Climbing Slovenian highest mountain

annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
edited January 15, 2007 in Landscapes
I've been digging through my old photos again. This time I found these - I took them in September 2003 on a two-day hike/climb in the Slovenian Alps. They were taken with my first digital camera, a 3MP Canon A70.


After a four-hour steep climb from the valley we were enjoying the views of the surrounding mountains:
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The final leg of the climb involved some really steep sections with steel ropes to help you climb:
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Standing on top of Mt. Triglav, the highest Slovenian mountain, you can see the trail on the crest below:
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After spending the night at a mountain hut, it was worth getting up before sunrise the following morning:
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Many other climbers were enjoying the views too:
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It's amazing how morning colors change in a matter of only an hour and a half. These were taken: 1. just before sunrise, 2. at sunrise, 3. an hour after sunrise:
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On our way down processions of hikers could be seen everwhere as this is one of the most popular mountains in Slovenia:
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More photos with the description of the hike can be seen here.

Comments welcome! :D

Ana
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  • RazRaz Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2007
    Makes me wanna take out my back pack and hiking boots and jump on the first plane over...

    Lovely shots thumb.gif . Liked the different light series.

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited January 12, 2007
    Very nice. I totally dig the notion of mountain huts. Here in the US, they're
    not terribly popular...
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited January 12, 2007
    ian408 wrote:
    Very nice. I totally dig the notion of mountain huts. Here in the US, they're
    not terribly popular...
    speak for your own coast, blbl.gifAMC maintains quite a nice network of them over here in the northeast, including some big classy full-on lodges.


    But more on point, Wow clap.gif
    T35-Triglav2-triptih.jpg
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2007
    annna, these are great! Thanks for sharing them with us.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited January 13, 2007
    DoctorIt wrote:
    speak for your own coast, blbl.gifAMC maintains quite a nice network of them over here in the northeast, including some big classy full-on lodges.


    But more on point, Wow clap.gif

    Here in the Sierra Nevada, you can find some huts but there are very few and not on the scale of those you find in Europe. I don't think you'd be able to hike
    from place to place. Maybe ski into the 10th Mountain Division huts but not
    many of those. I did ski out to Glacier Point in Yose one time. The "hut" is
    the gift store in the summer :D

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  • chuliumchulium Registered Users Posts: 46 Big grins
    edited January 13, 2007
    Those silhouette pictures are superb! Made me think "pro job" and "national geographic cover" :)
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2007
    Breathtaking shots, Ana! It's great seeing the hikers on the trail and the silouhettes are superb. That little Canon 3MP did a great job! thumb.gif
  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2007
    Great shots.
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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited January 14, 2007
    Raz wrote:
    Makes me wanna take out my back pack and hiking boots and jump on the first plane over...

    Lovely shots thumb.gif . Liked the different light series.

    Raz
    Thanks, Raz! I have to do such series more often. :D

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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited January 14, 2007
    ian408 wrote:
    Very nice. I totally dig the notion of mountain huts. Here in the US, they're
    not terribly popular...

    Thanks, Ian! Here in Slovenia there's plenty of mountain huts and you don't have to bring along any camping gear if you go on a multi-day hike. In fact, camping is not allowed anywhere except at camp grounds (all of which are in the lowlands :D).

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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited January 14, 2007
    DoctorIt wrote:
    speak for your own coast, blbl.gifAMC maintains quite a nice network of them over here in the northeast, including some big classy full-on lodges.


    But more on point, Wow clap.gif

    Thanks, Erik!

    Ana
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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited January 14, 2007
    wxwax wrote:
    annna, these are great! Thanks for sharing them with us.

    Thanks, Sid! It's only taken me over three years to post-process these. Now I might share some photos I took in 2004. :D

    Ana
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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited January 14, 2007
    chulium wrote:
    Those silhouette pictures are superb! Made me think "pro job" and "national geographic cover" :)

    Wow, thanks, I'm flattered that you would think something like that. :D

    Ana
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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited January 14, 2007
    saurora wrote:
    Breathtaking shots, Ana! It's great seeing the hikers on the trail and the silouhettes are superb. That little Canon 3MP did a great job! thumb.gif

    Thanks! That little Canon was actually quite bad and I replaced with a better one (A80) after a few months. mwink.gif

    Ana
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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited January 14, 2007
    davev wrote:
    Great shots.
    Thanks, Dave!

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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    Anna
    Thank you for taking us along
    Looks like a great trip

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  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    wow very impressive...thanks for sharing.
  • Tsu Dho NihmTsu Dho Nihm Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited January 15, 2007
    Beautiful shots. I think Slovenia has just moved up a notch on my short list of Places I Must Visit.
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