 Most viewed - September 2009
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The Cojz hut before sunrise.1444 views
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Kočna, Grintovec, Skuta from below Kalška gora.1310 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).1040 views
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Clouds started to roll in.797 views
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Clouds were beginning to gather above Planjava.719 views
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The Logarska valley with Mrzla gora.700 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.605 views
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Our hike on a map.583 views
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We passed the old Kocbek hut and a chapel.581 views
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I had doubts as to the conditions at the top of Kamniski vrh. It was enveloped in fog.521 views
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At the end of the valley we were faced by the Kriska stena rockface.460 views
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An iron peg and a blaze.450 views
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Pinkish light in the pre-dawn Krnica valley.444 views
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Lots of fog to the south. The first day of our hike was very successful.430 views
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Famous Kotlici, a jagged col between Brana and Turska gora.429 views
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Skuta.418 views
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We had gorgeous views of the Razor range across the valley.415 views
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More climbing.409 views
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Jaka and his blue helmet.409 views
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We stopped every few minutes to take photos.408 views
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Jaka and Mt. Razor.408 views
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First touches of orange sunlight on the mountain peaks.406 views
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Looking from Zvoh towards Kamniški vrh.403 views
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Stajerc express - the fast lane to the valley. :)401 views
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As we started ascending Kalška gora, we admired sunlit Grintovec and Kočna.400 views
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In the rockface.397 views
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.396 views
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The last stretch to Kamnisko sedlo.395 views
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Steel rope helped with the climbing.394 views
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Mt. Bovski Gamsovec was on fire.394 views
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Krvavec TV tower was hiding behind clouds.393 views
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Towards Savinjsko sedlo.393 views
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Climbing - yay!391 views
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Kriska planina.391 views
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We were gaining altitude fast while the Krnica valley behind us was already bathing in the sun.386 views
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At the top of the rockface.386 views
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Me on top of Mt. Kriz pointing to Mt. Triglav with its famous north face.386 views
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The trail in the woods.386 views
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The shepherd hut at Dolga njiva.384 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.384 views
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After breakfast in merciless wind we began the ascent.383 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.383 views
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Sleme below Skuta.383 views
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Krvavec.382 views
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After reaching the trail to the top of Mt. Kriz the view of the Pogacnik hut opened up.381 views
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There is a tricky vertical section.381 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.378 views
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Mists around Planjava.378 views
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Last look before heading down.378 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.378 views
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Fiery clouds above Velika planina.377 views
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Mt. Mala Ojstrica (Small Ojstrica) with an Aljaž tower replica (see my older Triglav entries).377 views
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Štruca.377 views
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At the Korošica plateau we turned right and started climbing the Ojstrica slope.376 views
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Last moments in the sun before we plunged into the fog.376 views
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We were surrounded by mountains.375 views
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At the top.375 views
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Will I need a jacket?373 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.373 views
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The sun was trying to penetrate the fog.372 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.370 views
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When I left the hut, it was quite foggy.370 views
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After a short stop at the top of Kalška gora we headed to Kalški greben.370 views
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Exhilarating!369 views
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The grassy top of Kalški greben.369 views
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Jota! :)))368 views
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The impressive Planjava south face.368 views
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The entire Kamnik Alps were in front of us.368 views
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Fisheye view of the sky and surrounding mountains.367 views
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Trenta.367 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.367 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.367 views
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The trail led us through some more dwarf pine.367 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.366 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.366 views
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The last climb back to Krvavec.366 views
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We spent a glorious afternoon at the Pogacnik hut enjoying the views.365 views
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Benches with the view of the Trenta valley.365 views
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At the top of Skuta, looking back towards Rinke.365 views
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Crossing an almost vertical wall.365 views
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Grintovec.365 views
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Our hut down below and the nasty scree trail that we had already covered.364 views
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Looking back towards Korošica.364 views
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Looking back towards the hut and Mt. Pihavec.362 views
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Mala Ojstrica and the real Ojstrica in the background.362 views
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From the top of Ojstrica towards Planjava.362 views
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It was getting dark fast.361 views
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The Kočna bivouac in backlight.361 views
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Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in sweet light with the Pogacnik hut.360 views
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Looking back we could see Mt. Triglav.360 views
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Mekinje and Stranje.359 views
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Blue and pink.359 views
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The Pogacnik hut before we called it a night and packed our photo gear.358 views
