Awesome Video and thanks for the great amounts of Information, really apreciate the Tons of work. I Have been in Sarek this September, but going in Winter is a dream of mine…just have to save more money for all the Equipment. Thanks a lot!
Very nice video. l just came back from my first ever cross-country skies + pulka adventure (Norway) and l can't wait to go out again! Your video brought some lovely memories of my so recent experience, thanks!
Fantastic video. Thank you very much for sharing. You say: " I felt there are NO special skills or a great physical condition required to do this however I had very good equipment." - Hmm, I am a tough Swiss mountaineer, very used to the outdoors (Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Finland and Switzerland of course), long distance hiking and the beautiful solitude, I love it - but: IMO crossing the Sarek in Winter needs a huge self-discipline, a lot of mental strength, highest skills in navigation, very careful an intelligent decisions and so on. So my huge compliment for you and documenting your trip it like that. Top! Thank you.
Thank you for your compliments. I'm glad you enjoyed watching! I have hiked in Sarek many times dating as far back as 1984. I always thought about going in winter. It took me 2 years of planning and a lot of thinking to prepare this tour. Then I also had big luck with the weather. So everything worked out well. I think it is rough but not too bad with this amount of preparation.
Oh, you found me here! Great to meet you two and congratulation to your impressive tour. I made it all the way up to Rapadalen and Ruotesvagge and now sitting in Akkastugorna!
Great sweat management. Must have mastered cross country ski thrusting for uphill while pulling a sled. Sound overall procedures to avoid hands getting too cold to handle the gear setups and teardowns. Also must have had good drying technique for wet clothes.
Thank you. I walked very slowly and wore thin cloths to avoid sweating during the day. It was not really possible to dry things except keeping them on :-)
Thanks for sharing. Well made video. 👍 I really liked that you let the video tell the story and kept from commenting. A few questions if you don’t mind. What made you drop the inner tent ? To save weight or was there other practical reasons ? If I am not mistaken you’re using one of Acapulka’s models. Do you mind share which one ? Any pros / cons ?
Oh Thank you! On this Hilleberg tent (Nammatj 2GT) the inner tent is just loosely hanging inside from the outer tent (like a bag) not adding stability in any way. In summer the inner tent helps to keep you dry due to the circulating air in between inner and outer tent. In Winter I did not see much clearing effect. You get icing on ALL surfaces from your breaths moisture! The inner tent is adding two more surfaces which have to be cleaned off. A lot of extra work - especially because there is so little space between Inner/ outer tent. If you don't brush this ice off you have accumulating weight to carry with you and there is some danger the whole tent will freeze to a clump when packed (if conditions are bad). So I decided to bring an Exped doublemat as a "floor" instead. The pulka is a 125cm Acapulka standard model. I think there is an "Expedition" version which is wider, but only at he back. If I would buy again I would take this type of "Expedition" version which might help preventing the pulka from tipping over. This happens often, even if your pulka is packed well and not overloaded (below 55 Kg). Sometimes it is enough if the snow on one side of the pulka is softer then on the other side for this to happen. Very frustrating! Using a bar/ tube system for pulling is also not preventing this to happen. I would not recommend buying a pulka longer than 140cm for a tour like this because you cannot pull that much more weight in difficult terrain. Or at least that would not be much fun :-)
@@sareksolo2571 Thanks for your reply. I am quite familiar with Hilleberg tents , winter camping and using a pulka. Interesting thoughts. I think you have to be very unfortunate with the conditions to have the tent freeze up as you mention, but I see your point with brushing out the frozen condensation. It comes down to preferences. I have a model from Fjellpulken, the xcountry 144, but I am considering to buy an Acapulka. I reckon you have the Scandic Tour 120 then ? The one that is wider in the back is the Expedition Tour 135. I am considering those two and the Scandic Tour 150. I would like to still have the opportunity to use an arctic bedding, which requires some length of the pulka. The ST 120 will be too short for that. But I do like the idea of that model due to easy handling in transport. They are not cheap so it is important to choose the right one.
@@sveinottoaar2543 I bought this pulka a few years back and forgot its name - but looked it up just now. It is indeed the "Scandic Tour 120". If I could buy again, I would go for the "Acapulka Expedition Tour 135" because it is wider and less likely to tip over which happens surprisingly often with the Scandic Tour 120. For the inner tent: I did not miss it on this tour and it also gives some extra space to leave it home. However if you get into plus degrees it is much better to have the inner tent so you don't have water drops falling on your sleeping bag.
