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• Great days in the Ice of Bødalsbreen
  on Jul 18, 2012 in Jostedalsbreen glaciers Hiking Norway caving
  As I am planning to climb Mt. Stanley in Uganda early next year I wanted to do some glacier training before going, and the few last days we spent in beautiful Bødalen at the foot of the giant glacier Jostedalsbreen.After a couple of wet days that wa...
• The Ski season ended at Bitihorn
  on Jun 7, 2012 in ski touring Bitihorn Jotunheimen backcountry skiing skiing Beitostølen
  After a great trip to Loftet the previous day, and a night at local pub "Fjoset" at Lom I didn't plan any hikes on my way back to Oslo. But when white mountains where bathing in the spring sun when driving over  "Valdresflya" I couldn't stop my...
• Spring Powder at Loftet (The Loft) 2170 m.
  on May 30, 2012
  No reason to put away our skies yet! It's near the end of May, still we found the best snow this year these days at Loftet in the northern parts of Jotunheimen. Driving more than five hours from Oslo it was all worth it as we made turns in fresh...
• Gaustatoppen in May, where summer meets winter
  on May 5, 2012 in ski touring Norway offpiste backcountry skiing Gaustatoppen skiing
  Five times I have pushed my self up the steep ascent to Gaustatoppen, and I am sure there will be a sixth time, and many more. The reason for that is not the joy of skiing down one of Gausta's seven famous couloirs, but walking along the airy ridge w...
• 2 great days skiing in Romsdal
  on Apr 26, 2012 in ski touring Romsdal Alps Kjøvskardtind offpiste backcountry skiing skiing
  Mount Kjøvdalstind, that we skied on this trip, seen from Kirketaket It has been two years since I last visited beautiful fjord "Isfjorden" and the wild and snow covered peaks that surrounds it in numbers. Back than we skied Kirketaket, one of...
• A mountain all for us selves
  on Apr 19, 2012 in ski touring Norway backcountry skiing skiing Kvamskogen
  Every year I head back to this mountain called Høganovi. The ascent is long, but the reward is a great landscape and untouched snow for the descent. There is almost never any people up here, only one or two cross country skiers passing by on their w...
• Gullfjellet - Premium Skiing 25 minutes outside the city
  on Apr 14, 2012 in ski touring Gullfjellet Norway offpiste backcountry skiing skiing
  Outside Norways second largest city, Bergen there is a place that would suprise you. A mini-Jotunheimen with lots of snow and numerous opportunities for skiers. Yes, it's suprising as Bergen has a warm climate and is not known for snow and winter act...
• Backcountry Tour to the "Mountain at the end"
  on Mar 9, 2012 in ski touring Norway backcountry skiing Kvamskogen
  Gully called PurkegjeletIendefjell is a mountain at Kvamskogen in Western Norway that I yet had to visit. I have planned to go many times, but the weather has never played along. However when visiting Bergen last weekend I set off with my friends Fro...
• Night Skiing with head lamp
  on Mar 9, 2012 in Video Oslo offpiste skiing
  It hasn't snowed much in Oslo this winter. But finally at Wedesday it came down in loads.  But where can you get some untouched powder snow for your self near a big city like Oslo? The answer: After work I jumped in the car and drove 35 min...
• Kilimanjaro, Machame Route: Day 6, Mweka Camp - Mweka Gate
  on Mar 7, 2012 in trekking Africa Hiking Travel Killimajaro
  Distance 10 km. Duration: 3 hours Altimeter 3100 - 1800 Time for a cold beerMy last blog post from KilimanjaroThis was the  last and most boring stage, even as we walked through some beautiful rainforest. After sleeping like a rock after th...

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