Finally meeting up with Pål again and enjoying the day in the city of Oslo.
Finally meeting up with Pål again and enjoying the day in the city of Oslo.
Finally arrived in Svolvær on the Lofoten Islands. Ready to ski in the upcoming days.
First Skitour on the Lofoten Islands to 'Store Kvittind' with perfect snow and weather conditions:
During the night there were some light snow showers with strong wind. Therefore we waited until theRead more
Today we approached two peaks close to Svolvær. Actually we could see them already in the morning during breakfast:
first we climbed up Varden and descended on untracked slopes with good snowRead more
Today we approached again two peaks. During the whole tour we were accompanied by an Norwegian dude who went out touring with his dog. At first we climbed up towards Breitind. Our guide Tadej scoutedRead more
Today we climbed up Rundfjellet, a mountain close to Svolvær. In the morning we met the Norwegian Mountain Rescue team that prepared for a training. The tour started with a long walk above frozenRead more
Another epic day on the Lofoten. Today we climbed up the demanding Geitgaljartind. We started quite early at 8am. It was freezing cold during the whole uphill since we took the north side to climb up.Read more
Tonight there was a heavy storm on the Lofoten, that brought some fresh snow (~5cm) but also windswept the existing powder. So we tried our luck west of Svolvær and climbed up Steindalsheia - a superRead more
First day in La Grave after ten years. Back in the days I was studying in Grenoble. The whole resort of La Grave is still pretty unique, just a gondola that brings skiers to 3400m to the glacier - butRead more
Juhuuu! [Juliane]