Our second trip to the island of Uloya. This time a different drop off on the other side of the island at a small fishing port.
Tonnes of stock fish were drying in the cold air and we had a chance to look in the old village shop, just about the only building on the island [...]
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A bad weather day to say the least. After getting up early anticipating a long day we changed the plans and skinned up the home mountain behind Lyngen Lodge.
More great scenery to take in during a cold slog uphill. With 10cm of fresh snow overnight we had to break trail all the way to the [...]
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This was uncharted territory for both us and our guide, Nigel Shepherd (Shep). Shep has been an International mountain guide for nearly 30 years so knows his stuff and after a cracking trip to Zermatt last year he invited Houghty and I out to Norway to explore the Lyngen Alps. A guide he knows from [...]
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I’ve just got back from an amazing trip to Northern Norway where I spent a week summiting the local Lyngen Alps. A real treat was watching the Northern lights on the last night and Graham Austick took this great picture. A incredible spectacle. There are more images on the Lyngen lodge site
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I had to share this image. Just incredible views over the fjords. Apparently whales can often be seen in this area as they cruise the protected waters around here in order to mate.
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