Author: Apollonia
Peak of the Week: Bugøynestoppen
Gàranasèohkka (497 m) is the Sami name of the highest peak in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the county of Finnmark in Norway. If you might wonder how to pronounce Gàranasèohkka, I cannot te... Read More
Peak of the Week: Øretoppen
This week I climbed an ear! The Øretoppen has a twin-peak that looks like two small ears of a mouse and it is this analogy that also gave the name to the mountain. Øre in Norwegian is the ear. With ... Read More
Peak of the Week: Lyngberget
The “heather mountain” as the Lyngberget is called in Norwegian, is situated east of Kirkenes and from its top you have one of the most beautiful views over the town. On top of the mountai... Read More
Peak of the Week: Sandnesbakke
Mountaineering is quite a challenge in the Finnmark. Not because that climbing a mountain in the Finnmark is technically difficult, but because the landscape is rather flat. All the mountains here are... Read More
Winter is back
Big snowflakes are flying in front of the window when I woke up this morning. There is almost no visibility and the trees are swaying in the wind. It is mid-May but it is still snowing. This year, win... Read More
Tapping of Birch Trees
There is no other tree that represents spring time better than the birch tree with its bright bark and slender appearance. The birch tree is a tree of life compared to the willow who stands for the de... Read More
Signs of Spring
Many of my friends posted pictures of the first signs of spring during the last weeks. The first sprouting flowers, frail butterflies, colourful birds and green nature could be seen on those pictures.... Read More
A pale whiff of green
The white color is disappearing slowly from the landscape and the intensity of the northern lights seems to fade away as well. Aurora is only dancing in the sky on rare occasions and she has lost her ... Read More