![]() Lofoten felt like much more of a ‘honeypot’ than any of the other places we visited. As a location on the trip, it wasn’t our favourite, mainly due to how extremely busy it was. For climbers, Lofoten is synonymous with trad climbing and multi pitch routes by the sea, although there is the opportunity to do pretty much any type of climbing you desire.įrom the climbing we managed to do, it was high quality, but not really any higher than other parts of Norway. The archipelago extends away from the mainland and arks far out into the sea, famous for its natural beauty and picturesque fishing villages. The Lofoten islands are among the most famous places in Norway – to climbers and tourists alike. ![]() However, don’t pay much attention to anything more than a couple of days ahead as it will probably change completely before the time comes. We found that Yr.no was the best forecast and in the short term it is usually very accurate. Ultimately, any time of year could prove to be wet and dry spells are never guaranteed…it is likely you might get more use from your coat than your suncream! Naturally, the further south you go, the longer the climbing season is. In high summer there is 24 hour daylight in the northern parts of the country, which drastically increases your chances of getting good climbing conditions. If you want to climb dry rock in Norway then summer is the time to go, with June, July and August giving the best chance of dry weather. The book is really well put together and saved many climbing days when the weather was poor. The guide has a great spread of locations across the islands and the quality of the bouldering on Lofoten is superb. We did find the book had a tendency to over hype some venues, don’t expect every crag to be amazing.īouldering in Lofoten is an extremely worthwhile guide for anybody visiting lofoten. The information is mostly accurate and the topos are good quality. Rockfax Lofoten Climbs is the only guidebook for routes on Lofoten and it includes all the places you would want to visit as a non-local. A beautiful view from the crag at Ersfjorden ![]()
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