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Heading towards the Planja saddle.358 views
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On the slope approaching the summit.358 views
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Karst phenomenon and Sandi.357 views
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Beautiful sky.357 views
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Pink and orange fog.356 views
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A nasty one-step-forward-two-steps-backward scree slope.356 views
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Another ibex.355 views
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More scree.355 views
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Me at the top. The sun was gone.355 views
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The larches are still green.355 views
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We were headed for the Pogacnik hut.354 views
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Cheeky young ibex.354 views
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Detail of Mt. Razor's face with the route we took.354 views
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Logarska valley.354 views
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The panorama from Kalška gora.354 views
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At the top of Kalška gora.354 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.353 views
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A detail.352 views
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First sun rays from behind Mt. Razor.352 views
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Silhouette.351 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.351 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.351 views
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Light was quickly changing from orange to yellow and finally white.350 views
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Quarter to eight the sun was gone.350 views
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Bluish evening descending over Kamnik.350 views
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Turska gora and Rinke.350 views
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Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.350 views
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As we climbed Turska gora, the sun greeted us from behind Planjava.350 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".350 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.350 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.350 views
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Velika planina.350 views
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Trenta.349 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.349 views
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Planjava and the hut.349 views
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Views on the ridge towards the Robanov kot valley.349 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.349 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.349 views
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Smooth rocks.348 views
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It looked dramatic.348 views
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Turska gora, Rinke, Mrzla gora.348 views
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Mountain grass - ah, so nice.348 views
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Enjoying at the top.348 views
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Skuta and the three Rinke.348 views
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But there was more climbing ahead of us - going down.347 views
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Finally on top.347 views
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Kočna.347 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.346 views
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Another instance of posing. :)346 views
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Up in the scree we saw a herd of ibex.346 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.346 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.345 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.345 views
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Skuta.345 views
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The Logarska valley was full of fog.344 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.344 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.344 views
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Last few meters below the summit of Planjava.344 views
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Karst landscape.344 views
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The last section of the trail to Kalški greben.344 views
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Just before the saddle.343 views
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Velika planina.343 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)343 views
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Tired!343 views
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We slowly made our way up and down towards our next goal, Skuta.343 views
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Going up on loose scree was strenuous.342 views
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Karst landscape below Mt. Bovški Gamsovec and Mt. Pihavec.342 views
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Early morning - Mt. Planja and Mt. Razor in pink.342 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.342 views
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Great views ... not.342 views
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Kotliči.342 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.341 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.341 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.341 views
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Brana in pink.341 views
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Fantastic!341 views
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Last sun rays.340 views
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At Kamnisko sedlo the sky was blue and there were only a few puffy clouds.340 views
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At the foot of Brana.340 views
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Bivouac below Grintovec.340 views
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Bathing in the sun.340 views
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The sun set behind Mt. Brana.340 views
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On the ridge connecting Skuta and Rinka, there were two climbers.340 views
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The trail follows the ridge.340 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.339 views
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Fog in the Logarska valley.339 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.339 views
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Down we went, and then up again.339 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.339 views
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There was a bit of climbing around the Kotliči col.339 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.339 views
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Tired Sandi. :)339 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.338 views
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One of the climbing sections.337 views
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Dramatic clouds.337 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).336 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.336 views
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Mists coming in from the west.336 views
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The beautiful Lepo spicje face and Mt. Zadnjiski ozebnik in the foreground.335 views
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Skuta.335 views
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One delicate, overhanging spot in the ridge provided us with some adrenalin rush.335 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?335 views
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Mt. Razor looks very imposing from this stand point.334 views
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Jaka braving his pain.334 views
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No fog to the north.334 views
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Sandi and Štruca.334 views
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More and more clouds.333 views
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