Fjällvandra sarek

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The first stream was easy, water reached to my calf, and the rocks were small. It felt magical to be on the mountain alone in the warm summer night. It felt like there were loads of people hanging around Skierfe.

Since I hadn't summit many peaks, I headed to Bassoajvve. Tonight's planned agenda had been camping at the root of Skierfe, but as I had the extra day left, I stayed at Gierdogiesjtjåhkkå and enjoyed the spectacular evening sun.

I saw only an eagle and maybe fox traces.

  • Sometimes you may lose GPS signal. I had noticed a couple earlier, now there were two couples walking along the river. After surviving to the other side, I sat by the river feeling very relieved and also empowered.

    • The reindeer kept me company. I just sat there, having dinner and gazing at the spectacular sunset in the mountains.

    fjällvandra sarek

    They had turned back from Svirjakanalen stream, as the water was too high. The sceneries from the South-East edge had been incredible enough. Some fresh water brooks too. River Skoarkkijávrátja was just a small brook, but from the fallen trees and roots you could see how it floods when the water level is high. Warm days may increase water level in glacier streams.

    On the western side there were large boulder fields. I really wanted to get to Rapa valley on a good day and avoid any high water levels.

    Rapa valley: mud and heat in a jungle

    The leaves in the ground were frozen in the morning, but the sun was already shining in the blue sky. Many streams were dry.

    I started descending. All-in-one! Den u-formade dalen leder oss uppför och i riktning mot Skárja, hjärtat av Sarek.

    Vandringsavstånd: ca 15 km, höjdskillnad upp/ner: +250/-0, beräknad vandringstid: ca 8

    DAG 4 HJÄRTAT AV SAREK (F,L,M)

    Färden går vidare österut, över flera både mindre och större vattendrag.

    Since I had one reserve day left, I could have climbed Låddebákte the next day, but I didn't feel the urge to do that. Then the guys asked where I'm from, and when I answered 'Finland', they said 'Oh let's forget the English then, we're from Kokkola Finland'.