I’ve just arrived in the Lofoten Islands for a week’s climbing.
| Three changes of plane and an overnight in Bodo and arrived at Svolvaer Airport in the Lofoten Islands. | 
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| It was good to be met by my old mate, Marius Maurstad (on left) and whisked off to our base camp. | 
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| It’s more than comfortable – a converted old fish factory that offers self catering cottages. The place is called Kalle (www.kalle.no) and is a really friendly comfortable place in a fantastic setting. | 
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| On 26 June I climbed with Hans Petter on a delightful crag called Bara Blabaer (Blue Berries). It’s an hours strenuous walk through woods and boulders to a superb granite slab with a hand or finger jamming crack line all the way up. See the climbers who were in front of us. | 
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| We swung leads – Hans Petter on the second pitch. | 
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| Hans leading through on the third, a mixture of layback and jamming. | 
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| Me on the fifth pitch – a fabulous finger jamming crack. | 
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| The views looking south west are fantastic – stormy cloud and showers with silver bands of sun shafts lighting the sea. Altogether a brilliant day.
The climb is VS and is given three well deserved stars in the excellent Rock Fax guide book. |
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