheeky young ibex.583 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.583 views
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Trees.583 views
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The peak.583 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.582 views
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No fog to the north.582 views
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Velika planina.582 views
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It was getting dark fast.581 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.581 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.581 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)581 views
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Bathing in the sun.580 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.580 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.580 views
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By then the Kamnik Saddle was out of the shade, too.580 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.579 views
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More and more puffy clouds above Mt. Bavski Grintavec.579 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.579 views
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Another ibex.578 views
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A chunk of the mountain crashed down a couple of years ago.578 views
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Suddenly the summit was shrouded in clouds.577 views
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Blue and pink.576 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.576 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.575 views
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Red and green carpet.574 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.574 views
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Kotliči.574 views
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The path is winding and steep.573 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.573 views
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Fog.573 views
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An ibex at breakfast.572 views
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Just below the saddle from where a grassy path leads to the top to the right.572 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.572 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.572 views
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