Open Crossing to Vaeroy and Rost in Lofoten Islands

We’ve just managed to make what we think is the first linked crossing of Vaeroy and Rost in the artic islands of Lofoten in Norway.

The two crossings are about 35 km each and the first involves crossing the infamous maelstrom of Moskennes island.

Myself and Jann Engsted, a local guide who has been guiding on the Islands for 30 years, made the two crossings an ambition he has been trying to do for a long time.

We had ocean swell moderate winds and a fair deal of fog on the first crossing , but otherwise a great few days.

The new Palm Oceana gear performed well and kept me cosy and dry.

Olly Sanders