Fjällvandra sarek

I woke up in the middle of the night to open my tent zipper and to see if I got any luck with Northern Lights, as it was the end of August. But the trail disappeared into some really nasty willow bushes, through which I scrambled for ages. Then I slept like a baby, listening to rain.

The most challenging wading in Sarek: River Bielajåhkå

In the morning, the sun was shinging bright.

Finally, I just decided I had to cross the river and chose a spot that seemed the least awful. I packed my electronic devices in dry bags and put on my rain coat.

I had found a trail that led to River Njirávjågåsj, flowing in a deep gorge and surrounded by mist. Vi för också en dialog med representanter från berörda samebyar och andra lokala aktörer för att på bästa sätt kunna samverka i området.

Inkluderade måltider markerade med F=frukost, L=lunch och M=middag

DAG 1 ANKOMST JOKKMOKK OCH AKKASTUGORNA (L,M)

Vi möter dig vid Jokkmokk busstation och kör dig till våra lokaler strax utanför Jokkmokk där vi ger en introduktion till att vandra i Sarek.

And then I didn't have any reserve days left for Rapadalen. I hadn't been tired, I could have trusted my body and mind in every situation. I took photos of cottongrass tussocks and ate chocolate. The forest got boggy, and while I tried to go around the most wet parts, I stumbled and got that nasty brown water inside my boot, as well as scratches from willows.

I headed up to the mountains as soon as possible, and found a good trail.

One of my sandals almost dropped, but I managed to put it back on a big rock in the middle of the stream.

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. Vi äter middag och sover gott i sköna sängar.

Vandringsavstånd: 2 km, höjdskillnad upp/ner: +50/-50, beräknad vandringstid: ca 40 min

DAG 2 MOT SAREK NATIONALPARK (F,L,M)

Vi börjar dagen med en ordentlig fjällfrukost innan vi packar våra ryggsäckar.

I met a couple coming from the other direction and chatted for a while. I had peace in my heart. Water level was higher, I had to look new spots so that I didn't have to change boots. Tomorrow, I'd be back on King's Trail, with many other hikers around me. All the hikers I had seen earlier were gone, I got the whole mountain to myself. Vid färdens slut avnjuter vi en gemensam middag på Saltoluokta och bastar nere vid sjön.

I had climbed almost to 1900 m, but I would have to leave the final steep black ridge. At some point, the trail disappeared, but I found River Njabbejåhkå easily. Then I checked what time it was, and estimated how long the summit journey would take. I had to carry my breakfast stuff inside the tent again, as it started raining more.

Jag trivs som allra bäst på fjället under långa perioder, där varje dag är ett möte med både mig själv och den vilda naturen. It looked like the weather was getting better.