Skessuhorn, the "icelandic Matterhorn", after our the defeat last week, we were eager to try again, and the weather was looking good for this last day of skiing for this trip. We parked at one of the deserted farm below the mountain and started with a little walk before putting our skins on, the way up was easy and the last bootpack on the ridge to get to the summit was magic, the sea far below, steep faces, ridges and spines all around, just an hour from Reykjavik...
The top of the face was loaded with slabby snow and we had to stay close to the rocks, doing a bit of route finding "chamonix style". The rest of the face was in perfect conditions and it fells really good going down so fast from such a cool mountain...
The night was spent out in Reykjavik where we had to relax and celebrate the success of the trip, enjoying the craziness of the nightlife out in the capital city...
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| Morning walk to the snowline, Skessuhorn (957m) in the background |
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| Skintrack highway to the top |
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| Pier and Michele getting to the summit |
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| Patrik on the south ridge of Skessuhorn |
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| Pier, Paul and Felix about to drop into the north-east face of Skessuhorn |
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| Felix enjoying the north ridge |
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| Freeride! |
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| Pier and Paul at the bottom part of the face |
