July 6th, 2020: “C’mon! Let’s move!” Sverre was motoring through the scree lining the beach of the idyllic Djupfjord near the hamlet of Henningsvær in Lofoten, Norway. I had never seen the Norwegian, typically laconic and soft spoken, move so swiftly. “Those bastards were trying to run past us!” He said. What bastards? There were two climbers who had tried to run ahead of us, he explained, thus claiming their spot ahead of us in cue. He had spotted them just as we were setting off from camp, their heads bobbing up and down above the chest-high grass by the road. Watching Sverre move through the boulders ahead, I could not help but grin at myself. “He’s getting this thing,” I thought. The boulderer is becoming an alpine climber, intent on moving as quickly and lightly as possible. This would be my second ascent of Vagakallen; Sverre, a boulderer from the verdant hills of North Trondelag, was still relatively new to the mountains. The GoPro I had with me practically burned in my pocket. It was a beautiful clear morning and we had arrived the evening before in Sverre’s van with moods as high surrounding peaks and with no agenda except to have fun and challenge ourselves in the mountains. Check out the GoPro edit in the link below! For a more detailed trip report of the North Ridge of Vågakallen, check out the post I made from last year’s ascent.
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Hubert Alacoque
8/2/2020 02:29:59 pm
awesome trek... awesome video... I am an old envious fellow... All the best to you !!!
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Daniel
8/18/2020 06:11:19 am
just watching this again. Erik your expressions are hilarious. Great video!
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