Stormoa (06.06.2020)  

Stormoa had been on the list for a long time, and with summer well underway in Senja, I thought starting higher up was a good idea.

We parked just after the tunnel at the side of the lake and picked a natural path up towards the saddle before the ridge. Hot today, but lots of wind, made for chilly conditions heading up the bowl. There was a waterfall forming in the middle of the valley, so we stayed well to the left of this until crossing, and then well to the right. Lots of snow had melted off the ridge, so the ridge was a mixed ascent. Around 50m from the top we had to turn around, as the snow conditions got too difficult. The snow had started melting from the ridge and was rotten around the stones, which meant we fell through with every step. We tried to continue the ascent more on the north side of the face, but this in the end became too steep for Bendik.

We got great skiing all the way down and, with fantastic views, the trip was still a success :)