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Galdhøpiggen 16. - 17. 5. 2019

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A hut complex Spiterstulen, after 5 km long hike with camping and skiing gear. It was meant to be an initial starting point.

Trail to Galdhøpiggen starts with bridge over Visa River.

Alluvial fan is hosting Spiterstulen (1100 m).

The lower part of the valley.

And mostly snow-free trail at the beginning.

Heavy-loaded backpack. More snow started at 1300 m elevation.

Unloaded backpack at the overnighting site with a pleasant view on Jotunheimen.

Meal time in the morning next day.

Photographer's snack: Morning oats with raspberry: Whole Milk, Single Cream (Milk) (21%), Rolled Oats (16%), White Sugar, Freeze Dried Raspberry (2%), (449 kcal, 60.4g Carbohydrates (27.9g Sugars), Fat 17.6g (Saturated Fat 10.2g), Salt 0.3g, Protein 9.6g and Fibre 5.6g)

The hike continued on skis from here on.

First rest with a view on Glittertinden (2457 m), which is the second highest peak in Norway.

The slope got more gentle for a while.

First of the peaks on the way to Galdhøpiggen is Svellnose (2272 m). Footsteps are from few people that hiked to the summit yesterday.

A cairn and Tverråtinden ridge in the background.

Time to take off the skis for a while.

Styggebrean glacier north of the ridge.

Already past the Svellnose peak.

Svellnosbrean glacier south of the ridge.

A horde of hikers and skiers on a way to the highest Norwegian Peak from Juvvass.

Keilhaus topp (2355 m) is the next to be crossed.

On the Keilhaus topp and a last ascent to the summit of Galdhøpiggen.

Few skiers already summited.

Many on their way to invade the highest Norwegian peak with Norwegian flags on the Norwegian Constitution Day.

Hut on the top, which was closed.

The summit with 2549 m elevation.

Some even brought bunads with them.

Panorama towards the west. Storjuvtinden, Bukkehøi and Skardstinden.

Hut from the top.

Proud Norwegian.

Proud Slovene on the top of Norway, Scandinavia and Northern Europe.

Another panorama of Jotunheimen towards the southwest.

Hurrungane peaks that reach 2400 m elevation.

Still many on their way to the top.

Few pairs of skis became few tens pairs of skis and it was time to retreat.

In shorts or in skirt if necessary.

Leaving "the ant colony" on the summit also myself.

Lunchtime in the solitude of the Keilhaus topp.

Crevasses and cloud shadows on Svellnos Glacier.

Nevertheless, few skiers departed in the afternoon towards the top from Visdalen.

Back to the spring in Otta Valley. Lom town in the distance. But only for one day.