Parte Huts to Kvikkjokk – The end of the journey

The 15km to Kvikkjokk was one of mixed emotion. I so desperately wanted to continue, to stay hiking around in the mountains for as long as possible, to make as much as I could of this amazing experience, yet the last couple of days had made the decision for me. Kvikkjokk was to be the …

Aktse to Parte Huts

A beautiful place, a beautiful morning, another boat to catch this morning... and I cant weight bear on my ankle. Crap. Crap, crap, crap! It was all supposed to be fixed. yesterday was great! no problem! what happened?!? It's more swollen than ever. Its never been this swollen in the morning. Right. well. Best figure …

Saltoloukta – Aktse

After a rest day in Saltoloukta to assess my ankle situation (and wash...) I was stoked to be feeling a lot better and excited to be able to continue. The rest seemed to have done the job, and having the chance to chat to some great friends and family had lifted my spirits. The rain …

Teusa to Vakkotavare (Saltoluokta)

Being the first and only day of the hike with real time limits on it, (a 7am boat and 3pm bus) this day was potentially asking for disaster. The assumed time  under normal conditions for this section was 4-5 hours, so technically I had an extra two hours up my sleeve for unplanned (although probably …

Kaitum to Teusa

Sun shining in the mountains and just 9km to get through over a relatively low elevation pass, this definitely counts as a rest day, right? I made a promise to myself to take it slow, enjoy the scenery and take loads of photos. So I did. 4 hours of trekking in the sun and taking …

Singi to Kaitum

The camp hosts at Singi were definitely not convinced that my decision to head south, instead of east out to Kebnekaise and some form of civilisation, was the right one. To me it was logical, the distance to Saltuolokta and "some form of civilisation" was about the same as heading east and out, but this …

Salka to Singi

With thoughts of yesterday, the requirement to walk to the toilets using hiking poles as crutches and a gloomy weather forecast I was not particuarly enthused at the beginning of the day. Taking my time getting organised, as per usual, and didnt end up leaving Salka until about 11:00am. It was snowy on the way out …

Alesjaure to Salka

10:30am isn't the best of times to begin a long, sunny day hiking through the snow, and I was soon to find that out! It was a beautiful day in the mountains and yet again the scenery was amazing. The plan was to skip a stop and continue 25km over the pass and begin down …

Abiskojaure to Alesjaure

With the promise that everyone who had left the day before (about 12 people) had continued and none returned (the opposite of every day before) the possibility of reaching Alesjaure huts suddenly became realistic and the thought of the entire valley being filled with snow diminished almost completely. I happily tramped away in the sun …