Ever have I seen the last degree to the North Pole so nice than this year. A group of five of us started off on the last degree to the NorthPole the 6st of April and headed North. This with the best help from the Russian Borneo staff who make this possible for many expeditions…
It has been a long time since I have been to the Tamokdalen / Tamokvalley. And finally I had the chance to go there again. The weather was promising and spoke to the “King og Tamokdalen”, Aadne Olsrud. He was optimistic, as always, and said I should come. So I did. Had a very nice…
All winter I have had a big wish about going to Andøya again. It is something special with the nature up there. Brutal, spectacular, beautiful, wondering and friendly. Especially the people, concerning friendliness. But the nature is just breathtaking and you can have five winters and five “summers” in one day. And everything is very local.…
Finally got the opportunity to visit Peak Spanstind in Troms. Its about 1400 m and you have a nice skiing up in two and half hour. The weather was just perfect with blue sky, good skiing conditions and not much wind. Lots of other people were on the mountain this weekend too. So, a perfect…
Had the joy of visiting Lofoten for two days. A big hope about a summiting and other joy, but the weather put me down to almost just photographing. 70 mm of rain and 20 m/s wind kept me low. However weather and Lofoten is the thing! And had a very nice experience. Had two nights…
November has been a busy month with lectures and travels, but time to get outside there has been opportunities. The days are short now even in Mid-Norway, and you have to hurry out in the morning to have some time in daylight or twilight. Some few mountaintrips without snow, but hard frozen ground. Easy to…
The first month of the Fall is over, and it has been a good month. The colors came. The birds is eager to leave Norway. The Nature is getting more and more quite. Getting ready for the Winter and the resting. Soon the landscape will leave all the colors. The mountains will be dressed in…
The plan was good, and the weather forecast was with me. To try a flight from a very special peak for me. Neådalssnota in Trollheimen. Hoping to fly all the way from the summit to Kaarvatn. It was a nine kilometers flight, on South Easterly wind, my novice head told me that could be good.…
The Ally canoe is made for use, all year around. Both on water and snow, or carried in a backpack. It can take rivers up to grade three…for me. Some experts certainly takes more. 100-150 kg load is not a problem. Have been paddling lots of different rivers in Norway, and have been used on…
It just became the perfect Speedfly day, and the best flight this year. Almost everything was good, except hard to find a exit point up on the mountain. The weather-forecast was ok, but warning about fog up in the mountains. The fog was coming and going. Got joyful 10 minutes flight from 1500 m down…
A summary of some few speed flights on Helgeland area and Troms county. Was wishing to do some more flights, but the weather conditions put it down. Anyhow, I had some good fun close to Svartisen, Sandhornøy and Salangen. Music from Clubroot – Left Hand Path.
First week of August I had the pleasure to join a group of five men from Narvik, to do a 160 km long walk through Hattfjelldal. This valley or area, is a very nice mountain area in Nordland county. Never been there before, and when they asked me earlier this year I could not say…
Never been on Svartisen glacier, and still have not been there. I was supposed to do a training trip up there in August, with a British adventure man who is planning a polarexpedtion. So on my way up through Helgeland I did a reasearch for a route up on the Eastern side, and not the…
Decided to go for skydiving at Lesja Int airport last weekend. The weather was one reason. The people the other. A small team of about 10 – 14 skydivers where there during the weekend and they had 40 lifts in two days. Due to small airplane it became lots of low level jumps. Anyway, last…
Had some very good days in Lake District or more specific, Buttermeer. The Buttermeer Bash Festival was going on. Why go there? It happened on our way to the South Pole before Christmas last year, Ros, one of the participants, ask me to come and visit them in Lake District. A big Paraglider & Speedrider…
I had the pleasure to visit Andøya and Loftoten for a week, end of April into May. Spring time and up to 18 degrees C. Had some really nice moments, both with friends and nature. On Andøya it was some difficult days with the wind which scared me off, but good flights anyway. Did a…
Finally I manage to do a kind of a flight up in Stetinden. Been there several times during the winter without luck with the weather. The plan was to Ally canoe into the starting point in Tysfjord, to manage to ascend Presttind south of Stetind and fly from there into Stetind and climb to the…
It has been a great winter, and it still is. In Hell area you definitely see and feel that the Spring is on its way at the moment. Anyhow, most of the winter I have been in Northern Norway. It is the part of Norway I like most. The scenery is breathtaking and raw. The…
Innerdalen is known for its beauty, and by many also called the most beautiful valley in Norway. Well known for trekkers and climbers for 100 years. Some of the first climbing courses in Norway was held there. Innerdalen has been in my neighborhood since I was a child, but wonder why I have not been…
The ambition for the day was Innerdalen, and to ascend Skarfjellet. By “faith” the local ferry had a breakdown that morning, and I had to change plan quickly. Looking for a immediate new goal on the right side of the fjord, Grinaren mountain in Todalen was chosen. 10 years since I had been up there,…
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