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Vättern, ice skating 2003
 

Ice skating on Vättern 2003

22 February 2003

These photos were taken with an one-time-use-camera.

Lake Vättern, map
Vättern is Sweden's second largest lake.

Our original intention was to skate (at least) from the southern part to the northen part, ca 130 km. But the day before the wind had broken up the ice in the southern part so we had to skate on what was left in the northen part.

Lake Vättern, map

Vättern, ice skating 2003
Early in the morning outside Motala. Daniel Edman is anxious to get away.


Vättern, ice skating 2003
The mortal hot dog pose: Daniel Edman, Andreas Wallmark and Mårten Ajne.
The new swedish word "dödskorv" was invented as we drove down
from Stockholm the evening before.


Vättern, ice skating 2003
The ice was like a marble floor. No one of us had ever skated on such frictionless ice before.


Vättern, ice skating 2003


Vättern, ice skating 2003
At some places the ice had patterns that looked like mother-of-pearl inlay.


Vättern, ice skating 2003
The ice from the southern part of the lake had been pressed into/onto/under the ice
of the northen part.


Vättern, ice skating 2003
The fantastic ice made that we could skate in 30-35 km/h speed without strain.


Vättern, ice skating 2003
0 km/h.


Vättern, ice skating 2003


Vättern, ice skating 2003
We could have skated on the marble-like ice the whole day but to make the tour
a little more adventurous we decided to try to reach the island Jungfrun.


Vättern, ice skating 2003
The way to the island Jungfrun went over both thin ice and ice like this.


Vättern, ice skating 2003
The ice cake from the south had crashed into the island Jungfrun and built a 3 meter
high wall.


Vättern, ice skating 2003
Lunch on the island Jungfrun.


Vättern, ice skating 2003
Later that day, heading north.
From left: Ulf Haase, Mårten Ajne, Daniel Edman and Andreas Wallmark.


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