hiking

Walk in the proximity of Åan and short glimpse of Hardangervidda in proximity before meeting with Binis parents who came visiting from Germany.

Evening speed round on Prestholtrunden. At the edge of Hallingskarvet it offers a nice view over the Hardangervidda.

Next weather window and three days hiking in Jotunheimen: Triangle Leirvassbu - Gjendebu - Olavsbu - Leirvassbu.

Daytrip into Reinheimen from Lordalen before more rain.

Summer vacation kick-off: making use of a two-day weather window and hiking into Dovre from Skamsdalen.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. We found a nice sleeping spot not too far from Husbysetra. Neither mosquitos nor midges. Had planned to go further but got stopped by too high water level to safely cross one of the side rivers due to the heavy snowmelt.

Topptur to Rømmingsfjellet (272m), Lysøysundet.

Hiking to Mørkdalstuva (345m), the highest mountain on Hitra.

Because the weather forecast showed approaching gale and a lot of rain/snow, we headed back to Ramsjøhytta the next morning. Some fresh snow and milder temperatures made the trip pleasant. With another forecast update we decided to return to Bjørneggen the day after, earlier then planned initially. The tour we had in mind would have been impossible and it was rather uncertain if another weather window would open before the end of our vacation. The descent was wet, cold and strenous (last picture) but at least we had the wind in our back and the coming days would be much worse.

On day three we set off to Storeikvollen with clear skies. It was a beautiful but also very, very cold day. Shortly after we arrived at Storeikvollen we got company from a guy and his two dogs who were on their way to a solo trip to the Swedish mountains. Unfortunately, the oven in the dog deparment was not sufficient to heat the cabin to a comfortable temperature and the snow that had come into the cabin through an open vent started melting only the next morning.