Snowkiting in Hessdalen, or trying to...

This weekend we went to Maris cabin in Hessdalen to go snowkiteing. Not to much wind, but otherwise awsome!

Hessdalen is the area in Norway with the most UFOs, here is one.


We also met an ailien.

We had do drag 6 kites on slegdes 5 km into the cabin, we started quite late in the evening from the parking, and used about 3.5 hours on a walk that normally is about 1 - 1.5 hour... Reason: We got completly lost just by the cabin, and managed to be within 100m of it several times without finding it. In the end we saw another cabin with light in, and they helped us by showing the way with their snowmobile :)

When we got to the cabin at 2.30 am it was kind of cold there....

Mari with her nice pink kite
Mari trying to get up her kite, Ingrid helping. It did not work very well, since it was very little wind, and when it came it was gusty and constantly changing directions...

Martin with the kite, Lars teaching.

Ingrid

Next day we just took the skies to hike a little. Lars is efficient and brush his theets while walking...
On the to of Rauhøgda (I think was the name). Mari, Martin, Lars and Ingrid.


Not very good conditions down...

Martin and me on the top.

Martin trying to telemark on touring skies down. Didn't work that well :)

Girl ski trip to Oppdal

This weekand all the old girls from the NTNUI orienteering group went to Oppdal to go skiing and to afterski :) We also met up with Mette and Idun. Mette tried to film while we both were skiing me with her new camera that takes a lot of pictures after each other. Got kind of funny films :) and since I promised to be a better blogger I'll post them here!

New Year trip to Eresfjorden

I know I have been horrible blogging lately, but finaly at least I am posting something again. I promise to get bettter again! :)

Also this new year we went to Eresfjorden to go skiing. It was not the best conditions, but we got an awsome trip to Kirketaket and Litj-Skjorta, and some really nice days.

Martin just got new skis :)


Vibeke on Kirketaket


Mari on Kirketaket


Vibeke, Kristin, Mari, Marianne and Martin.

Me and Maritn on the top of Kirketaket


On the way up to Kirketaket


Me and Skjorta


Vibeke on the way up to Litj-Skjorta

Testing of carabiners

One evening in november we went to the lab and tested some of the climbing clubs old steel carabiners. All of them had been hanging at DragWall for a year and all except the ref. one had also been hanging outdoor in Hell for a summer. The results was that the metal wasn't damaged at all, but the fabric between obviously got worn out. Espessially the quick links was extremly solid. We also tried dropping a couple of biners (3&4) 7 floors in the science building to see if it had any effect, it didnt...

Results, in kN.


Fredrik. "What the ..., the biner broke!"



Hans the crazy basejumpin fracture researcher helped us.


Before
After


Test setup, Martin, me and Fredrik.


Hans dropping a biner 7 floors in the science building.