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Skjolden Youth Hostel from the little bridge over the very noisy Eidselvi.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Delightful wildflowers — common toadflax — by Eidsvatnet, Skjolden.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Eidsvatnet behind Skjolden, draining into the Eidselvi past the hostel.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Fine old Norwegian barn at Berge, five miles up Sognefjellsvegen, 270m.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Sheep living under a very old stabbur—raised storehouse—at Berge, five miles up.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Mark Moxham and Mark Burnard admire the view near Sprekla, 8 miles up, 560m.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Shane skims stones at Fossegaldsbrui, a small glacial waterfall we’re following uphill.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Start of the Sognefjellsvegen climb near Turtagrø Hotel, 10 miles, 930m. Snow beyond; sign says built in 1939.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Looking back above Harahola at the long climb. 11 miles, 1035m.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Nedre Oscarshaug viewpoint, 1100m, 11.5 miles from the hostel.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Ian Luke, Mark Burnard and Mark Moxham at 1200m, 12.3 miles from the hostel.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
1300m and 14.1 miles; overlooking Gjuvvatnet. Only 144m climbing left, snow everywhere.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
A real glacier on Steindalsnosi, from the fenced road over Øvre Hervavatnet; thick snow by the bridge.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
The group by the 1400m sign at Silja lake—higher than Ben Nevis! 16.5 miles.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Glaciers on Steindalsnosi and ‘icebergs’ bobbing in Silja lake.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Group at the summit—1434m, 20.5 miles—the highest road in Norway. Coats on after the rain.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
The long downhill sweeps past Krossbu Tourist Cottage, 1.5 miles below the summit.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Looking back from partway down the long descent in Breidsæterdalen.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Skjolden to Bøverdalen via Sognefjell glaciers
Bøverdalen youth hostel, finally basking in the morning sun we’d craved.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Bøverdalen to Skjåk via Lom and the Otta valley
Rear view of Bøverdalen youth hostel in the sunshine.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Bøverdalen to Skjåk via Lom and the Otta valley
Another view of Bøverdalen youth hostel; our group almost ready. Post Office attached.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Bøverdalen to Skjåk via Lom and the Otta valley
Looking back to Galdhøpiggen, Norway’s highest, from Galdbygde on the Bøvra.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Bøverdalen to Skjåk via Lom and the Otta valley
The long downhill along the Bøvra continues, just past the Røisheim Hotel.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Bøverdalen to Skjåk via Lom and the Otta valley
Looking down the Bøvra valley towards Lom, near Strinde on the Sognefjell road.
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Event: Fjords of Western Norway 1989
Report: Bøverdalen to Skjåk via Lom and the Otta valley