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That's it. Sun setting over Celje basin. Taken from Strojna.

Not Šmarna gora.

Sun rising or setting? And which mountains on the left are illuminated?

Towards Snežnik summit? But on the picture it's Mali Snežnik...

Already last Sunday on south slope some small snow patches that can be bypassed. Climbing path through Turski žleb goes above snowfield. Pic shows view from Mala Rinka to Križ.

Today on Križ. On usual approach from Savinjsko sedlo conditions normal as described. In first half of "ferrata" still one snow patch, but bypass without problem. Winter gear not needed. Protections in perfect condition. :-)
:-)

That's right, Johannisberg. Another picture from a more touristy perspective. Carry on.

Well, not Venediger. Hint: Slovenian Janez doesn't have his mountain, but the Austrian one does.

Not Hochalmspitze. The state border between Salzburg and ... runs over the summit

It's Austria.

Not Switzerland. It'll be with the neighbors.

Just studying Swiss four-thousanders so I know it

Since we're abroad I'll give a foreign one too. Which peak is on the picture?

Weisshorn?

Somehow the easiest accessible is really Ankogel. But with stable dry weather, because the summit ridge in wind and verglas becomes quite dangerous. Last year I was at the top early July and during shower ice rain started falling and hurricane wind was blowing. Also Gr. Hafner from Maltatal and Sauleck from Dosnertal are not that demanding (technically easier than Ankogel) but ascents are longer and somewhat more strenuous. For me personally as intro over 3000m the ascent to Ankogel was the best. On the way you have a bit of everything. A little glacier (if you want) and free climbing on the summit ridge.

Yesterday I was on Velika Svinja. Conditions were ideal. Clear sky. Fresh wind. Above Giesslhutte hut there is a large parking lot where I parked, then first along the marked path to Offnerhutte. Then I just went across extensive mountain pastures, between herds of cows and across streams following the highest point on the horizon and stepped onto the summit. I descended first along the marked path, then I followed the starting point which I kept seeing below me. I didn't even get to Wolfsberg hutte, because it seemed off the path to me and I preferred to descend directly pathless to the starting point. In short, a very nice, not too strenuous ascent. And I found some mushrooms along the way