…but we struggle, especially when it rains. The most beautiful climb for us on the Presten, the Himmelen kan vente, turns out to be an adventure on granite when it rains.

The two long routes are quite exhausting. One is magnificent and varied but very long. The other is demanding, long and above all riskier than expected.

The most popular climbing areas on the Lofoten can be found near Henningsvær. This includes the Pianokrakken Area.

We cross the arctic circle and it gets really cold. We freeze while climbing our first trad multi-pitch route but the descent makes us sweat.

The journey to Hell is long but beautiful. Successful fishing provides full plates. The climbing is completely different from the one in the previous areas.