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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. |
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.
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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. |
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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