Photos by overlord

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.

This is an illustration of backclipping i made for a discussion because some ppl cleary dont know what backclipping is.

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 the best pic of a toe hook that i could find. For those of you that dont know what a toe hook is, look at the climbers left leg.

Though not to clear to see, the climber is executing a kneebar between the wall and the feature.

This is an example of the frontal climbing position i am going to use for my article.

Another photo for my article. This one depics an executed drop knee move.

A heel hook photo for my article about footwork. This is Maja Vidmar of Slovenia executing the move perfectly during the 2005 womens finals.

When we started from Celje, it was clowded and freezing and snow all over the place (still is in fact). When we got to Postojna (about 20min drive to go) the sky cleared. Snow wanished about 3km (2 miles) from the crag. And this is the outcome. The sky actually was THAT blue, the temps were perfect and the only bad thing about it was that the day was kinda short.

Aljaž climbing Lolek, a 6a/b (5.10something) in Črni Kal, Slovenia. Like you can see, it was a perfect winter day, even if it was friday the 13th.

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 the view of sections Babna and "Nad vasjo" or Banje. It was taken on a suprisingly sunny november day. If there ever was a coorect decision about a trip destination, this was it.

This is Osps big wall on a warm november day. This section sports many multipitch sport, trad and aid lines up to 140m long.

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 Jernej Kruder trying to onsight Manjana, a 5.13a in Mišja peč, Slovenia and you can tell by hes expression that hes really enjoying it.

Well, he didnt make it. He fell on a long move after the crux and just before the anchors. He sent it on hes second try though. He made it look so easy that i almost decided to give it a try.
And hes only 14.

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 me during my onsight bid on Kindergarten, a super-polished .11d in Mišja peč, Slovenia.

It was supposed to be "a really beautifull, sustained route", but what i got was super polished pumpfest that spit me off a few moves after this clip. MAYBE ill go back and try to RP it, but i doubt i will be in the near future. i hate polished holds.

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.