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Due to best laid plans going to waste, the weather for Rjukan is not looking too great- a bit warm. 4 of us will be heading out on Sunday (we've paid for the flight to Torp already!) and I'm not familiar with Norway as a whole, would anybody have any other suggestions? Get a refund on the hire car and take a train somewhere? Or are there venues high enough up for an ice climbing trip when the temperature forecast for town is above zero all week?
Many thanks for ideas.

we've just got back and had a great week, although we did have to visit ozzimosis and krokan both twice.
i expect the higher gausta mountain routes will be hellish deep snow to get to.
cross country skiing is pretty cheap and there is also the downhill for about £60 perday all in.
the swimming pool is also brilliant. at £12 ish. outdoor hottub/slides/diving boards.

In reply to dan bulman:

Cheers Dan,
Hopefully the weather forecast is all wrong, but it seems to be a trend. I might just be investing in some snow shoes!

In reply to HenryJM:

Not all the ice will be gone by the time you get out to Rjukan. You'd be better off starting high at Krokan rather than at Ozzmosis. Apparently it's a bit wet.

Here's some more ideas. Try something different. You can have a real adventure at Kong Vinter. Don't bother with Presenil, there's too much snow.

Try and find a quick way to the start of Sickhausfoss from the contradictory map and written instructions in the heavy water guidebook. Do you start from skruigaten left end or right end?

If the ice is really all gone when you get here then try docteuren (M7) at Bolgen. There's other dry tooling routes too.

In reply to HenryJM:

Been here since the 16th and climbed every day, just got back from the Upper Gorge. The weather forecast has so far been fairly British in its accuracy - that is - good out to about 48 hours but after that pure fantasy. Have faith.

Andrew.

In reply to HenryJM:

It is currently snowing. Depends on what grade you climb and how much the snow bothers you. This was our first ever trip and we climbed 4 routes WI2-3. There was a lot of snow to clear, but there is ice! One group of people snubbed the route we were on because there was "no ice" - until you get onto the second pitch, best route ever!

Perhaps because it was our first trip we made the most of what was here. We climbed in the Upper Gorge almost exclusively.