SHEET 01 — NORTHERN HIGHLANDS · 61°30′N
A hundred and eighty-two
kilometres of weather.
Seven stages, hut to hut, from the fjord head to the plateau and down the far side. No support vehicle, no shortcuts, one guide who has walked it forty-one times.
SHEET 02 — LONGITUDINAL PROFILE
Where it hurts.
Drag along the profile. Every reading is taken from the survey line — distance from the fjord head, height above sea level, and the average gradient over the kilometre and a half either side of you.
Elevation along the route
Metres above sea level
| Distance (km) | Elevation (m) |
|---|
SHEET 03 — THE SEVEN DAYS
Hut to hut.
SHEET 04 — WHEN TO WALK
The weather decides.
Thirty years of readings from the plateau station at 1 100 m. Two measures, two charts — putting temperature and rainfall on one pair of axes would only flatter the summer.
Temperature range
Daily low to high, °C, at 1 100 m
| Month | Daily low °C | Daily high °C |
|---|
Precipitation
Monthly total, mm
| Month | Precipitation mm | In guided season |
|---|
The route is guided from mid-June to mid-September. Outside that window the high huts are shuttered and the plateau crossing needs snow gear.
SHEET 05 — WHAT TO CARRY
Pack light. Pack honest.
Tick things off as you gather them — the list is kept on this device. Anything you leave behind, you will think about on day four.
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SHEET 06 — RESERVATION
Eight walkers
per departure.
Small groups because the huts are small. Tell us which departure and we will write back with the honest state of the list.