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New Alpine Mixed Route Above Arctic Circle - Gripped Magazine

On Feb. 14, Finnish alpinist Juho Knuuttila and Sara Skoglund climbed a new route up the north face of Breitind, a mountain above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. As Knuuttila said, the climbing was “always committing, always bold and full on.” Knuuttila, who’s established several routes in the area over the years, shared these details, “We had a double rack of cams. We used two. We had ice screws. We ended up climbing 3 cm thick verglas co…