Søre dyrhaugstind

I went yet another trip to Hurrungane. This time Sondre Weenås joined me. I had imagined that if I combined skiing and climbing, the two best things to do in life, that would be the ultimate thing to do. So to try it out I aimed for a route up Søre Dyrhaugtind. After sleeping in the car we went really early from Turtagrø so we could ski down around 1pm. At sunrise we reached the bottom of the route. Eager to start climbing and get warm I started of the first pitch. The sun radiation melted the snow quite fast and on the crux pitch the slab did not have any ice or snow. The climbing was quite exciting and totally different from Storen. After climbing some more, runouts, bad ice and the too much snow, I retreated. Sucks but thats how climbing is some times. Go back and do it when the conditions are better.

Did not take too many pictures but here are some

Rise and shine! Sonde around 3 in the morning

Sondre on the way to the first pitch

Red is where we climbed, and returned. Blue is the rest of the climb

View from 2nd belay, Midtmaradalen

Sondre following on the first of 4-5 pitches

Store Skagastølstind

Grodo and I went to try Storen a few weeks earlier. Due to shit conditions we had to bail, but this time that were not an option and we were more eager then ever. Sondre also wanted to start his winter climbing after newly purchased axes and crampons. This time we had visibility, but the strong wind kept it exciting during the pitches to the summit. I am hooked. Winter climbing is awesome.

Here's some pictures

At bandet getting ready to start the day

Making water

Going up the aprons

Beautiful view

The climbing getting closer

Scrambling some before roping in

Me belaying on top of the last pitch. Amazing formations

Grodo and Sondre at the summit