World Longest Ice Climbing Routes Norway

(pic above by Bjorn-Elvind Aartun: Strandhogg, 800m, M5+ WI6+ A0)

The winter is nearing it's end, but not in Norway. A super long ice route (1,000-meters-high) has formed at the Kjerag massif directly above the open sea in Lysefjord in southwestern Norway. Extreme cold weather made it possible to form unusual long and sustained ice routes.

(pic above by Bjorn-Elvind Aartun: the crux in Strandhogg)

Separate teams of Norwegian, Swiss and German Climbers climbed routes from 600 to nearly 1300 meters. But it was Robert Jasper who made the most uit of the extreme long routes, cold weather and extreme difficulties.

(pic above byobert Jasper : Robert Jasper climbing on Fosslimonster (800m, M8+ WI6)

For the whole story and more pics see this link.

(source: climbing.com)