After many days of difficult terrain, taking the long route rather than the shortcuts, just to avoid the Swedish border, we arrived at Skoaddejávri late at night. This is as DNT cabin that sits at 1002 meters above sea level and has a nice view all around. From here you can see right in to … Continue reading Skoaddejávri – cabin in the sky
We have now arrived at a place called Sørfjorden. This is 2/3 through this hard leg of our journey and we have arranged to have a resupply of food here. As luck would have it, a Norwegian power Company (Nordkraft) is building a windmill park here, and they were more than happy to help us … Continue reading 1-year anniversary!
Yesterday we arrived at Hellemobotn, another milestone achievement for us! For those who have not heard about Helmobotn, this is where Norway is at its most narrow, only 6 km from the sea to the Swedish border. And yet another challenge for us, getting all of our equipment through this narrow gorge. This place is … Continue reading Narrow gorge
The weather has mostly been very good and sunny since we left Sulitjelma, occasional high winds have happened, but nothing we could not handle. But the clear weather brings with it constant low temperatures, normally around -10 to -15 ºC. But last night the air moisture went sky high and the temperature dropped to minus … Continue reading Minus 30 degrees!
After many days in this wilderness and unforgiven terrain we have entered Rago national park. This is one of the smallest national parks in Norway, and it probably is one of the least accessible parks also. The positive thing for us, is that here you will find the only hut in several miles radius. A … Continue reading Rago national park
Most people who are crossing the length of Norway at this time of year, usually take the route via Sweden, bypassing the entire bit of Norwegian terrain between Sulitjelma and Narvik. The reason is simple, even in the summer, staying on the Norwegian side of the border is a big challenge because of the difficult … Continue reading Manhood challenge from hell
Battling some days of heavy winds, but also some days with awesome weather, we have finally have arrived at Sulitjelma. This is a small town that was a booming mining town back in the days. This is in fact the third mining town we have visited during our trip so far. Unlike the other mining … Continue reading Arrival Sulitjelma!
After a few days rest at the DNT cabin “Bolnastua”, we continued our journey northward, passing into “Saltfjellet” national park and also crossing the polar circle! A new milestone achievement! If you follow the marked path into Saltfjellet, you will get to small hut right at the polar circle, where you also will find a … Continue reading Polar circle and blizzard
Today we got to see the sun for the first time in well over a month! What a wonderful feeling! It was almost like as sign, since we at that point went past the strange and sacred mountain “Auronasi”. The mountain is considered sacred by the Sami people and there is an ancient offering and … Continue reading Sunshine!
We have left Umbukta mountain cabin and are heading for the town of Sulitjelma. This will take us around 3 weeks, but we will kind of be living in "luxury". This is because our path will take us past many cabins and huts and we can basically walk from cabin to cabin and not use … Continue reading From hut to hut
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