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"When feet doesn't want to hold you, you climb with your head. Maybe it isn't the natural order of things, but isn't it better to walk with your head than to think with your feet, as it happens so frequently?"

- Daumal, R., The Analogous Mountain

Friday, April 10, 2009

Dozens of New Routes in Norway

On March 8-15, 2009, the Norwegian Alpine Club (Norsk Tindeklub, NTK) invited nearly forty climbers from worldwide (Russia, Georgia, South Africa, US etc., and yes — even Sweden!) to come to Lofoten, Norway, for a come-as-you-are climbing meet. The meeting was organized by Marius Morstad from NTK, as a part of his celebrated "Marius Magical Mystery Tours" events. The humble philosophy behind these events is simply: "Put climbing and adventure in focus without add-ons like sponsors, logos, DJ’s, slideshows, competitions; no public, no clinics and organizers with yellow T-shirts."

The essential ingredients were a huge bunch of mountains waiting to be climbed, and the above mentioned group of hungry climbers...

Taken from: Climbing Magazine.

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