Following on from here:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57443
We're back, all kit unpacked, washed,dried and stored away, photos uploaded, so here we go:
1000hrs - UK Customs overall were not a problem with sharps the only thing they werent happy about was a bungee in hand luggage which was confiscated. Martin moaned for the rest of the trip.
Fantastic flight out of Liverpool from Ryan Air who got us used to Norway prices by charging £3 for a cup of tea.
Norweigan Customs saw our combats and said "welcome, off hunting? Have a nice trip." and we were away.
Repacked our kit in the Airport (Torp) and filled our waterbottles then caught the free bus down to the train station.
Train to Nottenden ( bought meths - Rod Spirit for the Trangias at the Petrol Station) then bus to Rjukan.
Arrived about 1900hrs.
Then followed a 3 Km tab, all uphill, and I mean uphill; to the cable car that would take us up to the Hardangervidda.
To our horror, we missed the last cable car up so the first night was spent at the Krossobanen (cable car)
http://www.krossobanen.no/
Then we had heavy rain overnight, which made us pack up early and get into the cable car staging area, loads of history on the walls including a map of the Saboteurs Routes:
At 0800hrs we boarded the cable car and headed up through the mist and Rain clouds, given us a true idea of the steepness that the saboteurs had to negotiate. It has to be seen to be believed:
Half way:
At the top, maps were opened and the GPS fired up to mark way points as back up to the compases.
In the Ray Mears Series " The Real Heroes of Telemark" they gave the impression that once at the top of the cable car they were on the top of the Plateau, this is not the case, there is a further 3 km climb before you reach this:
We stopped further on down the trail here:
Not a bad spot
A bit more walking got us to here and a brew stop:
Finally reaching here:
The lake we headed for was the only one with any tree cover which we hoped would give us shelter if needed. It turned out to be an ideal location for two days of lounging around like rock-lizards.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57443
We're back, all kit unpacked, washed,dried and stored away, photos uploaded, so here we go:
1000hrs - UK Customs overall were not a problem with sharps the only thing they werent happy about was a bungee in hand luggage which was confiscated. Martin moaned for the rest of the trip.
Fantastic flight out of Liverpool from Ryan Air who got us used to Norway prices by charging £3 for a cup of tea.
Norweigan Customs saw our combats and said "welcome, off hunting? Have a nice trip." and we were away.
Repacked our kit in the Airport (Torp) and filled our waterbottles then caught the free bus down to the train station.
Train to Nottenden ( bought meths - Rod Spirit for the Trangias at the Petrol Station) then bus to Rjukan.
Arrived about 1900hrs.
Then followed a 3 Km tab, all uphill, and I mean uphill; to the cable car that would take us up to the Hardangervidda.
To our horror, we missed the last cable car up so the first night was spent at the Krossobanen (cable car)
http://www.krossobanen.no/
Then we had heavy rain overnight, which made us pack up early and get into the cable car staging area, loads of history on the walls including a map of the Saboteurs Routes:
At 0800hrs we boarded the cable car and headed up through the mist and Rain clouds, given us a true idea of the steepness that the saboteurs had to negotiate. It has to be seen to be believed:
Half way:
At the top, maps were opened and the GPS fired up to mark way points as back up to the compases.
In the Ray Mears Series " The Real Heroes of Telemark" they gave the impression that once at the top of the cable car they were on the top of the Plateau, this is not the case, there is a further 3 km climb before you reach this:
We stopped further on down the trail here:
Not a bad spot
A bit more walking got us to here and a brew stop:
Finally reaching here:
The lake we headed for was the only one with any tree cover which we hoped would give us shelter if needed. It turned out to be an ideal location for two days of lounging around like rock-lizards.