 Most viewed - September 2009
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An ibex at breakfast.572 views
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The trail between Ojstrica and Planjava took quite some time.572 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.572 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.571 views
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For a moment, Skuta and Rinke appeared.569 views
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben, our destinations for the following day.569 views
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Grintovec.569 views
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Jaka was in pain and had to walk slowly.568 views
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Jaka braving his pain.568 views
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Pink and orange fog.568 views
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Skuta.568 views
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On the scree below Skuta.568 views
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).567 views
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At the Kamnik Saddle at dusk.567 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.567 views
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I just barely caught the last sun rays.566 views
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After an hour of being alone at the top we slowly headed down to the Kokra Saddle.566 views
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Prehodavci.565 views
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The last, relatively gentle slope to the summit.565 views
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Down we went, and then up again.565 views
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Tired!565 views
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Sandi and I at the top of Skuta (2532m).565 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.562 views
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We climbed all sorts of rocks just to pose ... ekhm, to get a better angle for a photo. ;)562 views
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Karst landscape.562 views
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Sandi and Štruca.562 views
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At the top, looking towards Kalški greben.562 views
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First sun rays from behind Mt. Razor.561 views
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Velika planina.561 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)561 views
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Down the grassy slopes.560 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.560 views
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Sandi and Kalški greben.560 views
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Last look of Mt. Triglav before descening to the other side.558 views
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The clouds and fog only came from the south.558 views
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At the top of Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec in the background.558 views
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Kotliči col looked dramatic.558 views
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The ideal conclusion of every hike: jota with sausage! :)557 views
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Everybody at the hut enjoyed the wonderful late afternoon light.556 views
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But there was more climbing ahead of us - going down.556 views
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We had to cross one more scree before entering the rock face.556 views
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We had lunch below the Razor rockface. Yes, we came down this way. :)554 views
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The larches are still green.554 views
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Planjava (right) and Ojstrica (left).554 views
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Our next goal, Dolgi hrbet, was enveloped in fog.554 views
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The trail goes below the summit and offers great views of Mt. Prisojnik.553 views
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The trail was a bit slippery from the rain in the past days.553 views
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Soon, we stood at the top of Grintovec (2558m).553 views
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The shady woods didn't offer much relief from the heat because the air was so sultry.552 views
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Smarna gora in the distance.552 views
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Planjava and the Kamnik hut.551 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.551 views
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A detail.550 views
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Above Pastirci the weather still looked promising.550 views
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From the top of Turska gora the views to the west opened up: Kalški greben, Grintovec, Skuta.550 views
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End of day.549 views
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Kamnik Saddle and fog.549 views
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Panorama.548 views
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Fiery Rinke.548 views
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Brana and Kotliči.548 views
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After about 20 minutes I reached the meadows below the steep slopes of Kamniski vrh.547 views
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The top of Brana at 2253 meters.547 views
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Mists coming in from the west.547 views
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Cloudy.546 views
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Every now and then the fog cleared a bit.545 views
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Layers of light to the east.545 views
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At the saddle we had to make a sad, but reasonable decision: due to Jaka's injured knee we would have to skip Razor and head straight down towards Vrsic.544 views
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Sunset.544 views
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At the hut we were greeted by the hutkeeper's golden retriever.544 views
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Last traces of orange in the sky.543 views
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At the top. It was probably raining on Krvavec.541 views
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Some more climbing before reaching the top.541 views
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Štruca to the left, Grintovec and Dolgi hrbet to the right and Veliki podi in between.541 views
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Looking back towards Kamnisko sedlo.540 views
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Looking back at Skuta.540 views
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We started our descent to the Mlinar Saddle.540 views
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Another summit we had to leave out - Mt. Prisojnik. But there will always be other opportunities, so no worries. :)539 views
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The trail to Vrsic on the southern flanks of Prisojnik. Mt. Bavski Grintavec and Jalovec in the background.539 views
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It was scorching hot.539 views
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Signs on a rock.539 views
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A quick snap with my small camera propped on a bench before I raced down.534 views
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From the steep trail the view back was wonderful. The meadows were bathing in the late afternoon sun.532 views
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Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.532 views
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Bivouac below Grintovec.531 views
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A short ascent before reaching the Gladki rob ridge.528 views
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Tired Sandi. :)528 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?527 views
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Last Sunday I decided I needed to stretch my legs again. This time it didn't look good and I was praying not to get soaked.526 views
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First sun rays on Turska gora and Rinke.522 views
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The Cojz hut at the Kokra Saddle.520 views
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We could see the trail up Planjava that we were going to take later.516 views
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We couldn't stop taking photos of the wonderfully lit mountains.513 views
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