Susanne

Hei Gekko, jeg har sett allerede før på Fjellheimen 3 Camp. Takhøyde er like enn Rondvassbu 3 Camp. Vektet er virkeligt veldigt spennende, men slik som du sier, er den dyrere enn Rondvassbu 3 Camp. Og ennå dyrere enn Bergans Kompakt 3. Jeg er nå mye forstyrret om valget Takk for svaret! Hilsen Susanne

Hei Rino, takk for komplimenten din. Jeg lærer først siden kort tid norsk. Men snakk om flaks det finnes ordbøker. Du har rett. Rondvassbu er tyngre enn Bergans Kompakt. Nå jeg har skrevet til Bergans og håper for et svar. Prisene av telt er ganske like enn de her i Tyskland. Såpass jeg må ikke vente før jeg er i Norge på ferie. Har noen erfaring med Rondvassbu Camp 3-telt? Hilsen Susanne

Hei, jeg er opptatt av Bergans Kompakt 3. Vet noen om man kan stenge luftingen? Hvor stor er innenteltet virkeligt? Jeg har sett på Bergans hjemmeside målet er 165 x 225 x 100. På tegningen der målet er 165 x 210? x 100. Som alternativen jeg kan forstille meg Helsport Rondvassbu 3 Camp. Har noen erfaring med dette telt? Jeg liker at Rondvassbu er høyere enn Bergans Kompakt 3. Vekt er nesten like. Er materialet bedre? Hvor stabil er bunnen her? Negativ: det er dyrere. Unnskyld for min dårlig norsk. Men jeg håper dere har forstå hva jeg vil vite?! Hilsen Susanne

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http://www.gd.no/artikkel.asp?Artid=191597 http://www.ostlendingen.no/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060815/NYHETER/108150015&SearchID=73253934679064

hei, here is another article in the gudbrandsdølen dagningen: http://gd.no/artikkel.asp?Artid=190800 susanne

http://www.gd.no/artikkel.asp?Artid=187191 but be fast. you know about the archive of gd.no

hei old_hand, thank you so much for translating the dutch news. so we can stay in touch with the research actions. susanne

Hei, Mea culpa! I am so sorry, but today I checked the common information at the end of the LP I never have checked before, because I read the book only from the beginning as I always do when I review a travelguide. I did wrong to the LP. You can find more informations as we thought. I found some. Here is the translation: ”HIKING …Many of these trails are supported by the DNT; they are marked with cairns or the red T in distances between 100 and 200 m. The hiking season lasts approximately from end of May until beginning of October, in higher mountain regions nor significant shorter. In the highland the snow stays often until June and from September new snow is falling… There are many excellent books for hikers in Norway. Erling Welle-Strands book “Mountain Hiking in Norway” (2000) includes trail propsals, card outlines and information to huts. Really passionate hikers are likely in a better way with “Norwegian Mountains on Foot” by DNT – the English edition of the Norwegian mountain classic “Til Fots i Fjellet”. Other hiking books are f. e. “Hiking in Norway” (2001) by Sabine Gorsemann and Christian Kaiser and “Hiking & experience, Southern Norway” (2000) by Peter and Ute Freier.” In that “common informations” is another chapter about the DNT. I checked it, but the most informations are about prices, differences between served and not served huts and the membership. One sentence is about opening times: “The most DNT huts are closed between 15th of October until 15th of February. Lists about opening times you can order at DNT.” If you need, I could scan this pages tomorrow. One important information is extra marked with a little frame on it: “ATTENTION Who is climbing, do hiking cross-country or walk across exposed areas must be aware about suddenly changes in the weather. In some areas obtains danger for avalances, especially in Jotunheimen. To go on glaciers should be only venture who is well equipped and has enough expert knowledge on glacier ice.” Another important information, also marked in a frame is “Crossing a stream”: “Fortunately in Norway there are bridges across the most long rivers along the main hiking trails. Although the hiker and mountaineer must be aware to meet here and there a swelled creek or a river without a bridge. But most of the time it is no reason to stop in the track. Sun and the heat of the day are normally guilty that snow and glacier ice melts in the highland and the waterlevel arises; the best time to cross a river is so the early morning. After heavy rain should be alapse 24 hours. And just a few tips: Rivers with small river channel and many constrictions are very deep – the widest fjord is with highly chance the shallowest. The fastest and strongest flow is at straight river sections, naturally near by the middle of the river, at riverbendings in contrast at the borders. Best you watch the flowing water and searching for a location where the river is inactively rippling. By no means you should try crossing the river above a waterfall. And to cross a spated river is really not such a good idea. You can see it on dirty, slowly flowing water, what is carry along much rubble and vegetation. A smooth surface shows you that the river is too deep as you could cross it on foot. Anything what is higher than your knee, should be “uncrossable” without the necessary expert knowledge and extra equipment. Before you try to cross deep or fast flowing streams, you have to be sure, that you could your abandon your baggage in the middle of the river in the case of need. Things which should be not wet should be packed in water resistant bags. Then unfasten hip- and shoulder-belt and remove all thick clothes and trousers, which could annoy you while you swimming. Who is alone on the trail should feel around and have to firm up in the river channel with the hiking stick for not losing the balance. Never cross a river barefoot. During you go, watch upstream and avoid look down, because you could lose your balance… Who is falling, during crossing a river should not try to get up: take off the rucksack (not let go!), roll on the back, feet downstream and try to reach a shallow swirl or the shore to get the feet back on the ground.” Susanne

