TOP 10 TRIPS 2008 2008 was the year I lost my dear little buddy "Troll". While I miss having him around, his departure also allowed me, on a larger scale, to pursue local mountains that I hadn't been able to do so far. Blåbretinden, Råna, Store Smørskredtinden, to name a few. These peaks increased my comfort level on steep snow. 2008 was also the year when I found the will to travel again. On a small scale, but still. And while not being a mountaineering challenge, The Three Peak Challenge in the UK stands out as the highlight of the year. A crazy project + good friends can easily beat any steep wall or narrow ridge. Among many wonderful trips, these were the top 10 trips in 2008: |
1. | Three Peak Challenge | - | United Kingdom | Aug 2008 |
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Bit of a "crazy" project with Matt, Olof, Anna, Louise and Joe; to visit the high point of Scotland (Ben Nevis), England (Scafell Pike) and Wales (Snowdon) in less than 24 hours. We did it in 21h:40m. A very different trip from what I'm used to, but fun, fun, fun. | |||
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Sprovstinden on the north ridge |
1194m | Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | Mar 2008 |
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A winter climb of Sprovstinden's north ridge, led by Daniel Due-Tønnessen. To me, this was a trip of the serious sort, although Daniel seemed to find the whole thing quite trivial. We were "rewarded" with an inferno and a white-out as we reached the summit. An unforgettable climb, it was. | |||
3. | Bladet | 1300m | Sunnmørsalpene, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | Aug 2008 |
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This was certainly a dream come true, together with my friends Matt, Anna, Joe & Terje. Matt led the climb, which was totally fun and rich on episodes from beginning to end. | |||
4. | Gran Paradiso attempt | 3030m | Graian Alps, Italy | Apr 2008 |
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An attempt to climb Gran Paradiso (4061m) with my friend Petter Bjørstad, ended at Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele (2735m). I was in a bad physical condition, which let up during the day, when Petter successfully climbed the summit. I skied up to 3030m while waiting for him. This was a highly intense weekend trip... | |||
5. | Svartevasstinden | 1259m | Vestnes/Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | July 2008 |
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A very enjoyable climb, led by Odd Arne Maridal. We had both been wanting to do this mountain, and were just waiting for a co-climber to surface. This is, bar none, the most difficult of the Vestnes tops. | |||
6. | Kvitegga | 1707m | Sunnmørsalpene, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | May 2008 |
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To me, this is one of the finest ski-trips in Sunnmørsalpane. And Sveinung Klyve, Svein Myhre and myself were blessed with the finest weather possible, upon our visit. A descent with a "nerve" from Kvanngrønibba, gave the trip the perfect ending. | |||
7. | Smørskredtinden | 1631m | Sunnmørsalpene, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | July 2008 |
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Store Smørskredtinden was the highlight of the solo trips I did during the summer, just after my dog had passed away. Equipped with crampons and two axes I ascended from Tverrdalen. I've never been brave in steep snow hills, but this trip was a huge step in the right direction. | |||
8. | Blåbretinden | 1476m | Sunnmørsalpene, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | July 2008 |
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Another unforgettable solo trip made during the summer. I was only going to visit Litlehornet, but ended up crossing Ljosabreen glacier and climb the steep north flank. | |||
9. | Liadalsnipa | 924m | Sunnmørsalpene, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | July 2008 |
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An awesome traverse together with Arngeir Syversen. As we didn't quite knew what we were heading into, the east ridge turned out to be a bit of a mental challenge. | |||
10. | Kongen | 1614m | Trollstigen, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | July 2008 |
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A trip to Kongen and Bispen together with Torill, Inka and Arngeir, that didn't have any challenging moments, but .. oh my .. how beautiful these peaks are. |