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Kyrkja
seen from the starting point Leirvassbu, 1400m. From the beginning this
was thought to be a nice evening trip. 600 altitude meters doesn't feel
too hard,
even if I climbed Skogshorn the day before.
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However,
I have more of yesterdays walk in my legs than I wanted to believe.
Furthermore, there is much snow in Jotunheimen this year, and the snow
is soft. Time after time I sink down to my knees in snow, tough. |
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After
a not so wise choice of route, where I have to kick my boots hard into
the
snow not to slide down from a 60 degrees slope, I manage to get to the
actual
peak. The way up is to the right side in this picture. |
The
last part to the peak is steep, and there are those who don't climb up
here. This is really no mountain for beginners. |
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It
feels good to reach the summit, but I am conciderably more tired than I
had expected. This is a reminder to take it easy in the beginning of
the season. |
Anyway,
the view from here is great. Here is a backlight picture down to the
lake Leirvatnet, still covered with ice and with Leirvassbu at the
further end. |
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Hurrungane, with its sharp peaks far to the
south. As for myself, I think this is the
most beautiful part of Jotunheimen. |
As I mentioned before, there is a lot of
snow this year... |
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