Day 3: Meekonjärvi - Pitsusjärvi

Morning started with sunshine which continued most of the day. The trail was quite heavy with a lot of climbs and rocky fields. It took me four hours to cover about 12 km without any real breaks.

I reached the wilderness cabin at Pitsusjärvi around noon and ate lunch at the cabin with three Chezc who arrived at the same time. They still continued towards Halti which is about another 12 km away.

I debated with myself over and over again if I should continue even a little bit closer to Halti to make the actual climb to the top shorter tomorrow.

In the end I decided that it makes no sense to carry the heavy backpack another five to six kilometers closer to Halti and then carry it again back in a difficult terrain.

Instead Pitsusjärvi will be my base camp and I will leave tomorrow early in the morning with a very light backpack containing only some food and warm clothes and try to reach the top of Halti like this. Of course it's going to be 24 km hike and a climb to Halti, but it will be easier with a light backpack. I hope.

Many others have come to the same conclusion as there are about ten hikers here who will also try tomorrow to reach Halti. The highest peak in Finland.Read more