 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1768 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1673 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).1370 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.1136 views
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Clouds started to roll in.1128 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.1069 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.981 views
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Our hike on a map.941 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.909 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.864 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.862 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.859 views
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Skuta.839 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.838 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.832 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.816 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.806 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.798 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)795 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.778 views
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Senturska gora just before sunset.776 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.774 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.771 views
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Exhilarating!771 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.771 views
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More and more clouds.769 views
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Kamnik in the distance.768 views
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The trail in the woods.767 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.765 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.764 views
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Will I need a jacket?763 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.761 views
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At the top of the rockface.761 views
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Finally on top.761 views
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Jota! :)))760 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.752 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.751 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.751 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.751 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.750 views
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Last look before heading down.750 views
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Krvavec.749 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.749 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.747 views
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Velika planina.747 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.747 views
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At the top.747 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.745 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.745 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.745 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.745 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.743 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.742 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.740 views
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Brana in pink.739 views
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Štruca.739 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.738 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.738 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.737 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.737 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.737 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.737 views
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It looked dramatic.736 views
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Silhouette.735 views
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The sun was gone.735 views
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Mists around Planjava.735 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.735 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.734 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.734 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.734 views
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Looking down.733 views
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More climbing.732 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.732 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.732 views
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Backlit grass.731 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.728 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.728 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.728 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.726 views
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I was racing with the last sun rays.726 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.726 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.726 views
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Climbing - yay!725 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.725 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.725 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.723 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.723 views
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Kriska planina.723 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.723 views
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Last sun rays.722 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.722 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.721 views
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More scree.721 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.721 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.720 views
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Another instance of posing. :)720 views
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More layers.720 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.719 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.719 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.719 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.718 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.718 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.718 views
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In the rockface.717 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.717 views
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Enjoying at the top.717 views
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We had come a long way.717 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.716 views
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Smooth rocks.716 views
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Planjava and the hut.716 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).716 views
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Dramatic clouds.716 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.716 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.715 views
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Trees.714 views
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Blue and pink.714 views
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Logarska valley.714 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.712 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.711 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.711 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.711 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.711 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".711 views
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Skuta.711 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.711 views
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More great views.710 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.710 views
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Krvavec in the distance.710 views
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The peak.709 views
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One of the climbing sections.709 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.708 views
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Beautiful sky.708 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.707 views
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Fantastic!707 views
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Sleme below Skuta.707 views
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Skuta.706 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.705 views
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Bathing in the sun.705 views
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Cheeky young ibex.704 views
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Trenta.704 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.704 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.704 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.703 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.702 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.702 views
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Mt. Prisojnik with the Mlinarica saddle.700 views
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It was a sunny Tuesday and I only started at about 6 p.m.700 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.700 views
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No fog to the north.699 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.698 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.698 views
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Trenta.697 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.697 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.696 views
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Just below the saddle from where a grassy path leads to the top to the right.696 views
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Mt. Prisojnik from below.695 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.695 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.694 views
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Climbing.693 views
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Velika planina.693 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.692 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. :)692 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.692 views
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At the foot of Brana.692 views
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Pink and orange fog.691 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.690 views
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I just barely caught the last sun rays.690 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.690 views
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Orange horizon over the Trenta valley.689 views
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Cloudy.689 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).689 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.689 views
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The path is winding and steep.688 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!688 views
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Kočna.688 views
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It was dark - this is a 15s exposure.687 views
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Suddenly the summit was shrouded in clouds.687 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.686 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.686 views
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Kotliči.686 views
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The trail follows the ridge.686 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.685 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.685 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)685 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.685 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.684 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.684 views
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Skuta.684 views
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Down we went, and then up again.684 views
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Jaka was in pain and had to walk slowly.683 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.683 views
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Prehodavci.682 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.682 views
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Tired!682 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.682 views
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Red and green carpet.681 views
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Grintovec.681 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).680 views
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The beautiful Lepo spicje face and Mt. Zadnjiski ozebnik in the foreground.680 views
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A quick snap with my small camera propped on a bench before I raced down.680 views
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