Guy Lacelle wrote us an email about Laerdal and plans for a trip to Norway in 2007.

- I have climbed there on many occasions, lots of great ice there.

He did Thorfossen in Laerdal together with Philippe Pibarot and Bernard Maillot.

- Another route that stands out is Gorigrov which is just behind one of the farms.  It took two and a half pitch of moderate but commiting mixte climbing to access the outstanding ice above (4 1/2sustain pitches).

These routes are rated #15 and #21 on his Best Ice Routes in the World, published in Gripped volume 6 issue 6 February-March 2005: The Quest for the Best Ice Climbs in the World.

Guy Lacelle also tells us about his article on eight different ice destinations in the December 2006 issue of Gripped magazine.

- I talk about Norway and my reason to keep going back. Hopefully the editor does'nt cut to much of it. I have been in Norway 5 times already and I am planning to be back again this winter. I will be doing a slide show up north near Tromso or Burdafoss the first weeked of February. I will probably be near Hemsedal the weeked before that. Hope to see you somewhere in Norway this winter.

Comments

Jamie Simpson Written by Guest on 2007-01-15 21:57:46 I great info, I live in bergen, and will hopefully be climbing in lærdal. Any info would be great?    TFN    Jamie

Written by David on 2007-01-29 21:06:22 Hi Jamie.   Read the December 2006 issue of Swedish magazine Bergsport.    Check our area info  http://www.rock-ice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=50    And read about the Tromsö meeting at steepstone   http://www.steepstone.com/Nyheter/IsklatTroms2007.asp

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