Hi, One Question, I see in one of your videos you used the Canadian goose aviator Hat, are you happy with this hat?, I was thinking to put a fur on my shell jacket but this maybe also an option, I read this hat has down inside, you keep the down always dry ??, Thanks
I used this hat mostly in camp and was wearing it every night while sleeping (I prefer to have my head outside the sleeping bag/ vbl). I did not perceive moisture being a problem for this use. I assume this type of hat is way to warm to wear while on the move in Laponia. Of course that might be different in very cold parts of the world like Alaska, Greenland etc. or when standing for hours on the back of a dog sled. For moving around I found thin beanies sufficient. It is true: down will only work when dry. This hat has some down at the top - but not that much though (!)
Thank you! I wrapped a heat resistant aluminum foil coated 5mm ceramic fibre mat around the upper Trangia wind shield. This material is normally used for insulating residential oven pipe systems. Around that I put the elastic sock of foamy black neoprene you can see in the video (I think that is 3mm thick). This material will get brittle at around 100 degrees Celsius. However it did not get this hot. The idea was to keep as much heat inside the system as possible. The outside of the neoprene did not get warm under these sub zero conditions. The base plate has insulation and an aluminum upper side to reflect heat upwards (secure standing, no melting of snow). Not sure if all this effort makes a huge difference but I only used 1,5 liters of "Primus power fuel" (gasoline) for the whole trip. So next time I will carry less fuel (I had 3,5 l with me)
@@sareksolo2571 nice. I've experimented with neoprene as well for insulators and made some of my own heat reflectors using foam wrapped in aluminum tape. Ive never seen a trangia type heat windscreen like that though that has been insulated, so again - pretty cool stuff!
I agree! However there is a lot to write about - even if I try to keep it short. I just don't have enough time at the moment to make this correct. But I would like to sum up my equipment experiences for this kind of trip at the end of this year (23). There are gear lists and plenty of informations floating around the net. My list would probably not be much different without some personal explanations and failures I experienced.
Hej Tack för en fin naturupplevelse 👍 Jag tyckte du hade en bra uppfinning där med de små röda skyffelbladen som förankring. Är det egen tillverkning eller finns dom att köpa?
Thank you, google for "Swiss Piranha snow and sand anchor". Beware when digging these out of the snow. They break when you accidentally hit them with your shovel!
I just finished salto to Kvikkjokk going down same route on njoatsosvagge. How did you manage to get through it below treeline? Powder snow was so deep and impossible so that i almost did not manage. How did you manage do get through it?
Congratulations to your trip! It sounds like you had really bad luck with the snow. The snow I found was bad but not dramatic. You never know what you are getting into and every time is different. I had to turn around a few times because I sank in too deep - but in your case that was not an option. Then you meet people who tell you it is an easy hike while you barely made it back home :-)
Thank you. This was March 12-23, 2021. I don't use gps unless in an emergency (saves batteries). Visibility was good to sufficient so orientation was not a problem.
Most of the time there is some occasional visibility to reset orientation. I also have a wrist compass and and a watch with an altimeter. Following Sareks distinct valleys is not difficult. If on a vast uniform and flat area it can become confusing though. I do check my compass every minute. If totally lost for more than a few hours and really out of ideas what to do I heat up my deep frozen Iphone to be able to turn it on and than check for a GPS signal :-) Apps like "Swedish Mountains" (free) will show position on a topographic map. I also have a Garmin InReach Mini which offers GPS position. However the coordinates displayed there do not match the ones on my Fjällkartan BD10 (Reference Grid 33W and 34W). I did not find the reason for this yet. If anyone knows a solution - please let me know :-)
Amazing, thanks for the great video.
Amazing winterhike and video. Thank you for sharing! I love the fact that you did the silence justice. Silence first!
Thank you for your comment! I agree. I also don't feel comfortable to talk when alone with my camera :-)
Good show. Beautiful landscape, rough conditions, excellent camping skill and nice editing.
Great film, many many thanks for sharing! Absolutely beautiful images and wonderful to share a moment of peace and quiet!
Thank you for your comment!
Fantastic adventure and great film!
Thanks for the accommodation ;-)
Awesome Video and thanks for the great amounts of Information, really apreciate the Tons of work. I Have been in Sarek this September, but going in Winter is a dream of mine…just have to save more money for all the Equipment. Thanks a lot!
Thank you! Yes, getting all that equipment is steeper than the ascend to Luohttolahko ;)
Hej - tack så mycket.... wonderful
Thank you!🙂
NO TALKING Video 💘💘💘
I loved it
The beauty of Sweden 🌄🌌
I can feel 💖🔎💖
Thank you!
Very nice video. l just came back from my first ever cross-country skies + pulka adventure (Norway) and l can't wait to go out again! Your video brought some lovely memories of my so recent experience, thanks!
Thank you for the message! I'm very glad you enjoyed the video. I also hope to be off for another tour soon.
