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Rjukan

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Gausta road climb day

Rjukan valley to Gaustatoppen view road, Telemark panorama.

Gaustatoppen summer hike

Telemark's roof in summer.

Gaustatoppen summit ski Rjukan

Gausta top 1,883m, Rjukan views below. Spring corn.

Hardangervidda reindeer trek

Wild reindeer herds on the plateau, autumn migration lines. Hut to hut.

Ice climbing intro course

First swings at Krokan.

Krokan waffle stop

Post-climb waffles.

Krossobanen cable car

First cable car in Northern Europe.

Mårbu backcountry hut ski

Ski touring from the hut.

Rjukan Krokan night climb

Floodlit ice after dark in the shadow valley. Surreal and cold.

Rjukan ice pillars week

Frozen waterfalls in a sunless valley town. Headtorch starts.

Snowkiting Hardangervidda

Kites over the plateau.

Solspeilet mirror square

Sun in the shadowed valley.

Telemark Canal trip

Locks and lakes to Skien.

Valley floor run

Easy miles along the Måna.

Vemork heavy water museum

The Heroes of Telemark story.

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Gausta road climb day

Rjukan valley to Gaustatoppen view road, Telemark panorama.

Gaustatoppen summer hike

Telemark's roof in summer.

Krokan waffle stop

Post-climb waffles.

Vemork heavy water museum

The Heroes of Telemark story.

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