Click on the different Fjord Counties on the map for pictures and detailed information. Below, you will also find the main links for the four Fjord Counties.
The Jostedals Glacier in Sogn og Fjordane is the largest ice-cap in Northern Europe. It is the playground among skiers and ice-climbers. In april and may it is popular to ski on the snow covered ice-cap. During summer, the crampons are used for walking and climbing at the glacier-arms in Western Norway. There are easy access to the glacier from many surrounding valleys. Several companies are guiding at the glaciers in western Norway. Click at the different fjord counties on the map to the left for links.
Walking on Austerdalsbreen Glacier in Sogn. Read more...
Pictures from Jostedalsbreen Glacier
The pictures below are from the Jostedalsbreen Glacier and it's sidearms. Photo: Andrew Mason.
These pictures are taken from the North side of Isfjord on Svalbard Island, more precisely from Ymerbukta bay near the Esmark glacier. There was a good gang of us there celebrating a 30th birthday. The sun shone all day (and night!). We went on kayak and hiking trips and enjoyed cognac and barbeques on the fire which burned continuously the three days we were there....
