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Ørneberget

Date:
26.01.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:38h
Distance:
5.4km

Short local hike to Ørneberget.

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Skiing at Fløyen

Date:
24.01.2019
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
2:53h
Distance:
16.6km

More or less an exact copy of my skiing trip from Fløyen to Lønborg earlier in the week, but with a slightly longer route through "lysløypen" before turning north for Lønborg. The skiing conditions for the floodlit track had not changed much, but there was now clearly more snow outside the track. So it should soon be possible to do some proper backcountry skiing. For the descent, I made it almost to Munkebotsvatnet before removing the skis, although it would probably have been fine to continue all the way to the lake. And like on Monday, I put the skis back in Hellemyrstien, but this time I could keep them on all the way to the top of Øyjordsveien.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
23.01.2019
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:07h
Distance:
5.2km

Short local evening hike across Hellen festning. All the roads at Hellen festning were very icy, hence the unusual route up to the top of Øyjorden.

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Skiing at Fløyen

Date:
21.01.2019
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
2:53h
Distance:
14.5km

The first skiing trip of 2019! Started from the upper station of Fløibanen and spent some time in "lysløypen" under excellent skiing conditions. I then turned on my head lamp and headed for Munkebotsvatnet, making it a bit below the smaller dam under Storevatnet, before deciding it would be safest to remove the skis and continue on foot. Probably a good decision as shortly after I spotted the first small rocks peeking out through the snow, and when getting closer to Munkebotsvatnet the snow was completely replaced by ice. I put the skis back on at Hellemyrstien though, but mainly due to being tired of carrying them, as the snow conditions there were far from optimal. But I did keep them on almost all the way to the top of Øyjordsveien without any major issues.

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Hellen festning and Furukammen

Date:
20.01.2019
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:27h
Distance:
5.0km

Short local hike across Hellen festning and Furukammen.

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Bamsehi, Gjøken and Huldraheimen

Date:
19.01.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:59h
Distance:
20.5km

Started by taking the bus (or rather, bus, train and then bus again) to Lone and from there following the road to Borgo where the marked trailhead was easily located. However, shortly after leaving the last house behind the signs stopped, and given that the trail was completely covered by snow (and there were no footprints to follow), I was soon rather unsure whether I was following a trail or not. I think I was pretty close though. At least it was relatively straightforward to make progress toward Borgaskaret. My main challenge was that it had by now started snowing quite heavily, which made for poor visibility. I decided to still make the planned detour for Bamsehi , but more or less walking from cairn to cairn in order to avoid having to refer to the GPS too frequently. After a quick visit to Bamsehi , I >>>

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Around Store Lungegårdsvannet

Date:
17.01.2019
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
0:40h
Distance:
3.5km

Short walk around Store Lungegårdsvannet with a colleague during a break at work.

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Visiting 15 cabins south of Ulriken

Date:
13.01.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:34h
Distance:
12.7km

Started from the bus stop at Montana and followed the normal route to Baunehytten and Landåsfjellet . Here I turned back and then passed by Sigridheim , Speiderhytten , Arneborg , Smaa-Gimle , Gimle , Lidskjalv and Noreg on my way up to Turnerhytten . The initial plan had been to continue to Hauggjelsvarden , but the strong cold winds made me discard this plan and instead start my descent, passing by Steinbu and Arken , before finally getting a bit of shelter. Årstadvoll , Djervhytten and Breidablik were also visited on my way down to Årstadveien. PS: Note that Arken was rebuilt somewhere between 2017 and 2018 . The cabin's appearance is therefore different compared to the pictures in "Byfjellene - mangfold og hytteliv" by Trygve Hillestad from 2016. Until coming across this information I was unsure whether I had visited the correct cabin. ;) PSS: Steinbu has clearly also recently been refurbished and now ironically looks more like it's made out of wood than the stones indicated by the name. :)

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Furukammen

Date:
11.01.2019
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:13h
Distance:
4.9km

Short local evening hike across Furukammen.

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Vardebu, Ulvehylet and Fjellsol

Date:
08.01.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:06h
Distance:
6.7km

For the first time in a long while the sun was shining. I therefore left work a bit early and headed for Ulriken , this time not taking the stone steps but rather the trail along Langrinden. Slightly more tricky than expected due to several icy areas, but I made it to the upper station of the cable car without any real difficulties. There I put on the snow chains and continued to Vardebu for some very nice pictures in the setting sun. Quick visits of Ulvehylet and Fjellsol were also made before starting the descent. Decided to stay away from the icy stone steps and instead followed the old path for the first stretch, making it to the gravel road just as it was starting to get dark.

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