Norwegian Mountains, Møre og Romsdal
Sukkertoppen, 314m
Trollråsa w/Meny Lerstad group, June 8 2010
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Sukkertoppen & Trollråsa
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On this Tuesday afternoon, I had the privilege of taking a 5-person group from Meny Lerstad (Ålesund) up and down Trollråsa. My good friend Per had been up and down Trollråsa with me earlier, and I had spoken with Beate a couple of times. She was very much looking forward to do this route, and took time off from work to be here. I didn't know Lillian, Therese and Steffen until we met at Atlanterhavsparken this afternoon.
I had been curious about the group's tolerance for heights, but after a few minutes along the path, this was no longer a concern. Knowing they could handle themselves well in steep terrain, I could relax and just enjoy the hike.
On the way up Trollråsa
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This was also quite a merry bunch, and receptive to my challenges, fun and creativity motto. Challenges - as in small things that you rather avoid than do, but which lift you up once you've done them. Like balancing on - or crawling under a huge rock. The fun part doesn't need any elaboration, other than that it's easy to forget about. Which brings us to creativity - often a safe formula for fun and laughter. And Sukkertoppen is an excellent place to practice on. The pictures on the bottom of this page should speak for themselves...
Beate is airborn
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For the above reasons, it took us a good while to reach the top. But once up, the Meny group threw in a surprise; picnic! Coffee, strawberries & yoghurt and fruits and chocolate. Yum! Most excellent! The Lerstad team continues to deliver excellence. And no, I don't get paid to write this. Per runs the best store in the region.
Picnic!
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We agreed to descend Trollråsa, as that would be the shortest route to the parking. Moreover, a Trollråsa descent is quite something else than the ascent. And no less fun! I overheard Therese saying that she couldn't believe she came up this way. He he...
I had a very enjoyable afternoon with this group, and would be quite happy to take them to Godøya, and its off-trail terrain that I know so well. And perhaps a photo session on Johan Skytt? I'm confident they would like an outing like that. So until then... so long!
The group on Sukkertoppen
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