Blogs from Galdhøpiggen, Eastern Norway, Norway, Europe

That would be Jotunheimen National Park, home of the highest peaks in Norway including Galdhøppigen at 2469m ASL (8,098') which I summited last Thursday under mercifully dry conditions but with extremely limited to absolutely zero visibility. This brought to a close 2018's Scandinavian Peak Bagging Trilogy which also included Sweden's highest mountain and Finland's highest point. There was actually a bit of doubt whether or not I would be able to bag this trip's 3rd objective because the weather in Norway had been pretty lousy since I crossed the border from Finland 5 days prior. Plus I sort of boxed myself in to having only one day to try for the peak after I bought a non-refundable ticket on a Hurtigruten cruise from Ålesund to Bergen (more on that in the next blog). The hike to ... read more

Nach anfänglichem Zögern hab ich mich doch überreden lassen gleich das erste Wochenende hier ganz in den Bergen zu verbringen. Mein Gott was hätte ich mich geärgert, wenn ich das nicht mitgemacht hätte!!! -der absolute Wahnsinn- ... read more