
The Cojz hut before sunrise.1230 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1120 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).830 views
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Clouds started to roll in.625 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.545 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.532 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.335 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.260 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.258 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.244 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.236 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)235 views
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Kriska planina.215 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.214 views
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The trail in the woods.210 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.200 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.198 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.198 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.195 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.194 views
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More climbing.194 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.194 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.194 views
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Exhilarating!193 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.193 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.192 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.190 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.190 views
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Pink and orange fog.189 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.189 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.189 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).189 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.189 views
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Sleme below Skuta.188 views
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Climbing - yay!187 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.187 views
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At the top of the rockface.187 views
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Tired!187 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.186 views
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Last sun rays.186 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.186 views
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The larches are still green.186 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.186 views
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Down we went, and then up again.186 views
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In the rockface.185 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.185 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.185 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.184 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)183 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.183 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.182 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.182 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.182 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.181 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.181 views
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Planjava and the hut.181 views
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Jota! :)))181 views
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Will I need a jacket?180 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.180 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.180 views
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Enjoying at the top.180 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.179 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.178 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.178 views
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One of the climbing sections.178 views
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Logarska valley.178 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.178 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.178 views
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Our hike on a map.178 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.177 views
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Blue and pink.177 views
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Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.177 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.177 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.177 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.177 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.177 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.177 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.177 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.176 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.176 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.176 views
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Krvavec.176 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.176 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.176 views
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Mists coming in from the west.176 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.176 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.176 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.175 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.175 views
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At the foot of Brana.175 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.175 views
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Sandi and Štruca.175 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.175 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.175 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.175 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).174 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.174 views
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It looked dramatic.174 views
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Finally on top.174 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.174 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".174 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.173 views
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We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.173 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.173 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.173 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.172 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.172 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.172 views
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Mists around Planjava.172 views
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More and more clouds.172 views
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Every now and then the fog cleared a bit.172 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.172 views
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Velika planina.171 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.171 views
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Bivouac below Grintovec.171 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.171 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.171 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.170 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.170 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.170 views
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Another instance of posing. :)170 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.170 views
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Kočna.170 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.169 views
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Dramatic clouds.169 views
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Bathing in the sun.169 views
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Great views ... not.169 views
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Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.169 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.169 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)169 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.169 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.169 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.168 views
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Cheeky young ibex.167 views
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Silhouette.167 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.167 views
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Skuta.167 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?167 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.167 views
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Grintovec.167 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.166 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.166 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.166 views
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Karst landscape.166 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.166 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.165 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.165 views
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Skuta.165 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).165 views
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Fog.165 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.165 views
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Then the fun began: more climbing, yay! :)165 views
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Fantastic!165 views
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The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle.165 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.165 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.164 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.164 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.164 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.163 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.163 views
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Light coming from behind Ojstrica.163 views
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Sunset.163 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.162 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.162 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.162 views
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Last look before heading down.162 views
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Another ibex.161 views
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The top of Brana at 2253 meters.161 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!161 views
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No fog to the north.161 views
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We had come a long way.161 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.161 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.160 views
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A detail.159 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.159 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.159 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.159 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.158 views
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End of day.158 views
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Velika planina.158 views
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Red and green carpet.158 views
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Some more climbing before reaching the top.158 views
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Kotliči col looked dramatic.158 views
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Kotliči.158 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.157 views
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Trenta.157 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.157 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.157 views
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Štruca to the left, Grintovec and Dolgi hrbet to the right and Veliki podi in between.157 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).157 views
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The light was becoming sweeter by the minute.157 views
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The trail follows the ridge.157 views
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At the top.157 views
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Tired Sandi. :)157 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.156 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.156 views
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Brana in pink.156 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.156 views
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On the scree below Skuta.156 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.155 views
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