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July 2016

Folgefonna National Park

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“Folgefonna, the largest glacier in Norway and third-largest in the world, is also one of the most accessible. It covers an area of 214 km2 and is the 25th national park in this country. Considering the size of the glacier and popular Trolltunga close by, it doesn’t attract an excessive amount of attention among foreign tourists. Don’t be surprised if you don’t see anyone at all, even in the summer season, on the long trail beginning on Sundal at a height of 60 m above sea level and ending 1450 m above sea level at the Fonnabu hut. In my experience, this seems to be a place that is popular only among Norwegians, who often stay overnight in huts, called hytte, of which there are several on this path. The most popular one is Fonnabu, situated just next to the glacier. I met two Norwegians here who were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. The huts are very well-equipped  and it’s necessary to pay to stay the night. A walk across the glacier and other more extreme excursions are offered by Folgefonni Breførarlag AS, an organisation of local tour guides. A march in a group, with ropes, takes over two hours, with the Holmaskjer hut as the final point, from which it’s necessary to spend about five hours descending to the town of Odda. Hiking so many kilometres over difficult terrain allows one to see  a dynamically changing landscape.”

~ My publication in Airgate Magazine No 5/2016, which you can check out here:
http://www.krakowairport.pl/multimedia/airgate-2016-10-en/#_cykl-foto

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