This is Remi Mikalsen's homepage... with far too much information!
I live in Tromsø, Norway, and work at the University of Tromsø, but I feel at home in Nordkjosbotn. Some years of my life were spent in Guimarães, Portugal, where I among other things studied at Universidade do Minho and worked for Finibanco. On my free time I run Mikalsen ITS and develop FlexiPublish which this site runs on.
August 29th 2010, a friend of mine and I went hiking to Durmålstinden (921m). It's not the world's most exciting peak to climb, but the view from the top is as always great! We spent a little less than 2 hours up, and almsot 1,5 hours down again; following a trail that's well enough marked and that shouldn't scare anybody.
Starting the trip; Durmålst...
Lots of light terrain; stil...
Cloudberries!!! Yum!
Upwards...
From here it starts being m...
Nice view towards Tverrfjel...
Only rocks from here.
A teaser "peak" at 900 mete...
Far ahead is the real peak ...
Here I'm trying to stop th...
Posing and pretending nothi...
Nice view towards the islan...
Great view towards among ot...
The GPS-track.
Hiking to Grønnlibruna
August 28th 2010 I went hiking to Grønnlibruna (401m) to enjoy the view towards Balsfjorden and my new flat on Fagereng at the island of Tromsø. The trip to the top is very easy, and can even be done by bicycle if you have a decent off-roader and have some bicycle skills. I spent 40min on the way up, but got bit by a dog near the top and had to stop to document it and get info from the owners. Back down again I spent 26min.
Hiking to Vasstinden
August 26. 2010 I went hiking to Vasstinden (890m). Rarely I experience such a rough start when climbing a peak; it's almost straight up the first 450 height meters. Actually, it's so steep that people who are afraid of heights should consider carefully if they want to climb this peak! Other than that, the route is very good, well marked and the terrain excellent - and the view is simply awesome! I also recommend continuing to the next cairn over the mountain ridge after arriving to the main cairn; there the view is even better! I spent 1h 15min up, and 55min down again.
Hiking to Tverrfjellet
August 24, 2010, some fit souls from the University of Tromsø went hiking. The trip went to Tverrfjellet (675m) on the island of Kvaløya. This is a relatively easy peak to climb and really about anyone can go here. It's great hiking terrain and the trip has varied and impressive views.
Hiking to Store Russetinden
August 1st 2010, a group of 30 and I went hiking to Store Russetinden (1405 m) by Nordkjosbotn. This was a peak I had waited a long time to climb; it is considered a landmark and is the tallest peak visible from Nordkjosbotn. We spent 3h 23min to the top, and 2h 22min down again; the pace was very calm!
Hiking to Lavangstinden
July 31st 2010 I went hiking to Lavangstinden (764 m) in cloudy weather with light rain; a great weather for hiking that brings out the smell of the forest and the feeling of being in the nature. The trail is very well marked, kudos to the people maintaining it! In the beginning, there is a lot of tall grass, bushes and narrow trails. Midway and to the top there is great hiking terrain. Today I walked calmly with brand new shoes and feeling the pretty tough trip to a taller peak yesterday in my legs; I got myself to the top in 1h 32min, and down again in 1h 8min - and I didn't run a single meter.
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