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Dante
and Sören preparing for the climb of the day, at Skardsnuten
Hotel in the ski area. We will use climbing equipment on the Via
Ferrata. Well, apart from Sören who will use the normal route to the
summit. |
From
the parking place, walk between house 12 and 13 and follow the path for
about 5 min. Then go to the right in the crossing marked by a cairn.
The left way leads to the summit by the normal route. Even here there
are steeper sections, secured by rope. |
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The beginning of the via ferrata may look
smoothe, but actually it's a bit tricky to find a grip for the feet at
first. |
Dante climbing the first part. |
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The end
of the first section. There are three climbing sections with easier
handling between. |
A steep
stone field between section one and two. It's easy to find the path
again at the top of the stone field. |
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Me,
starting to climb the second section. |
Nice view with Hemsedal in the
background. |
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Approaching
the "keypoint" of the climb. A bit tricky as you must lean
out,
hangin in the wire. At the same time the carabiners must be switched at
a bolt. |
After a
short jam with my carabiners, I pass without to much trouble. |
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One happy Dante, just before the passage. |
Me
starting to climb the final section. It's a short distance between
section two and three, but enough to get a brake if needed. You can
choose just to climb a short bit here, and then walk to the summit. But
we choose to climb the whole part, diagonally along the vertical cliff,
all the way to the summit. |
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We
don't regret that choice. The final part provides good climbing up a
steep cliffwall. |
Dante
coming up. |
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Almost
at the summit. We need about 1,5 hours to climb the mountain. |
This
time the summit isn't the most significant, it's the climb leading to
it. We get a light rain on the final part, but it doesn't bother us. We
have a good grip on the mountain all the way.
The descent is
on the other side of the summit. Following the path down is easy, but
with some secured parts as I mentioned earlier. |
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