The Romsdal Adventure, Day 1 and 2

The lack of blog posts since the last is due to the fact that there has been nothing really to write about. I have settled into a fair routine of work, study, ski (although that is wrapping up). There should be some new ones coming up over the next several weeks as I am taking some sweet trips around Europe, but for now the next big thing is my current Easter holiday.

Romsdal, home of the Romsdalsalpene, is one of the most famous "adventure" skiing regions in the world. No lifts, no resorts, nothing but peaks. Climb and ski is the name of the game and it has so far been the most difficult, tiring, and spectacular skiing experience of my life. It's hard as hell but well worth it for the turns. A price must be paid to the mountain gods for this type of skiing and the currency is sweat.

This type of action also tends towards the dangerous side so we are all geared up with avalanche beacons, shovels, probes, etc. Thankfully one of the dudes with us is an expert climber and alpine guide so he is helpful from an input point of view. Just to reinforce that, he has climbed the Trollveggen (Troll wall) which is the tallest vertical rock face in Europe. In fact he once got lost with a buddy on the route up and ended up spending 29!!!!! hours on the wall. Anywho, just gonna throw up some vids and pics.

Day 1

Day 2