@@sareksolo2571 I did! l will watch it again (l like this silent style, it's very relaxing). Good luck for your next trip! 😍
Beautiful 😍 I hope to do it some day🤩
Oh thank you! I think I followed your Padjalenta tour on Instagram. I hope to do that trail too 🙂
Fantastic video. Thank you very much for sharing. You say: " I felt there are NO special skills or a great physical condition required to do this however I had very good equipment." - Hmm, I am a tough Swiss mountaineer, very used to the outdoors (Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Finland and Switzerland of course), long distance hiking and the beautiful solitude, I love it - but: IMO crossing the Sarek in Winter needs a huge self-discipline, a lot of mental strength, highest skills in navigation, very careful an intelligent decisions and so on. So my huge compliment for you and documenting your trip it like that. Top! Thank you.
Thank you for your compliments. I'm glad you enjoyed watching! I have hiked in Sarek many times dating as far back as 1984. I always thought about going in winter. It took me 2 years of planning and a lot of thinking to prepare this tour. Then I also had big luck with the weather. So everything worked out well. I think it is rough but not too bad with this amount of preparation.
I love watching you using your Trangia... Is that a KERON you are deploying?
great that you shared this
Thank you!
Grymt fin video 👌
Försök filma i 4K. Grym video!
Thanks for sharing the experience. Great Video!😃
Thank you very much!
Very nice work on this.
Amazing accomplishment!
Thanks for watching!
I like this adventure your on.
Fantastiskt!
Hey Dominic! Great to meet you and hope up had a good return to sarek. Jill 😊
Oh, you found me here! Great to meet you two and congratulation to your impressive tour. I made it all the way up to Rapadalen and Ruotesvagge and now sitting in Akkastugorna!
Fantastisk video, man kan nästan se lidandet genom videon 😂
Thank you! Yes, it is somewhat brutal for an old guy from the city :-)
Great sweat management. Must have mastered cross country ski thrusting for uphill while pulling a sled. Sound overall procedures to avoid hands getting too cold to handle the gear setups and teardowns. Also must have had good drying technique for wet clothes.
Thank you. I walked very slowly and wore thin cloths to avoid sweating during the day. It was not really possible to dry things except keeping them on :-)
Thanks for sharing. Well made video. 👍 I really liked that you let the video tell the story and kept from commenting. A few questions if you don’t mind. What made you drop the inner tent ? To save weight or was there other practical reasons ? If I am not mistaken you’re using one of Acapulka’s models. Do you mind share which one ? Any pros / cons ?
Oh Thank you! On this Hilleberg tent (Nammatj 2GT) the inner tent is just loosely hanging inside from the outer tent (like a bag) not adding stability in any way. In summer the inner tent helps to keep you dry due to the circulating air in between inner and outer tent. In Winter I did not see much clearing effect. You get icing on ALL surfaces from your breaths moisture! The inner tent is adding two more surfaces which have to be cleaned off. A lot of extra work - especially because there is so little space between Inner/ outer tent. If you don't brush this ice off you have accumulating weight to carry with you and there is some danger the whole tent will freeze to a clump when packed (if conditions are bad). So I decided to bring an Exped doublemat as a "floor" instead. The pulka is a 125cm Acapulka standard model. I think there is an "Expedition" version which is wider, but only at he back. If I would buy again I would take this type of "Expedition" version which might help preventing the pulka from tipping over. This happens often, even if your pulka is packed well and not overloaded (below 55 Kg). Sometimes it is enough if the snow on one side of the pulka is softer then on the other side for this to happen. Very frustrating! Using a bar/ tube system for pulling is also not preventing this to happen. I would not recommend buying a pulka longer than 140cm for a tour like this because you cannot pull that much more weight in difficult terrain. Or at least that would not be much fun :-)
@@sareksolo2571 Thanks for your reply. I am quite familiar with Hilleberg tents , winter camping and using a pulka. Interesting thoughts. I think you have to be very unfortunate with the conditions to have the tent freeze up as you mention, but I see your point with brushing out the frozen condensation. It comes down to preferences. I have a model from Fjellpulken, the xcountry 144, but I am considering to buy an Acapulka. I reckon you have the Scandic Tour 120 then ? The one that is wider in the back is the Expedition Tour 135. I am considering those two and the Scandic Tour 150. I would like to still have the opportunity to use an arctic bedding, which requires some length of the pulka. The ST 120 will be too short for that. But I do like the idea of that model due to easy handling in transport. They are not cheap so it is important to choose the right one.
