Julian Alps

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Julian Alps, Slovenia - September 2011

Day 1 - Start of walk near the Ljubelj Road TunnelDay 1 - Inside the short tunnel (built for the Duke to ride on his horse!)Day 1 - Ljubelj and the surrounding Karavanke MountainsDay 1 - Planina Preval (1311m) - Refreshment StopDay 1 - Climbing up the track towards Roblekov DomDay 1 - Thunder storms not far away from Roblekov DomDay 2 - Start of our 5 day hut to hut walkDay 2 - The walk starts through a forest north of Bohinj LakeDay 2 - Jo emerges through a sunlit canopyDay 2 - The forest opens up with Inga, Adam and Ryan on the trailDay 2 - Waz, Mal and Geoff enjoying a break at Dom VisevnikDay 2 - Walking through the meadow to Crno Jezero (or Black Lake)Day 2 - Olly next to the Black LakeDay 2 - David looking out towards Lake BohinjDay 3 - Getting ready to leave Dom na KomniDay 3 - Rest break on the way to Koca pri Triglavskih jererih (Hut)Day 3 - Lunch Break above one of the Seven LakesDay 3 - Looking back down to the Seven Lake Valley with Mt Vrsaki to the leftDay 3 - Steve climbs up to the top of the PlateauDay 3 - Miha leads the way as we go past Cez HribariceDay 3 - Our first view of TriglavDay 3 - Arriving at Koca na Dolcu HutDay 4 - Early morning mist outside Koca na DolcuDay 4 - Walking along the protected route towards Dom PlanikaDay 4 - Inga emerges through the low cloudDay 4 - Clouds roll in again as we continue along to Dom PlanikaDay 4 - Jo and Brian emerge through the low cloudDay 4 - Geoff concentrates on his feet as we near Dom PlanikaDay 4 - Arriving at Dom Planika but now we have to await for the weather to clear upDay 4 - With the decision to leave Triglav until tomorrow we continue on to Dom TriglavskiDay 4 - Last look back at Dom PlanikaDay 4 - First view of Triglavski Dom, Slovenia's highest hutDay 4 - Jeff takes a breather as we climb the last hundred metresDay 5 - Early morning sunshine lights up the east face of Triglav Day 5 - Brian, Olly and Ryan ready to goDay 5 - Helicopter arrives on first trip of the dayDay 5 - Start of our ascent of TriglavDay 5 - View of our first pitch to climbDay 5 - Brian and Geoff on the climb upDay 5 - Rest stop after the pitch of Via FerrataDay 5 - Walking along the ridge line to the next Via Ferrata pitchDay 5 - Using the handrail as we walk along the ridgeDay 5 - Awaiting to climb the next pitch to the summitDay 5 - Other climbers on the summit ridgeDay 5 - Geoff takes a breather before the final pushDay 5 - Success! The small hut at the top of Triglav (2864 m) Day 5 - Panorama view of the Julian AlpsDay 5 - Summit Tradition or the Guides just having some fun?Day 5 - Looking west over the Julian AlpsDay 5 - Looking east towards Mt Cmir (2393 m)Day 5 - Start of the climb back downDay 5 - Continuing down using the handrailDay 5 - The hut is back in sightDay 5 -Climbing down the last pitch of Via FerrataDay 5 - Back at the hut for the long walk outDay 5 - Start of the walk out via a short section of Via FerrataDay 5 - View of our lunch stop at Vodnikov DomDay 5 - Last section of Via Ferrata on our walkDay 5 - Olly looking down into the Krma ValleyBack into forest again with a look at Triglav from near Blejska kontaDay 6 - Blejaska Koca Dom at sunriseDay 6 - Our last view of Triglav from Mt BridaDay 6 - Looking down the Krma ValleyDay 6 - The decaying Hunting Lodge used by TitoDay 6 - Leaving Blejska Koca Dom we walk out at the end of our circuit of the Triglav National ParkDay 6 - Inga walks down the last few hundred metres before our walk is overDay 7 - Lake Bled and its CastleDay 7 - Pleasure boat on Lake BledDay 7 - A rowing boat (Gondala style) crosses over Lake BledDay 7 - Inside the famous Postojnska Jama CaveDay 7 - Stalactites inside Postojnska Jama Cave
 
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