Žan Kafol Aerial & cave photographer SL
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Flight from Tolmin to Gemona and Back

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Paragliding in the Soča Valley. My first hundred-kilometre flight.

  • Aerial paragliding view of Kobariški Stol and Polovnik rising above the emerald Soča valley and drifting clouds.
  • Airborne panorama of the Krn massif, its upper limestone ridges streaked with late snow above green valleys.
  • Aerial view along the snowy ridges of Kobariški Stol and Polovnik under sweeping white clouds and deep blue sky.
  • Aerial view over Bovec and the emerald Soča valley, framed by a paraglider's lines and distant mountain clouds.
  • Paraglider's-eye view over Gemona, with a boot and canopy edge framing the town and fields far below.
  • Mid-air self-portrait above Krn, where the snow line cuts across steep brown mountain slopes.
  • Snow-striped Krn and neighbouring peaks rise sharply above the green Soča valley in a high aerial view.
  • Snow-covered summit of Krn and its mountain hut seen from the air beneath layered grey-white clouds.
  • The snow-covered Komna plateau spreads below a curved horizon, with rugged ridges and cloud shadows in every direction.