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Jotunheimen 2004
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2004-07-27 - Bukkehøe
We started at Geitsätre and followed the river Illåe uphill. Easygoing at the beginning. Our plan was to cross the river as early as possible. But there was too much water so we continued to walk up to the glacier. But we couldn’t find a possible place to cross the river. After half an hour of tries we realized that our only chance was to build a bridge of stones. We started to throw stones into the river and after 15 minutes we could easily walk over.

We now aimed towards the glacier, which meant a steep hill climb. Sometimes we had to use our hands to help. We reached the edge of the glacier and followed it to the summit. The terrain here was flat with stoned and some snow. After half an hour we reached the top, which was covered in fog and clouds.

This wasn’t the first trip with bad weather. So we stayed calm and waited and meanwhile we took some chocolate and food. This time we were lucky. The bad weather disappeared and it was photo time! The view was impressive and we could see the steep slope. This massive formation could bee seen easily from Galdhöpiggen.

The walk down went good except for the steep hill before Illåe. Here the terrain consisted of loose stones, which easily moved if you stepped on them. You could sometimes slip away several meters before everything stopped.

At the car park some car loving goats welcomed us. Luckily for us they were more interested of our neighbor car. But suddenly they saw us and we were forced to leave in a hurry.
 
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Geitsätre towards Bukkehøe.
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Nice terrain at the beginning.
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Doesn't it seemed to bee a lot of water?
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In the valley you will find the creak Søre Illåe witch we had to pass.
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A lot of stone and water. Impossible to pass here.
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We took a chance and walked all the way up to Illåbreen.
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The most dirty glacier we have seen.
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A glance back.
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A perfect place to cross (after we had thrown stones in about half an our).
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Gieters are great when passing creaks.
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Finally over.
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Now we starts to climb towards the peak.
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A lot of stones and steep to.
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Nice weather.
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The glacier before Bukkehøe.
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We walked at the edge of the glacier.
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Western view.
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The weather changed to the worse.
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Stoney terrain with lot of moss and lava.
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Can you see the peak?
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Bukkehøe, with the characteristic steep formation which is easily seen from Galdhöpiggen.
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The mountain peak were we also had a break with some food.
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Warmer clothes is necessary in this area.
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We waited for the blue sky.
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We dropped the backpacks and just walked around.
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Visdalen appeared when we looked in eastern direction.
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You can glimpse Glittertind far off.
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You always recognice Kyrkja.
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But Galdhöpiggen is still invisible in the fog.
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We wait, and we wait...
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Yes! The fog is lifting
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Visdalen far off.
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Kyrkja one more time.
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Visbretinden.
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Galdhöpiggen to the right.
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Berra is waiting for the sunshine.
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And Hansson is also waiting.
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Skardstinden.
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Galdhöpiggen.
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Kyrkja.
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Tverråbreen.
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Storebjörn and Smörstabbtinden.
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It seems to be worse weather over there.
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The chocolate gets a real tan.
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Now it's the same way back home.
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Sometimes you sank to the crutch.
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The ridge back to Illåskardet.
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Stones, stones and jumping Bert.
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Hansson is doing eveything to help other hikers finding their way to the summit.
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Storebjörn 2222 metres above sea level.
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What a lovely glacier with lot of cracks.
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It looks flat but appearances are deceptive.
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Sometimes it was this steep. The stones where also loose which meant a lot more trickier route.
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A wet dream for a geolog.
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Finally we crossed the river, Illåe, one last time.
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A company of animals. They were looking at the cars.
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A lot of goats where chasing us.
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Flåklypa, well known for all who has seen the cartoon.
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