Lofoten

Lofoten is famous as an attraction of north Norway; the wall, a ridge of mountains extending far beyond the edge of the mainland. It is constructed out of several islands that together with Vesterålen - the other part of the ridge - is about the same length as Wales, but only a few mountains thick. The majority of mountains are between 700 and 900 metres, but a few are noticeably over 1000 metres.

For days we had seen the wall from the far side of Vestfjorden, which in itself is a major feature. But now it was time. We would ford the fjord, and spend two days up in the mountains of Lofoten.