So the vacation is over for this time. From now there will be a new blog every Sunday. But one news will be; it will be a interview with a person related to Mountains and outdoor activities. The first interview will be next Sunday.
The summer has been hot, this means that the glaciers will be affected. one consequence of this is that its only differ 20cm between the two peaks. The scientist at Tarfala research station think there will only be Days Before the peaks got the same altitude. This will as i wright about Before, affect the tourism in the area.
Tarfala mountain station, and Kebnekaise in the background..
When we still are in the area we can also inform that the mountain rescue has been doing rescue missions in the area. A women with her two kids was cought by bad weather and fog, so they could not navigate. So the Mountain rescue have to support them. When they found them there were about 40 person waiting out the fog..
When it comes to workout, there has been good progress. With a PR in bench-press and a lot of cardio-workout I am ready for the fall. Also some wall climbing to get the feeling and shaping up the tecnique..
Of course there has been a tour to Skuleberget for a Via Ferrata, and there is more to come. September and October is the best time for Via Ferrata..
Nice summer climbing at Skuleberget www.viaferrata.se(Photo Ulf Bergman)
And now over to some gear Review. Today I will look into aproach shoes. What I Think is important is that: 1. the shoe must be comfortable. 2. It must be stable. 3. It should be able to do some simple climbing with. 4. The price should not be over 200 Euro. 5. It must have good grip.(most important) Normally brands as Scarpa, La Sportiva, Millet, is mot common, but here we will look into Montura from Italy and Salewa with a background from Germany.
One half high and one short boot for mountaineering.(Photo Ulf Bergman)
This two shoes are very good. Both are very comfortable and got a really good grip. They are best for thin foots, and the sizes of them is ”normal” I got 42, and can have a normal socks in them. The Salewas MTN Trainer shoe will be my favourite used for the Via Ferrata. But both shoe will get 5 out of 5 NLA:s(Nordic Light Adventures stars) The Montura Yaru Tecno GTX is also very good for Via Ferrata and easy mountaineering or sky hikes in the alps..
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See ya soon, and dont forget the interview next Sunday..
Great to have a focus on the decreasing glaciers. This is sad, not only for the mountainwievs but also for the lack of water in the summers, important for wetlands, birds and plants.
In many regions the glaciers in asia and africa is an important source og summerwater.
Keep up eith the training Uffe. Im impressed of your endurance and streangth.
Work hard.
One good thing about summer going to it’s end, your blog is back. Yes now the north is higher, have that ever happend? Good point from Mattias also about the importance of glacier water in summer.