@@sveinottoaar2543 I bought this pulka a few years back and forgot its name - but looked it up just now. It is indeed the "Scandic Tour 120". If I could buy again, I would go for the "Acapulka Expedition Tour 135" because it is wider and less likely to tip over which happens surprisingly often with the Scandic Tour 120. For the inner tent: I did not miss it on this tour and it also gives some extra space to leave it home. However if you get into plus degrees it is much better to have the inner tent so you don't have water drops falling on your sleeping bag.
Hi, One Question, I see in one of your videos you used the Canadian goose aviator Hat, are you happy with this hat?, I was thinking to put a fur on my shell jacket but this maybe also an option, I read this hat has down inside, you keep the down always dry ??, Thanks
I used this hat mostly in camp and was wearing it every night while sleeping (I prefer to have my head outside the sleeping bag/ vbl). I did not perceive moisture being a problem for this use. I assume this type of hat is way to warm to wear while
on the move in Laponia. Of course that might be different in very cold parts of the world like Alaska, Greenland etc. or when standing for hours on the back of a dog sled. For moving around I found thin beanies sufficient. It is true: down will only work when dry. This hat has some down at the top - but not that much though (!)
Smart stove system - is that insulation on the outside of the outer windscreen?
Thank you! I wrapped a heat resistant aluminum foil coated 5mm ceramic fibre mat around the upper Trangia wind shield. This material is normally used for insulating residential oven pipe systems. Around that I put the elastic sock of foamy black neoprene you can see in the video (I think that is 3mm thick). This material will get brittle at around 100 degrees Celsius. However it did not get this hot. The idea was to keep as much heat inside the system as possible. The outside of the neoprene did not get warm under these sub zero conditions. The base plate has insulation and an aluminum upper side to reflect heat upwards (secure standing, no melting of snow). Not sure if all this effort makes a huge difference but I only used 1,5 liters of "Primus power fuel" (gasoline) for the whole trip. So next time I will carry less fuel (I had 3,5 l with me)
@@sareksolo2571 nice. I've experimented with neoprene as well for insulators and made some of my own heat reflectors using foam wrapped in aluminum tape. Ive never seen a trangia type heat windscreen like that though that has been insulated, so again - pretty cool stuff!
Do you have a gear list? Would be really helpful! :)
I agree! However there is a lot to write about - even if I try to keep it short. I just don't have enough time at the moment to make this correct. But I would like to sum up my equipment experiences for this kind of trip at the end of this year (23). There are gear lists and plenty of informations floating around the net. My list would probably not be much different without some personal explanations and failures I experienced.
Hej
Tack för en fin naturupplevelse 👍
Jag tyckte du hade en bra uppfinning där med de små röda skyffelbladen som förankring. Är det egen tillverkning eller finns dom att köpa?
Thank you, google for "Swiss Piranha snow and sand anchor". Beware when digging these out of the snow. They break when you accidentally hit them with your shovel!
I just finished salto to Kvikkjokk going down same route on njoatsosvagge. How did you manage to get through it below treeline? Powder snow was so deep and impossible so that i almost did not manage. How did you manage do get through it?
Congratulations to your trip! It sounds like you had really bad luck with the snow. The snow I found was bad but not dramatic. You never know what you are getting into and every time is different. I had to turn around a few times because I sank in too deep - but in your case that was not an option. Then you meet people who tell you it is an easy hike while you barely made it back home :-)
@@sareksolo2571 thanks! Ok then i know its possible in better weather.
Nice video! When did you do the trip?
What tent did you use?
It is a Hilleberg Nammatj 2 GT
Hi, very nice video, what time of the year you done this route? Do you have any gps track of the route?
Thank you. This was March 12-23, 2021. I don't use gps unless in an emergency (saves batteries). Visibility was good to sufficient so orientation was not a problem.
How do you navigate in that fog ?
Most of the time there is some occasional visibility to reset orientation. I also have a wrist compass and and a watch with an altimeter. Following Sareks distinct valleys is not difficult. If on a vast uniform and flat area it can become confusing though. I do check my compass every minute. If totally lost for more than a few hours and really out of ideas what to do I heat up my deep frozen Iphone to be able to turn it on and than check for a GPS signal :-) Apps like "Swedish Mountains" (free) will show position on a topographic map. I also have a Garmin InReach Mini which offers GPS position. However the coordinates displayed there do not match the ones on my Fjällkartan BD10 (Reference Grid 33W and 34W). I did not find the reason for this yet. If anyone knows a solution - please let me know :-)
How did you make the film where you see the progress on the maps?
I made all animations with Adobe After Effects CS6 with the help of tutorials like this one: ruclips.net/video/p2O2VYm0uvo/видео.html
@@sareksolo2571 Cool. I only have Adobe Premiere Elements 14. Have to see if it is possible there.