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Our journey takes us to Beachen near Stryn. Along the way there are many ferry crossings with great views.
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Nordfjord with Briksdalbreenglacier
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Beachen is one of the best steep crags in Norway with more than 50
routes
between 5b and 8a below a big overhang. The rock is mostly dry, but the
steepest part is often wet due to moisture from the nearby fjord.
After the rain falls of the previous days the black rock feels like
soap. On our second day the sun comes out and dries the rock within
minutes.
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Sebastian on Brille Fin (7b) in Beachen
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We
can't believe our eyes, when our Swiss friends Basti and Corinne come
around the corner. Its good to meet them again and hear their stories
from Northern Norway, where they spent the last 3 weeks. We share
information and tell stories from climbing areas from the south and
around Bergen. We spend the evenings together in our luxurious hotel
"Glacier View". At least thats the way we call the view from our van,
when we stop below another great Norwegian glacier.
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Briksdalbreenglacier
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Debbie at Jostedalbreenglacier
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Only
one morning we're woken by 30 tourist busses which take the passengers
of this cruise ship to the highlights of Fjordland.
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Debbie in Nytid (7b)
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We slowly get stronger and do many and unusually steep (at least
for us) routes here. The days with Basti and
Corinne in Beachen are over way too fast. They head south and we want to go even
further north. We spend a cold (5°C) night up on the old
Strynfjellroad at 1200 m. Next to the gravel road the Tundra is covered
with mushrooms. An elderly couple from Berlin tells us, these are
Orange Birch Bolete and very good. Within minutes we have enough
for a tasty dinner.
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Orange Birch Bolete (Leccinum versipelle)
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From the hights of the old Strynfjell road we drive over
Trollstigenpass and enjoy the phantastic views of Geirangerfjord.
Our next destination is Åndalsnes.
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Geirangerfjord
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The weather forecast is bad for Julsundet, so we decide to drive via Romsdal and
Dumbås to Trondheim. Its very surprising to see limestone cliffs above the little village of Hell.
Just 3 km away from Trondheim airport. The rock is a conglomerate that
was polished by glaciers. We climb on cut pebbles or pockets that were
once filled by them. For us it feels like a mixture of the cliffs in Frankenjura and Margalef in
Spain.
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Hell with
Trondheim airport in the background
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Pebbles in Hell
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Climbing on steep pocketed rock makes for a nice change. But due to the
wet summer many routes are seeping. The rock is very steep and on the
second day my forearms are burning viciously, so Debbie can do a lot of
climbing.
The next rainfront moves in and we hit the road the same evening, destination Lofoten beyond the Arctic circle.
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