Starting out from BC after a late breakfast we where about to learn a lesson. Although we only planned to climb some 1000 meters of vert, time flies by in the Everest-region.

No path took us through the rolling boulders of the never-ending scree-slopes. A constant fight against gravity. We wanted all rocks to stay in place, not roll over and crush our feet.

One has to breathe a little deeper. Take some more breaks, and drink more. Much more. As we finally approached the snow, it turned out to be mostly glacial ice. The snow left where rather hard. Ice-like. And the sun was about to sink behind the high horizon. We where late:(

Nevertheless we found the skiing to our liking. The gear works fine, just as it is supposed to. Skiing under such demanding conditions built our confidence, an with sharp edges was good fun.

Then came the hellish descent. If you have any idea of the term kinetic energy, you will have no problem understanding the nature of our concerns, negotiating our way through the scree-slope.

Rocks kept on thundering down below us, as we carefully took notice of the others positions at all times. Avoiding the other boys fall-line was the name of the game.

- I think there is a reason why snow should cover mountains, Tormod "Thor" Granheim sums up the day.