Two years after my successful ski trip to Kjerag with Hessel, I started organizing guiding winter expeditions to Kjerag, on snow shoes. It proved to be very hard. Each year, we adapted the concept in accordance with the experiences and partly failures of that season. 

The climate and weather conditions, combined with the rugged terrain make it extremely challenging to hike Kjerag in winter, let alone establish and maintain the required basecamp along the trail. As the access roads to Kjerag are closed during winter, it is impossible to reach Kjerag and return in one day. There are few days with good weather, and the wind often reaches storm strength, or worse.

However, with a lot of planning, logistics, help from locals, volunteers, and professional guides, as well as an equipment sponsorship by Hilleberg, we managed to successfully complete 14 winter expeditions to Kjerag.

In winter, the “Majesty of the Lysefjord” deems even more majestic – hanging 984 meters above the fjord, amidst snow-blanketed mountains, and frozen waterfalls, covered in ice. Those who joined us on this expedition will never forget the views, but even more so the adventure and journey to this impressive site.