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Fire and Ice 2107: More Ice than Fire
It was another full day exploring the sights between Vagnsstaðir and Vik. We spent much of the day marvelling at the ice in all of it’s forms. Glacier tongues, lagoons, and crevasses drew our attention over and over again. I … Continue reading
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Fire & Ice 2017 Day 9: Kiruna to Stockholm
Today after our overnight train ride, we will explore Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Did You Know? Volvo, a Swedish company invented the 3-point seat belt system, and instead of patenting it to make their own company a lot more … Continue reading
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Fire & Ice 2017 Day 8: Kebnekaise to Nikkolauda to Kiruna
Today we will head out from Kebnekaise Mountain Station to Nikkolauda. There, we will catch a bus that will take us to Kiruna. There, we will catch a train to Stockholm. Did You Know?
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Fire & Ice 2017 Day 7: Kebnekaise Climb
. Today is the big day. We will try to make our way to the highest point in Sweden, the summit of Kebnekaise (2099 m.). Did You Know? Haparanda in Sweden, and Tornio in Finland, are so close in proximity … Continue reading
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Fire & Ice 2017 Day 6: Kebnekaise Mountain Station
Today we say good-bye to our ski teammates and meet our climbing ones. We’ll do some preparation for our climb of Kebnekaise (2099 m.) as well as rest and make everything ready for the climb. Did You Know? Something that … Continue reading
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Fire & Ice 2017 Day 5: Salka-Kebnekaise
This will be an exciting day as we will see Kebnekaise (2099 m.), Sweden’s highest peak, for the first time. We will be trying to spot the route up that we will use when climbing the peak. Today we ski … Continue reading
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Fire & Ice 2017 Day 4: Tjakta-Salka
Today the rhythms of our ski days should be set as we make way from Tjakta mountain hut to Salka mountain hut. Did You Know? In Sweden, the traditional Christmas visitor is the “nisse” or “gnome”, a short, good-humoured sprite … Continue reading
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Fire & Ice 2017 Day 3: Alesjaure-Tjakta
Today we ski from Alesjaure mountain hut to Tjakta mountain hut. The huts were are using are maintained by the Swedish Tourism Association and help make the Swedish outdoors more accessible to everyone. Did You Know? “Lagom” is an important … Continue reading
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Fire & Ice 2017 Day 2: Abiskojaure-Alesjaure
Today’s plan is to ski from Abisko.jaure-Alesjaure. We are learning all about the Letter “A” Did You Know? Between 300,000 and 400,000 moose (“Alces alces”) roam the Swedish woods. The moose is also considered the most dangerous animal in Sweden. … Continue reading
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Fire & Ice 2017 Day 1: Abisko Mountain Station-Abiskojaure
Today’s plan is to ski from Abisko Mountain Station to Abiskojaure mountain hut. It will be our first day out so we must take very good care of our feet since they will be adapting to the large volume of … Continue reading
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Fire and Ice 2017: Our Ski Route…
This map shows our entire ski route from Abisko to Kebnekaise and then finishing in Nikkaluokta. We will be carrying some of our food supplies in our backpacks and acquiring some items along the way. Out backpacks will weight between … Continue reading
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A Invitation to Fire & Ice 2017
Marian and I are off on another adventure and we’d like to invite you to come along. We are calling the expedition, “Fire and Ice 2017” and we’re off to points north of here in Sweden and Iceland. The name … Continue reading
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