A while back it was in Lyngen where I took my first real lessons on ski-mountaineering. It was learning by doing and very often the hard way while struggling with tricky conditions. Still those were the days and I always wanted to go back. But somehow every spring I was driven to steep skiing circus in the Alps.
Luckily this time all worked out and I got to visit Lyngen for a couple of weeks. As usual the weather was playing games and you just couldn’t trust the weather forecasts. So the plan was to go out and make the most out of it. Despite tricky conditions our strategy worked out well and we managed to use those short weather windows. I was super motivated and driven to the mountains and managed to ski twelve beautiful lines in ten days. That’s more than in past trips all together...
Most of the time we explored some less known areas around Lyngen where Ape had spotted some possible lines. It’s pretty remarkable that during the days we didn’t see anybody else up the mountain.
Most of the time we explored some less known areas around Lyngen where Ape had spotted some possible lines. It’s pretty remarkable that during the days we didn’t see anybody else up the mountain.
Solo mission to ski the Saana hill (1029m) just across the Norwegian border in Finland (or should I call it a mountain..) was just a perfect ending for the trip. It was emotional to ski a beautiful steep(ish) line in the home country.
Thanks for all the great people I got to experience the magic with. And special thanks for Ape for organising everything! Finally we got to ski some beautiful Lyngen lines together! Can't wait for the next mission up North!
Thanks for all the great people I got to experience the magic with. And special thanks for Ape for organising everything! Finally we got to ski some beautiful Lyngen lines together! Can't wait for the next mission up North!
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| Evening run with Janne Mukkala |
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| Ape Majava on Tyterbaertinden South Face |
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| Janne @Tyterbaertinden South Face |
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| Tyterbaertinden with Ape & Janne |
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| Rain, snow, storm, sunshine...and all within one hour... |
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| Ptor enjoying powdery turns while Ville shooting |
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| Ptor & Ville |
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| Evening run called Arttu Muukkonen's lucky day with Ville & Ptor |
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| Ptor |
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| Ape ready to drop in @Skaidegaisi |
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| Antti Leuku on the crux @Skaidegaisi |
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| Team La Grave Ape, Ville & Ptor |
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| Ptor making his way up in the pouring rain.. |
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| Ape doing some cleaning work while monster is sleeping above.. |
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| Ape dropping in @Otertinden |
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| @Otertinden |
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| Antti Leuku @Otertinden |
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| Just another couloir |
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| Pekka Pakkanen |
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| "Polse" Couloir just about to be signed by Team Härmä |
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| Ape spotting our main objective from above. Dimensions were truly overwhelming at first sight... |
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| We silently abseiled down under the sleeping monsters.. |
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| Hillbillies at work. ©Arttu Muukkonen |
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| Mountains were generous for us! Safely down with big smiles! |
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| Little boat ride to get to the lines |
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| Antti Leuku linking turns on some nice spring snow |
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| Pekka & Antti getting back home |
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| Good we brought some ice axes |
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| Antti & Tankki |
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| We could really feel, hear and see the spring arriving to Arctic! |
