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A line tackling slabs and cracks up the left arete. A nice introduction to Lofoten rock offering good jamming and slab climbing, large belay ledges & with the exception of P1, bolted belays.

The route can be rapped with 2 x 60m ropes.

1. Climb the crack system on the arete to a large slanting ledge under the roof.

2. Pull up over the roof, following the crack until it runs out. Traverse right 2m, then up a short slab on crimps to a double bolt belay on another large ledge.

3. Traverse right then over a bulge, following this crack until it disappears. From here, continue up 5m of slab to the next crack system which leads to another bolted belay on a small ledge.

4. Easier climbing straight up, then right out onto arete & up to the next large ledge & bolted belay.

5. Follow cracks and slabs up and slightly left to bolted belay at a small stance.

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This finger crack in the LF corner is attractive but somewhat difficult

Mixed slab climbing. Rumour has know one really knows who´s Dr jekyll & who´s Mr Hyde..

A mixed route characterised by safe but runout slab climbing

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This route can easily be done in 3 pitches to storhylla by stretching the first belay to a stance close to the roof (55m) and pitch 2 until one of the good ledges above the roof (45/50m). This avoids rope drag and bad communication for the roof pitch (P2).

Protection is good (heart in the book dates back to before micro cams/totems)

Classic line heading up the full height of Presten. Starts on right side of main face, about 20m left of a steep choked gully. Abseil retreat possible with two ropes without leaving gear up to end of pitch 4.

1. Up centre of three shallow corners, then traverse left to crack which leads to a small ledge with a chain belay to the right.

2. Follow groove then up to flake/block on the left. Continue into a thin finger-crack and continuation to bolt/chain belay.

3. Up the narrow groove then left up a diagonal ramp to bolt/chain belay.

4. Short wall and groove then up to bolt/chain belay. This pitch can be linked into the following with careful rope management.

5. Move up to right of large block and follow cracks to belay on top of block.

6. Up thin cracks/grooves to a good ledge, then traverse 20m left (some rope drag and loose rock) to belay on a higher ledge in base of groove.

7. Follow groove and flake until it becomes a thin crack, then step left into a parallel crack system. Continue up into a left-facing groove to belay above a bulge in the corner.

8. Continue up the groove then right into slabby groove. Belay on either of two ledges at the base of the 'Slanting Corner'.

9. The 'Slanting Corner'. Up the clean groove to tiny ledge, then trend left before heading right (can be climbed direct, but harder). Below up right at large block.

10. Up left across ledges to a large loose flake jammed in a groove. Climb carefully up past the flake, then continue left up a chimney groove and below at its top, below open groove.

11. Follow the open groove up and right to its top, then move down and right for several metres, before traversing horizontally right. Make delicate moves around right into the grassy exit gully.

12. Scramble up grassy gully to top.

One of the best lines here. Pitch 1 goes just right of Gandalf & up the corner with a tree before trending right & up the arete to a large belay ledge. Pitch 2 heads right & then up the short & steep hand crack (crux) to a ledge. The final pitch takes gradually easing finger cracks through the orange rock to the summit.

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A straight line using 2 classic routes. Start this combination climbing the 1st pitch on Gandalf. Thereafter, climb the 2nd and 3rd pitch of Guns and Roses.

Pitch 2 is nice but sandbagged (may not be the original line?)

This route starts in the right hand side of the cave on the arete below the obvious wide crack. Bring big gear (#3 to #5). The FAs recommend rapping from the first pitch (fixed gear)

1. Climb the wide crack to a ledge.

2. Climb up from the right hand side of the ledge via a flake then LF corner before steeping right to a small ledge.

3. Grassy ramp leads up to the right and rapped from slings.

A little further up the valley from One move wonder, this route ascends the tower forming the base of Kvandalstinds Eastern ridge.

1. Route starts on large grassy ledge right of Direkte-Innsteget in a right facing corner. Follow the crack right then some flakes to reach the right side of the roof. Traverse left to a small stance in the beginning of the large corner.

2. Climb the large groove, when it narrows move left to easier terrain. Flakes & short cracks to reach a ledge below two striking finger cracks.

3. Layback & jam the steep crack then up left side of the arête to a sheltered stance.

4. Scramble up the arête to the summit!

Starts up the crack then heads right across the slab & up the arete. 3 bolts placed when sent but these were subsequently chopped. Now very bold & rarely repeated (if ever?).

Traverse across the slab to reach better pro in the corner