 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1724 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1623 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).1346 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.1103 views
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Clouds started to roll in.1084 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.1021 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.932 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.884 views
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Our hike on a map.877 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.829 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.823 views
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Skuta.813 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.810 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.795 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.793 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.763 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.759 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)746 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.744 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.742 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.741 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.734 views
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At the top of the rockface.731 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.729 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.729 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.728 views
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Jota! :)))727 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.726 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.726 views
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Exhilarating!724 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.723 views
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More and more clouds.722 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.719 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.718 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.715 views
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Kamnik in the distance.715 views
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Finally on top.713 views
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The trail in the woods.713 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.713 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.711 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.711 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.711 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.710 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.708 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.708 views
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Brana in pink.707 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.707 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.707 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.704 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.704 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.704 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.704 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.704 views
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Silhouette.703 views
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Last look before heading down.703 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.702 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.702 views
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Climbing - yay!702 views
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More climbing.701 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.701 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.701 views
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Štruca.701 views
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At the top.701 views
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Will I need a jacket?699 views
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Krvavec.699 views
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It looked dramatic.698 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.697 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.696 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.695 views
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More layers.695 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.695 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.694 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.694 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.693 views
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In the rockface.693 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.691 views
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More scree.690 views
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Backlit grass.690 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.689 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.689 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.688 views
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Last sun rays.688 views
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Looking down.688 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.688 views
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Velika planina.687 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.687 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.686 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.684 views
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Smooth rocks.684 views
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I was racing with the last sun rays.684 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.684 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.683 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.683 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.682 views
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Another instance of posing. :)682 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.680 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.679 views
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Skuta.679 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).677 views
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Krvavec in the distance.677 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.677 views
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Mists around Planjava.676 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.676 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.675 views
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Mt. Prisojnik with the Mlinarica saddle.675 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.675 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.675 views
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Cheeky young ibex.674 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.674 views
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Dramatic clouds.674 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!674 views
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Fantastic!674 views
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Beautiful sky.674 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.674 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.673 views
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Sleme below Skuta.673 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.672 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.672 views
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More great views.672 views
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Kriska planina.672 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.672 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.672 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.671 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.670 views
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One of the climbing sections.670 views
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Trenta.669 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.669 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.668 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.668 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.668 views
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Trees.666 views
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Logarska valley.666 views
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Enjoying at the top.666 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".666 views
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Skuta.666 views
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We had come a long way.665 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.665 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.664 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. :)664 views
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The sun was gone.663 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.662 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.662 views
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Suddenly the summit was shrouded in clouds.662 views
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At the foot of Brana.662 views
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Planjava and the hut.662 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.662 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.662 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.661 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.661 views
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Trenta.660 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.659 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.659 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.658 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.658 views
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No fog to the north.658 views
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Climbing.657 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.657 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.656 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.656 views
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The Streha slope.656 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).655 views
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Bathing in the sun.655 views
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By then the Kamnik Saddle was out of the shade, too.655 views
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It was dark - this is a 15s exposure.654 views
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Blue and pink.654 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.653 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.653 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.652 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.652 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.651 views
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Jaka was in pain and had to walk slowly.651 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.651 views
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Great views ... not.651 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)651 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.651 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.650 views
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The beautiful Lepo spicje face and Mt. Zadnjiski ozebnik in the foreground.650 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.650 views
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Just below the saddle from where a grassy path leads to the top to the right.650 views
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The peak.650 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.650 views
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Velika planina.649 views
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More and more puffy clouds above Mt. Bavski Grintavec.648 views
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Kotliči.648 views
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Kočna.646 views
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Just before the saddle.645 views
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Detail of Mt. Razor's face with the route we took.645 views
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The trail follows the ridge.645 views
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Red and green carpet.644 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.644 views
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Another ibex.643 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.643 views
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Skuta.643 views
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Fog.643 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.642 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.642 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.642 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.642 views
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Down the grassy slopes.641 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.641 views
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