Project 1250Km

I will do 1250 km of mountaineering over the summer 2014 and try to win the title Villmarkingen 2014!

The project will later be described in the book "Up as an amateur down as a mountain man"

Facts about the project: 

1. I will do all the mountaineering in the Norwegian mountains (south of  the city Trondheim). 

2. Time period will be from April to October. 

3. Total walking distance will be more than 1250 Km! 

4. Total excursions: 60 (10 of the them will last between 3-5 days)

5. Total daily excursions: Approx. 92 

6. Total walking time: Approx. 540 hours 

5. Average time pr excursion: Approx. 6 hours

6. Average distance pr excursion: Approx. 14Km

7.  Total summits: 59 

8. Total summits above 2000 metres: 27

9. I will use my tent or cabins from Den Norske Turistforeningen (DNT) for overnight stays on the longer excursions.

10. Traveling days will be about 180 days (Approx. 26 weeks)   

The project includes 60 excursions in 6 different categories:

1. Get started: 10 excursions

2. Facebook photo: 10 excursions  

3. Dating/Romantic: 10 excursions

4. Mountain vacation: 10 excursions (From 3-5 days expeditions. Will take me about 40 days in total to finish them all).

5. For the tough ones: 10 excursions 

6. Club Mountaineering (Summits 2000 metres above sea level): 10 excursions

The excursions difficulty level 
(Based on the grading system from "Den norske turistforeningen").

1. Easy walks: 8

2. Medium walks : 12

3. Difficult/Hard walks: 22

4. Expert walks:18

Why do I do this? 

1. Because I enjoy hiking and camping in the mountains.
2. Because its challenging and fun. 
3. I will find and experience the best mountain scenery and hiking trails in Norway.
4. Research for my upcoming book "Up as an amateur down as a mountain man". 
5. I want to try to win Villmarkingen 2014 - Wildman of the year title:) 
6. I will locate the best place to set up basecamp for fjell og fjord's adventure company. 

Regards, 

Kristoffer