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Search and rescue in West-Norway.
A dear friend of mine dissappeared last fall in Moere and Romsdal in the western parts of Norway.
About 30 of his friends and a few from the Red Cross decided to have yet another go at searching the area where he was last seen.
We searched rivers and waters, hillsides and forrest.
Alas, we where not able to get any more clues as to what has happened to him.
The search will continue though!
While it was a sad occasion for us being there, we couldn't help but walk aorund in complete awe of how beautiful the area was as spring made its way up the mountains and down in the valleys and fjords.
Here is a few snaps from my phone I took at the search area and on the way back home.
First pic is while driving down to the camp site.
Mountains surrounded us on both sides for miles and miles.
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In this pic you can see our camp at the bottom of the Romsdalshorn 1580meters above sea level.
The camp site is at about 67m:)
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Just opposite the Romsdalshorn you can see the famous Trollveggen, "the troll wall"
It is the highest free fall in northern Europe, well over 1000m or 3000 feet.
For years it was the Mecca for the base-jumping community around the world.
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Here we are walking thru the cultural landscape of this walley.
Our search area for the day was the forrest at the end of that field.
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Another shot of the Trollveggen.
The small knob just to the left of the peak is where most jumps are done.
Earlier on they did most of the jumps from just the other side of that peak, called Bruresloeret, "the bridal vail"
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On our way home we decided to take the scenic route back:)
Seen here is the Trollstigen, "the troll's ladder". It serpentines all the way up the mountain.
It's always fun watching Danes and Germans trying to navigate their mobile homes and caravans up there;)
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