Showing posts with label Harstad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harstad. Show all posts
July 28, 2014
Summer time is the time to think about something cold
It´s sweating hot here in Germany but I just finished the second part of our video from the trip to Norway and Sweden. Oh the views, I´m going to miss that in the Alps. At least watching it now makes me sweat a little less in the heat ;)
May 10, 2014
Back home
Being back home for some time now means that Lukas managed to put his hands on the photos. We thought it´s also the right time for a resumé on the trip. So we decided that each of us should give you some thoughts on the trip and pick his Top 5 photos. Here you go:
Max:
The trip of a lifetime! I have only had one day of real ski-touring in my life before we flew there and I really wasn´t sure what to expect. It turned out to be a great experience. Just a real adventure. Sleeping in cars and huts, meeting no other people for days, a stunning and wild nature, great skiing and great company ;) And one thing is clear for me: There was such much stuff that we weren´t able to ski due to a lack of time (haha, 20 days weren´t enough) that we have to get back there!
Lukas:
I have never been on skis so many times in such a short time interval surrounded by that kind of beautiful nature. It was awesome and unforgettable! Mountains, sea, sun, powder... what else do you pray for as a freeskier? :)
Max:
The trip of a lifetime! I have only had one day of real ski-touring in my life before we flew there and I really wasn´t sure what to expect. It turned out to be a great experience. Just a real adventure. Sleeping in cars and huts, meeting no other people for days, a stunning and wild nature, great skiing and great company ;) And one thing is clear for me: There was such much stuff that we weren´t able to ski due to a lack of time (haha, 20 days weren´t enough) that we have to get back there!
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| I had first planned on jumping the cliffs, but the snow turned out to be super unstable. So I just went for the open face. And Lukas got the perfect moment for the picture. It was the first day skiing of our trip, what a start! |
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| Our second day. Boy was it deep... |
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| Our first night at the sea. Something not to forget! |
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| Harstad. I just love the contrast of the white snow and the deep blue sea in this picture. |
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| The view from the top was just incredible. And so was the skiing. Steep and deep! |
Lukas:
I have never been on skis so many times in such a short time interval surrounded by that kind of beautiful nature. It was awesome and unforgettable! Mountains, sea, sun, powder... what else do you pray for as a freeskier? :)
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| Just one of our dozen hikes to the top... |
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| ...and it was always worth goimg there! |
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| We had some incredibly nice powder runs. |
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| Skiing with such views...something you don´t find in the alps. |
April 11, 2014
Day 3 - 7 Sun and fjords
Day 3: Lappland powder
Skitouring in Lappland is great. Our plan was to climb the Låkthajåkka. But when we got up from the valley we saw that the face that we wanted to ski was badly windblown and on our right side was a great field of powder. So we went for that one. Good choice as you can see. After that we drove down to Narvik and had a nice sleep in the car ;)
Day 4: Fiskefjorden
From Narvik we drove to Hinnøya. It took us forever to get a map for the area as they somehow were sold out everywhere. So don´t believe the internet when they say "you get a map for touring at every supermarket". Anyways, that gave us a really late start. We had planned to hike up to a hut on a mountain plateau but the higher we came up the more wet snow avalanches showed up so we turned around and went back to the car. It was a bit annoying as we had planned on staying up there for two days and we had a ton of stuff on our back. It was the first time skiing above a fjord though, so it was good fun anyways. After that it was time for a sleep in the car again.
Day 5: Haukebøtinden
This time we were up early. And what a great day it was. Sun, sun, sun and a really nice peak. Very windblown on top, but the view was epic. We weren´t really keen on sleeping in the car again so this time we went for one of the DNT-huts in the area. That meant that we had finally a proper roof, a bed and a heating. It felt like a hotel compared to the car ;)
Day 6: Above Harstad
As we had to go shopping in Harstad anyways we decided we could just climb a peak next to Harstad. Same procedure as everyday: Sun, great view and ok snow. We stayed again in the DNT-hut where Lukas managed to heat up the fireplace up so hot that it felt like a sauna :D
Day 7: Hemmestadfjellet
That day we planned on going further down the Lofoten so we wanted to do a short skitour. Haha, it ended up being pretty long but when the sun is out you don´t want to miss anything here. I don´t know what we did to get 6 days of sunshine in a row but it´s great. Unfortunately the drive down to Svolvaer took quite long and we didn´t find a hostel there. After a lot more driving and pouring rain/snow we ended up in Ballstad very late in the evening where we found a great hostel.
As we finally have some internet and it´s heavy rain with strong winds we took a break today and try to plan the next couple of days. More about that later!
Skitouring in Lappland is great. Our plan was to climb the Låkthajåkka. But when we got up from the valley we saw that the face that we wanted to ski was badly windblown and on our right side was a great field of powder. So we went for that one. Good choice as you can see. After that we drove down to Narvik and had a nice sleep in the car ;)
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| Lukas touring up |
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| Sun and powder |
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| Yet again |
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| Narvik |
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| Sunset |
Day 4: Fiskefjorden
From Narvik we drove to Hinnøya. It took us forever to get a map for the area as they somehow were sold out everywhere. So don´t believe the internet when they say "you get a map for touring at every supermarket". Anyways, that gave us a really late start. We had planned to hike up to a hut on a mountain plateau but the higher we came up the more wet snow avalanches showed up so we turned around and went back to the car. It was a bit annoying as we had planned on staying up there for two days and we had a ton of stuff on our back. It was the first time skiing above a fjord though, so it was good fun anyways. After that it was time for a sleep in the car again.
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| Sleeping in the car. Awesome! |
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| Our goal for the next day. Didn´t work out, maybe next time... |
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| Above Fiskefjorden |
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| And another great sunset |
Day 5: Haukebøtinden
This time we were up early. And what a great day it was. Sun, sun, sun and a really nice peak. Very windblown on top, but the view was epic. We weren´t really keen on sleeping in the car again so this time we went for one of the DNT-huts in the area. That meant that we had finally a proper roof, a bed and a heating. It felt like a hotel compared to the car ;)
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| Pretty windy |
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| On top of the world |
Day 6: Above Harstad
As we had to go shopping in Harstad anyways we decided we could just climb a peak next to Harstad. Same procedure as everyday: Sun, great view and ok snow. We stayed again in the DNT-hut where Lukas managed to heat up the fireplace up so hot that it felt like a sauna :D
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| Not photoshopped! |
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| Above Harstad |
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| Powder on top of the city |
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| Planning the next day |
Day 7: Hemmestadfjellet
That day we planned on going further down the Lofoten so we wanted to do a short skitour. Haha, it ended up being pretty long but when the sun is out you don´t want to miss anything here. I don´t know what we did to get 6 days of sunshine in a row but it´s great. Unfortunately the drive down to Svolvaer took quite long and we didn´t find a hostel there. After a lot more driving and pouring rain/snow we ended up in Ballstad very late in the evening where we found a great hostel.
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| Chilling in the sun |
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| Fisherman´s friend |
As we finally have some internet and it´s heavy rain with strong winds we took a break today and try to plan the next couple of days. More about that later!
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