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Peak of the Week: The little hill behind the house

Posted on 10/08/202010/08/2020 by Apollonia

A lot of work and constant rain were frustrating my ambitions to climb a peak every week. So during the first week of July I just managed to go up on the top of the hill behind the house to enjoy the ... Read More

Peak of the Week: Bugøynestoppen

Posted on 26/06/202026/06/2020 by Apollonia

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

Posted on 19/06/202019/06/2020 by Apollonia

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

Posted on 13/06/202013/06/2020 by Apollonia

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

Posted on 07/06/202007/06/2020 by Apollonia

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

Tapping of Birch Trees

Posted on 13/05/202013/05/2020 by Apollonia

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

Posted on 01/05/202001/05/2020 by Apollonia

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

Treasures at the Beach

Posted on 21/03/202021/03/2020 by Apollonia

Public life has come to a halt in Norway due to COVID-19. Like many other employees, I am also on “obligatory holidays”. But, since winter time is always a quite bustling time with a lot o... Read More

Hunting the Sun

Posted on 21/01/202021/01/2020 by Apollonia

15.01.2020: Although the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon before 17th of January, nevertheless I try to get a glimpse of her already today. I haven’t seen the sun for two months and, the... Read More

The coldest October since 10 years

Posted on 06/11/2019 by Apollonia

Already during the first nights of the month it became much colder during the nights. Soon, the first frost set in and we need’t wait too long for the first snow either. The fjord began to freez... Read More