The last month have been filled with preparations for the trip. Getting all the gear together for skiing, glacier traveling, fishing, sailing and photography - a lot of stuff. Most important has been my intense training program to insure I eat a lot of fat food to get that extra insulation needed, and on top of that I have done yoga for contemplation on the boat. My friend Pelle (aka Grisen) will be my Swedish Sherpa so physics is of less concern.
In truth my mind have been engaged by this trip for a while now, and although I don't have much expectations in terms of weather and making it to the top of Beerenberg I'm confident that whatever mother nature and lady fortuna decides to send our way it will be a great adventure with good friends. Fingers crossed!
I fly out on Thursday, meeting the rest of the crew in Akureyri and sail from Dalsvik on Friday.
to be continued...
Packing list
Hårdvara
Skidor - Fisher Watea 98, 176 cm, Marker Tour12
Pjäxor - BD Quadrant
Gipron touringstavar
Stighudar och knivar
Stegjärn, isyxa
Spade, sond, transiever, hjälm
Klättersele, 3 slingor (2x120, 1x60), prusik (5mm, lång och kort)
4 karbiner, repbroms, 2 quickdraws
2 BD Express isskruvar (16, 22 cm)
30m touring rep, 5m extra rep (5mm)
Pannlampa x2, extra batterier
Kompass
Greger (han heter så, modell Gerber) multitool
Ryggsäck Dakine 40l, NF 90l Duffy, Camelback 2l
Sovsäck (dun, -7), liggunderlag
skidglasögon, solglasögon
Dokumentation
Film och foto - Sony Nex-5, objektiv 16mm, 18-55mm. 16+8 gb SD kort, extra batteri, laddare
Kompaktkamera - Olympus U tough 8000, 8 gb mSD, extra batteri
Kläder
Skalställ,
Dunjacka, förstärkningjacka, softshelljacka,
Mössor, handskar x2
2x tröja och 2a lagers byxa
Underställ x ett gäng
Byxor + tunt regnställ
Strumpor, sockar, underkläder
Stövlar, Kängor, dunskor
Leksaker
2 fiskespön (ett haspel, ett havsfiskespö)
Liten Kite 2m (modell biltema!)
Kort, Backgammon
ipod
Övrigt
Förstahjälpen kit
Antiinflamatoriska piller
Toalettenartickeln
Sjösjukeplåster + armband för lite go placebo feeling
solstift 50 (med 3 soldagar om året får man passa sig!
drybag 10l, pelikan case
Pass, Försäkringspapper, flyg o tågbiljetter
Finaly arrived to Iceland and Dalsvik! Both me and Pelle are awed by the vievs and the light so far, 9 pm and still not dark. The rest of the crew Fredrik, Martin, Maria, Johan and Oskar picked us up at Ayakuri Airport in a big Jeep and we drove off to find a place to pitch our tents for the night to enjoy the wilderness and stay cheep... But instead we found an almost abandoned hotell in preferable price range and are now sipping whiskey at the hotell lobby, everybody look quite happy with that start... Tomorrow hopfully time for a skitour in the morning and the boat arrives in the afternoon.