Hei old_hand, I guess the problem is hat LP is not a trekking-guide but rather a travel-guide for people whom basically travel with rucksack. So the informations about Jotunheimen and other nationalparks are rather common than special. So if you want go hiking in that area it is really not enough to use this book. You get too little information about all the important things you should have to know. The information in the section “travel season” “From May to September Norway… the most hotels and touristy highlights are open, but still not overflow… With shorter business hours you have to reckon in the early season from the middle of May until middle of June...” could her, who is first time in Norway, suggest that all huts are open. Especially when she spent the night at a fully served Spiterstulen. I think that would be a very important information in the LP to inform about the opening times of the huts in Jotunheimen. As I said she could adopt that “from may to september the most hotels … are open.” Only for Bøverdalen Vandrerhjem the opening times are quoted in LP. Fewest in the preamble for the “Jotunheimen” chapter there should be clues about the opening times of the huts. Instead of that only this information is typed: “The DNT farmed huts at the most trails through the wilderness… For information about the park you have to contact the tourist office in Lom.” I don’t know about the opening hours of the tourist office in Lom in the beginning of June. In LP is typed: “Middle of June – Middle August, Monday – Friday 9 – 21 h, Saturday&Sunday 10 – 20 h. In the rest of time shorter opening hours… the stuff feed everyone with tips, brochures and answers to questions yourself don’t hit on it before.” Susanne

Hei old_hand, in the beginning of the book there is a section „travel season“. I try to translate the interesting parts of it: “From May to September Norway is most lovely and sunny. Exceptionally in the end of May: Then flowers and fruit trees prosper, days getting longer and the most hotels and touristy highlights are open, but still not overflow…With shorter business hours you have to reckon in the early season from the middle of May until middle of June...” Then follows another section: .“Do you thought about all?” Also the most important things of this section: “For a holiday in Norway you don’t have to pack more things as you would do for a trip to another European country. A few things absolutely should be packed in your bag: Good shoes … Robust hiking boots.. Casual clothing.. Jacket, pullover or anorak – also in the summertime A sheet and a light and warm sleeping bag, alternative: several sheets because in the most hostels and cabins you have to pay for extra bedding” A several pages later all Norwegian nationalparks are listed. This informations you can find about the “Jotunheimen Nationalpark”: Highlights: the highest mountains of Norway Dimension: 1145 km2 Activities: Hiking Best Time: Juli – August That are all informations I could find about the travel season and what could be important. Nothing about hiking trails, opening of huts etc. Susanne

Hei old_hand, the LP "Norwegen" in German language is the 1st edition, May 2006, translated from "Norway", 3rd edition, April 2005. Susanne

hello, i translate this so that police has searched since a few weeks. but my norwegian is bad. maybe a norwegian native speaker could translate this sentence?! susanne

hello old_hand, as i understand this two sentences in the article: today they searching the river visa. if this gives no results the police will likely stop searching. that are very bad news. [edit]what i don't understand is that gd.no write that they are searching since a few weeks for her. but i guess they starting their investigations first time at 12th of june?! or am i wrong?[/edit] susanne

latest news on nrk.no: http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hedmark_og_oppland/1.632317 they searching now on the hellstugubreen.

Hei old_hand, I sent you the scans of the "jotunheimen-pages" from the German Lonely Planet to your e-mail. Susanne

hei old_hand, even i updated the two other pictures in my forum-thread. maybe someone have seen her. susanne

hello old_hand, i read about that appearance of marijke in the internet. i really hope that they will get a sign of life from her. my thoughts are with the family and friends of her. i posted the case in the german forum "norwegen-treffpunkt" (link) where i am one of the operators. maybe there is someone out there who can help with informations. susanne