In reply to UKC News: There has been lots of activity on Store Blåmann this year. Three aid-routes have been freed (at 8a, 7c+ and 7b respectively), and one mostly new aid route has been put up. Great!
Also on Store Blåmann: Andreas Klarström, Erik Grandelius and Martin Skaar Olslund repeated "Arctandria" (8a+ R) in great style (2nd repeat/3rd free ascent over all). Andreas Klarström stayed in Tromsø this summer and worked the first two pitches (including the second crutch pitch which goes at 8a+ with bird-beaks and micro-nuts for pro) by himself.
Erik Grandelius and Martin Skaar Olslund flew in to Tromsø, touched down at 11 PM, got picked up by Andreas and then they went straight up to Båmann (40 min in car + 2 h approach) and free climbed the whole route in a single push through the night with Andreas leading the first two pitches. Erik Grandelius followed free (all onsight) and onsighted all his pitches (up to 8a according to topo, but they feel the roof pitch was much easier than the 8a given in topo, maybe 7c or so). I don't know exactly the style Martin climbed in (other than that he did it free, since I've only talked with Erik).