Stora Sjöfallet, Feb-March 2008

Calle P starts into the steep stuff on Svordomar och brutna spetsar
Calle P starts into the steep stuff on Svordomar och brutna spetsar
Calle leading the last pitch
Calle leading the last pitch
Per B topping out on Brutna spetsar
Per B topping out on Brutna spetsar
Abseiling back down the lower section was a blast!
Abseiling back down the lower section was a blast!
Per B trails a rope on the lower section of Adeln har kastat vatten
Per B trails a rope on the lower section of Adeln har kastat vatten
The steep pitch started with a traverse
The steep pitch started with a traverse
... but it wasn't long before it reared up
... but it wasn't long before it reared up
Per gets to grips with some steep ice
Per gets to grips with some steep ice
A long, sustained pitch
A long, sustained pitch
...so he was pretty glad when the angle eased off near the top
...so he was pretty glad when the angle eased off near the top
After a stroll up through the forest he belayed me on the final steep pitch
After a stroll up through the forest he belayed me on the final steep pitch
Tommy and Calle rack up under Adeln
Tommy and Calle rack up under Adeln
Tommy had broken out his classic axes for the occasion
Tommy had broken out his classic axes for the occasion
What do you mean, these things still work fine!
What do you mean, these things still work fine!
We thought we would take the lefthand option today
We thought we would take the lefthand option today
After another sustained pitch I could look back down at the other 2 still on the belay
After another sustained pitch I could look back down at the other 2 still on the belay
Calle managed to ding his nose but the bandage is skin-coloured...
Calle managed to ding his nose but the bandage is skin-coloured...
Tommy and Calle follow on a rope each
Tommy and Calle follow on a rope each
The good ice was a bit narrow so Calle was forced out into the rough beside the fairway...
The good ice was a bit narrow so Calle was forced out into the rough beside the fairway...