”Det er rein galskap og livsfarlig!”. i recomend reading this if you plan on traveling to norway. use yr.no and say safe.

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  1. this are 3 apps i recomend you have on your phone when traveling in norway.

    [Norgeskart, Free map of norway with high fidelity](https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/kart/hvor-appen)

    [YR. Weather service](https://www.yr.no/artikkel/ny-yr-app-viser-deg-himmelen-1.13711297)

    [113. medical services with the ability to send cordinates](https://norskluftambulanse.no/hjelp113/)

    Those 3 apps may save your life, download them and use them when traveling outside. a extra 5 min checking weather and maps before hiking will save you from a lot of truble.

    [and a bonus map that shows trails and huts](https://ut.no/kart#5.01/64.37/12.78)

    PS this is not intended as a name and shame, but as a PSA that some additional precautions maybe warranted when hiking.

  2. In addition to all the obvious reasons why this was a dumb idea, I don’t quite understand why you’d walk up a mountain at a time when there’s not much to see (because of the darkness) and no one to share the experience with. It just seems like a very unnecessary and sad hike.

  3. Bloody tourists. Do they think the weather will be great just because they are taking a hike? The weather in the Norwegian mountains can be unpredictable as hell. Especially during winter. If they want to commit suicide do this at home instead, and don’t try to involve other people. The rescue team could get in big trouble as well.

  4. For those that don’t read Norwegian (can’t be bothered to translate/don’t click links), here’s a quick summary:

    A South Korean tourist was trapped on top Reinebringen in Moskenes on Lofoten. The reason was, in large part, due to the weather. There was hefty wind and lots of precipitation. In addition there was a high risk of avalanches. A rescue attempt was made with helicopter but both attempts failed, that’s when an alpine search and rescue team was sent to retrieve the tourist on foot.

    This is why this subreddit has time and again advised inquiring tourists to not underestimate Norwegian nature (and with that, weather). Not only does it put your life at risk, it puts others’ at risk, too.

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