Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Sandhaug to Dyrenut, 23km. Start to finish 6-20. Flattest day so far and started on perfect snow at -5C. Whizzing along with a few food stops then snow got too warm and had to rewax. Final hill went on for ever in hot sun and soft porridge snow. Eventually reached final pass and saw hut only 1km way :-)
Lots more ptarmigan and fjäll ripa and Fox prints. Met another husky team - 11 gorgeous fluffy white dogs haring along. Also lots of stinky skidoo’s, plus a piste-beastie towing 3 huge trailers containing the means of making a new hytte- mini-digger, wooden beams and vast amounts of other kit!
Showers at the huts (apart from Hellevassbu) are an absolute dream after getting really sweaty and covered in sun cream.

Amazing trip so far and no injuries (apart from a few aches and blisters), only 1 broken pole (oops!). No major sense of humour failures from anyone and everyone has fallen over at least once;-).

PS times are fairly vague due to stops and regrouping regularly.