Date: 02/05/2015

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We left Narvik at 10:30 in the morning aiming to the top of Tottatoppen. This mountain is very famous here in Narvik at first because has a spectacular view over the city and second because there is a local myth that it lives a troll in this mountain. Anyway we needed to go there because the time available (before our departure) was getting shorter and shorter. Direction as always Funnhytta and then at the signal Pumpvann turn right. There was a lot of snow but with our snowshoes we managed quite well. Passed the 2 lakes we continued on the track till almost the top on a quite large path absolutely not dangerous. The last part on the crest was not so easy because it was really slippery. We removed snowshoes and continued on a narrow path rewally slowly till a point where we climbed up on the ice to get to the top! It would have been better just have a little ice ax to climb this part. The view from the top was incredible: mountains, Narvik city with the whole fiord around. After a quick break and the classical photo we came back on the same path. There was a lot of snow and walking with snowshoes was really tiring. We took 4 hours and a half go up and 2 hours and 45 to come back.

Pysical state: Trained

Notes: Very good to do with alpine ski! It is possible to ski almost to the top, and you can remove them for the last crest.