Jotunheimen sufferfest day I: The long traverse
Bessheim-Besshø-Surtningssue-Glitterheim “Make friends with pain, and you will never be alone” Ken Chlouber, creator of the Leadville Trail 100 - I think this was the hardest day of my life… - says Achim from pure exhaustion. I think all of us share the same feeling. It is 3AM in the Glitterheim DNT cabin. We are having dinner next to the fireplace trying to get warm and dry, still digesting what we just did; 41km distance, 3000m positive elevation gain, and 17 hours out. All with not the lightest skiing gear and our backpacks could also be lighter (12-15kg). Legs are burning, backs hurt and the feet… better to not look at them. A nice collection of blisters that are gonna be our inseparable companions during the rest of the trip. Achim suggested that we could have a rest day in Glitterheim after the long first stage but I refused to spend one day chilling in the cabin not doing anything. Maybe it wasn’t such a
