NPL Statistics
Totals:
Days
Total days: 111
Nero days: 14 (15 km or less)
Zero days: 4 (3 during the family meetup in Sweden)
Hiking days: 107
Days hiking just the two of us: 96
Days hiking with company: 10
Days partly with company: 1
Distance
Distance: 2 742.64 km
of which Gröna Bandet 1 317.64 km or 48 %.
The total distance equals the crow fly distance from Stockholm to Tunisia in Northern Africa!)
Longest hiking day: 41.22 km
Shortest hiking day: 6.62 km
Average hiking day (inc. zero days): 24.7 km/day
Average hiking day (exc. zero days): 25.6 km/day
Ascent: 66 028 m
which equals climbing Mount Everest from sea level to the peak almost 7.5 times.
Descent: 66 426 m
Lukas' swims: 29
Kim's swims: 4
Cat holes: 9 (L) 9 (K)
Kim's falls: <20
Lukas' falls: <5
Geography
Countries passed through: 3
Norway, Finland, Sweden
Fylken (regions, as of 2023): 8 of 11 (72.7 % +1 region during our “pause” for 3 days)
Troms og Finnmark, Nordland, Trøndelag, Innlandet, Vestland, Vestfold og Telemark, Viken, Agder (+Oslo)
Kommuner (municipalities): 52 of 356 (14.6 %)
Nordkapp, Måsøy, Porsáŋgu/Porsanger, Alta, Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino, Nordreisa, Målselv, Kåfjord, Storfjord, Målselv, Bardu, Narvik, Fauske, Saltdal, Rana, Hemnes, Hattfjelldal, Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Snåsa, Steinkjer, Versal, Meråker, Tydal, Holtålen, Røros, Engerdal, Os, Tolga, Tynset, Alvdal, Folldal, Sør-Fron, Sel, Vågå, Lom, Vang, Lærdal, Ål, Hol, Ulvik, Eidfjord, Ullensvang, Vinje, Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Åseral, Hægebostad, Lyngdal, Lindesnes
Accomodation
Tent nights: 63/111 (57 %)
Shelter: 1
(Snartemo)
Camping cabin: 4
(Olderfjord, Kautokeino, Kilpisjärvi, Heia)
Statskog hut: 2
(Sieimma, Krutvasshytta)
Unmanned DNT hut: 7
(Dividalshytta, Ny-Sulitjelma, Argalad, Lønsstua, Bolnastua, Virrvasshytta, Kvitsteindalstunet)
Self-service DNT hut: 15
(Skorovatn, Bellingstua, Ferslia, Bjørneggen, Ellefsplass, Raudsjødalen, Knausen, Sulebu, Bjordalsbu x2, Iungdalshytta, Kjeldebu, Sandhaug, Bossbu, Øyuvsbu)
Manned DNT hut: 3
(Fondsbu, Finse, Haukeliseter)
"Hostel": 1
(Umbukta)
STF "hostel": 1
(Ritsem)
AirBnB: 2
(Sulitjelma, Hovden)
Non-DNT mountain station: 2
(Katterjåkk, Memurubu)
Farm: 1
(Tverrelvnes)
Hotel: 2
(Røyrvik, Tyinkrysset)
Rented house: 1
(Grövelsjön)
Friend's house/hut: 6
(Olsberg, Oslo x2, Koster x2, Lusæter)
Consumables
Pizzas eaten: 76 (of which Billys: 46, and Peppes: 10)
Freeze-dried meals (each): 21
Snickers eaten (together): 7.141 kg! 67 double, 35 single, 18 mini
which is the same as 142 regular Snickers.
Ice cream eaten: 6.5 boxes, 16 on stick/in cone Kim, 12 Lukas
Kvikk lunsj: 42
Gott och blandat: 8
Cola nappar: 5
Salt sill: 4
Bottles of Solo: 10
Bags of chips/crisps: 69 (of which Pringles: 26, Tortilla: 5)
Ice tea bags: 79
Corny: 11
Chocolate bars: 9.8 kg! 40 x 200 g, 18 x 100 g
Mudcake: 11
Klenning/Lefse: Lost count
Vörteröl (Lukas): 10
Gas: 3.5 x 230 g
People met
Gröna Bandare: 4
Previous Gröna Bandare: 6
Norge på langs: 16 + 2 dog
Norge på langs (divided): 12 + 2 dogs
Misc
Saunas tried: 4
(Katterjåkk Turiststation - Gautelishytta - Bjørneggen - Grövelsjön: rented house, only Lukas)
Longest time without showering: 8
(Kautokeino-Kilspisjärvi, Kilpisjärvi-Katterjåkk)
Longest time without doing laundry (washing clothes): 17
(Røyrvik-Grövelsjön)
Longest time without resupplying: 8
(Kautokeino-Kilspisjärvi, Kilpisjärvi-Katterjåkk)
Lost weight:
Lukas: 14 kg (4 kg muscles)
Kim: 7 kg
Lost items:
Lukas' beanie (on the way up)
2 pens
1 EVA pad (day 101)
Pringles lid (day 108)
Bank card, ID & cash (day 111 - the last day...)
Broken items:
Lukas' sleeping pad (started leaking, day 2) -
Tent (small hole in inner tent, noticed on the way up + another hole day 6 that we fixed)
3.5 (old) pair of socks Kim
3.5 pair of socks Lukas
Kim's pants (small hole from getting stuck in a reindeer fence on day 12)
Kim's trekking pole tips (day 22, we got new ones)
Lukas' gaiters (day 34)
Lukas' shirt (he bought a new shirt)
Kim's shirt (day 67)
Lukas' shoulder pocket (day 68, but we fixed it)
Kim's sleeping pad (day 72, but we fixed it)
Lukas' pant’s thigh pocket (day 79)
Lukas' trekking pole tip (day 99)
1 pair of Lukas' underwear (day 106)
Animals seen: Birds (ptarmigans, geese, swans, arctic jaegers, long-tailed jaegers, snowy owl, (other) owl, rough-legged buzzards, chicken, Siberian jay)... Reindeers, lemmings, fishes, frogs, foxes, elks, mice, grasshoppers, squirrels, sheep, cows, goats, horses, cats, hare, roe deer, snake (viper)
Ticks: 2 (Kim) 1 (Lukas)
Deer keds: 5 (Kim) 1 (Lukas)
Items sent home:
From Ritsem:
Kitchen towel
Old sleeping pad
1 packing cube
From Grövelsjön:
Gas
Aloe gel
Sunscreen
Sun glasses
Lukas long gaiters
Lukas hat
Fire starter
1 powerbank
