Jernej Kruder warming up hes mind and body with a bit of free soloing on Alko Budalko, a nice short bouldery 6c (5.11 something) in Kotečnik, Slovenia.

That would me me on the oh-so-nice the-crux-is-over jug of Jernejeve sanje, a really beautiful .11c (7a or a+, depending on who you ask, though the FAer claims that i cant be harder than 6c+) in Kotečnik, Slovenia. Maybe i shouldve climbed it earlier in the day (it was the next-to-last route) because at the moment the pic was taken i was totally pumped and my arms were starting to cramp. Hence the strange look on my face. I really thought i was gonna peel a few moves back and reaching the rest was a real blessing.

but now i at least have a new profile pic. photo by Matej Koren.

This is me at clip two or so moves into the crux of Jernejeve sanje. If you cant hold the badish sidepull while clipping, you go for a nice ride. It was about my 10th route that day so i was pretty tired. Still sent it though. A really beautifull route too. Photo by Matej Koren. Any input welcome.

This is my humble self enjoying chilly autumn weather in Kotečnik. I absolutely hate posed shots, but i need something for my profile.

This is a collage of various photos taken at the crag Kotečnik. i made it for the photo assigment no5.

the backgound is a shot of sections maska, nos and oltar from the approach trail, left top and bottom are pictures taken at section "Kolomon", bottom center is a climber climbing a member of the "wild family" and a pretty flower that grew on a route in the spring, top centre are two buddies of mine deciding wich route to do next, top right is Boštjan taking a bite at Guernica 8a, and bottom right is my humble self on a very easy and beautiful 5.8ish warmup.

This is the view of these two sections from the approach trail

These are perfect conditions for climbing. Rock is totally dry, the temps are just fine and the sun is shining. A really good end of a really crappy season.

This is the heelhook that comes after the upper crux of Guernica 8a (.13b) in Kotečnik. Im gonna use this photo for an article im writing, but any criticizm is still welcome.

climber resting on the last rest before the crux of "dream team", a 7c+ (.13a) in kotecnik, slovenia (the upper crux begins on the nasty sloping ledge you see to the left aboce the head), chalking up and preparig for it.

This is the view that greets you on the acess to Kotecnik during spring. I was really lucky to have had my camera with me on that day.

This is the left part of the Luska section with some of the routes marked for easier orientation. This is not the optimal angle for a topo shot and the route locations are kinda general (the best i could do with such a bad angle). But it will help you to get a better picture of the section.

this is what happens when you clean an overhang after an ascent... Bostjan Bozic goes for a swing after succesfulli RPing Bambus (french 6c+).

This is how you celebrate a good ascent. Bostjan Bozic after a 2nd attempt (he succeded) of Kajla (french 6c), a little overhanging face climb with consistant difficulty. In short, if youd like to onsight a 6c, this is your route.

Off course not. Bostjan Bozic prepares for an attempt on Ples (french 6b), Primoz Planko ready on belay. i really loved the composition with the beech tree (i believe it is beech) and the light play on the rock. Anyone notice the little rat on his chalkbag???

This was my favourite route for warming up. Now i prefer Mavrica to the right of Bambus (beggining also visible). This was taken with a simple camera so the ligh ist perfect.

Bostjan Bozic making one of many clips on Guernica, a 8a (.13b) in Kotečnik, Slovenia. This is a really nice, about 40deg overhanging route that is dry when everything else is wet and wet when the rest of the crag is dry. Gotta love seepage.

A climber (i forgot hes name, sorry for that) climbing Divji otrok 8a (.13b) in Kotecnik, Slovenia.