19 Oct, 2008

Foredrag med Stein P. Aasheim og Sjur Nesheim

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Den 19/11 får Tromsø besøk av Stein P. Aasheim, Sammen med Sjur Nesheim vil han presentere utdrag ur Norsk klatrehistorie på 4'e etasje på Driv kl. 1930. (More)

20 Sep, 2008

1'st free ascent of Ultima Thule

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August 1'st, Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Oscar Alexanderson free climbed Ultima Thule on Blåmann, giving it a grade of solid 8. (More)

20 Sep, 2008

New Route on Blåmann!

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A new route called Lost & Found was estblished on Blåmann by Johannes Kärkkäinen, Jarkko-Juhani Henttonen and Kauri Kurki, 4-8 August 2008 (More)

26 Jul, 2008

Atlantis topo correction

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A typo in the guide book has lead to some confusion. From the last ledge on Atlantis (above the infamous bong), Blåmann, you should continue on the far left side of the ledge, not on the right side as indicated in the topo! Sorry :-(

5 Jun, 2008

Kvaløya T shirts

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We are now selling the exclusive Kvaløya T shirts. Wear it, climb, dream and have fun. The summer is here... test

5 Jun, 2008

Sportsklatresamling i Ersfjorden

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Den 14 og 15 arrangerer TKK en samling i Ersfjorden.

10 Apr, 2008

2'nd winter ascent of Ultima Thule

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April 8, the three Russian climbers Andrej Varvarkin, Aleksej Orudzjev and Sergej Beljajev, succeeded on what is most likely the second winter ascent of Ultima Thule on Blåmann

10 Mar, 2008

1'st winter ascent of Ultima Thule

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The three Finnish climbers Saku Korosuo, Adrian Pollard and Sampsa Jyrkynen climbed Ultima Thule on Blåmann from March 3'rd to 7'th. View some inspiring photos. A detailed trip report will follow.

15 Jul, 2007

Arctandria free climbed

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Markus Haid and Hansjörg Auer free climbed Arctandria (8b) on Blåmann, ground-up with no pre placed gear, in only nine hours today (July 15, 2007). A historic event! (More)

15 Jun, 2007

Book release

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On Tuesday evening (June 12'th) we had a great release party in Tromsø. Only about 50 books had arrived, and all of them were sold out within a few minutes. The main shipment is expected around June 18-19.

5 Jun, 2007

Samling i Ersfjorden

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Til helgen (9-10 juni) samles alle ivrige sportsklatrere i Ersfjorden for å kose seg på granitten. Tilreisande og inneboende storklatrere står på deltakerlisten, og vi lover govær, lavvo, pølsebål og klatrerekord. Eirik Birkelund Olsen (tlf 91525182) koordinerer og inviterer. KOM

5 Jun, 2007

Video

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Director Dj Calva has published some videos from Kvaløya on Google video and YouTube, check out Kvaløya - selected climbs, and then search for more (tags: Kvaløya or DjCalva).

29 May, 2007

Schedule

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The guide book was delivered to the printshop early May, and is expected to hit the shelves around June 5 - 8. Thanks for all the orders, Hang on!

6 May, 2007

Updates

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Due to substantial work on updating and repairs, Kvaløya Archives will suffer under more dead-end links than usual. But remember that the printed book soon is out!

6 May, 2007

Frost

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Bjarte Bø og Anne Grete Nebell's nye rute på Blåmann i vinter har fått internasjonal rykte om seg i Alpinist Imponerande innsats!