Skalpanes

These are pictures from my trip to Skálpanes on 26/11/05. Access to the hut was tricky through the deep snow, partly as the Activity Group's big truck had just left ruts that were too deep for my landy. Once there there was no wind, but thankfully I got a lift up to the first step with a snowmobile, where there was 5m/s. The snow was mixed crust and thin powder, which would have been great if I had had my decent skis. As I had my telemerks, my thighs were killing me after 30 mins, so I had to keep stopping to rest them..

Date: 23/11/05 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 16 items

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PB260301 Date: 26/11/05 Views: 103	Access to glacier Date: 26/11/05 Views: 111	Looking W Date: 26/11/05 Views: 115
Afternoon sun Date: 26/11/05 Views: 96	More Afternoon sun Date: 26/11/05 Views: 88	Time for a rest Date: 26/11/05 Views: 96
Nice view Date: 26/11/05 Views: 113	Laterer afternoon light (around 3:30..) Date: 26/11/05 Views: 113	Sunset on the glacier Date: 26/11/05 Views: 91
Nice flat snow Date: 26/11/05 Views: 81	Pink sky Date: 26/11/05 Views: 97	More pink sky Date: 26/11/05 Views: 112
skalpanes-map Map showing the road to Skálpanes, and the approx track I took Date: 02/12/05 Views: 143	skalpanes-profile A diagram of the height profile on an W-E line from the hut to the top of the glacier. This is not to scale, but it gives you an idea of the slopes/shelves etc.. Date: 02/12/05 Views: 82	Glacier access : Annotated An annotated composite picture of the glacier access Date: 05/12/05 Views: 105

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