Blåtindan
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From Tromsø, head south on Hwy. E8, then E6 to the small place Olsborg which
is 122 kilometer from Tromsø. Olsborg is 12 kilometer north of Bardufoss along Hwy. E6.
In Olsborg, take
Hwy. 854 north a few kilometer to Kjellmoen. Here, a road goes right
towards Aursfjordbotn. Take this road another few kilometer and look
for a signed road going right to Akkaseter. Follow this road, which turns
into a (good) gravel road to Akkaseter. Akkaseter is the natural trailhead,
located at elevation 165 meter, north 69:11.094, east 018:41.877.
The entire Blåtindan mountain is within a military firing range, Akkaseter
is the military headquarter for this operation. You must stop and check with the
commanding officer about climbing this peak. He can advise you on parking at Akkaseter
and what route to follow on the mountain.
A convenient place to stay for climbing peaks in this area is Bardufoss Hotel, phone (+47)77830500,
ask for Ann Sofie. This hotel serves breakfast starting at 0600, thus making an early start on good
crust possible.
Route description:
We continued a short section along the dirt road (closed to civilian traffic) that heads
higher up towards the mountain, then left the road and skied fairly steeply up to the
main ridge above. There is a saddle between Skardaksla and Skardfjellet at about 730 meter.
From here, follow the broad ridge northeast, then curving east towards the summit. The slope
becomes a bit steeper as you get above 1000 meter, but never difficult.
This route was measured to 5.6 kilometer one way, from Akkaseter to the summit.
Comments:
I did this climb with my friend Ståle Grimen. The conditions were far from perfect.
Already at Akkaseter, the wind was quite strong, but patches of blue sky were visible and one
could see up to Skardfjellet. Higher up, the wind was storm force, a struggle to advance and keep
your balance. The peak itself completely hidden in dense clouds. We left the skis at about 850 meter,
tied down to big rocks to prevent them from blowing away. The peak was then climbed in dense fog with
no visibility at all. Fortunately, the wind was less violent on the higher ridge including the summit.
We started from Akkaseter at 0730, hit the summit at 1130 and returned down to Akkaseter at 1300.
This was peak number 4 in my T5 trip.
Next peak Rohkunborri.
Previous peak Hjerttinden.