Ristind

Ballstadøya

Heading for Ristind.
Photo: Martin

Photo: Andreas

Nice couloir.

Martin above me. Photo: Andreas

Andreas and Martin.

Photo: Martin

This is where I got stuck.

Not so far.

Belaying.
Photo: Martin

Relief.

Close to summit now.

Summit 862 m

Heading down.

Today we met up in Leknes and drove to the start below Ristinden. We didn't take the normal route but we found a nice couloir. It all went well up to a point...I don't get scared very often but today almost at the end of the couloir I was afraid to go any further. The others traversed before me and until now it was ok to go without rope. But one part was steep as hell with flakes of snow on top and under it was like powdered sugar which means if I slip here nothing will hold me. I just stood there hesitating and got cold but then Andreas came down with a rope. I was so relieved. Andreas lost his wool mitten but it fell all the way down the couloir so we found it on the way down. Luckily I had an extra pair with me.