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Here are few images from the Kebne Easter Ski Touring and Climbing 2010 event. I originally had a plan to stay there for two weeks, but had to cut it short. Still, we had an opportunity climb to Kebnekaise South Peak, do couple of ski touring trips and climb some ice in Tarfala and Skarttacohkka. Overall it was a great trip. Sun was shining all the time and it’s been years since I’ve had an opportunity to climb as much as I did during the days there. I camped in a tent throughout the time, but it is easy there. The station has cooking facilities and dry room. Furthermore you can buy food from there and there’s transportation available from Nikkaluokta to transport all the heavy gear up there.
Picture above: Searching for some champagne at Kebnekaise South Peak
Though Kebnekaise is not perhaps best place for pure ice climbing, it’s a great spot for winter sports holiday; you’ve got great mountaineering, ski touring and decent ice climbing in a one package. There’s huge variety of ski touring routes. Many easy ones such, Hembacke and everything up till the most frightening runs there is. For instance the one coming down from Laddjuvaggi was simply too much for me.
The biggest problem from ice climbing point of view is the fact that there isn’t too many easily accessible multi-pitch routes nearby. You either need to stick with easy routes such as Skarttacohkka, do the harder single pitch one in Tarfala multiple times or travel a bit further where there should be couple of multi-pitch routes as well (though I haven’t climbed those yet). One should also try out snow climbing there, there’s a good route going for instance on a ridge to the Kebnekaise North Peak.
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Few images from the trip below:
