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MOUNTAINEERING<br />
21<br />
Contents<br />
Beyond the arctic<br />
circle, located<br />
between the<br />
67th and 68th<br />
parallels north, the<br />
Norwegian Lofoten<br />
Archipelago,<br />
which means "foot<br />
of the lynx", is a<br />
little-known winter<br />
mountaineering<br />
paradise. Ice falls,<br />
gullies, ridges<br />
- untouched<br />
first ascents<br />
on practically<br />
every peak on<br />
these pristine<br />
islands in winter.<br />
The Slovene,<br />
Aljaz Anderle,<br />
has understood<br />
this and returns<br />
regularly to exploit<br />
the opportunities.<br />
Here during a trip<br />
in March 2011.<br />
© Guillaume Vallot