GrönaBandet 2026 #1 Groveljon - Åre

Section 1 from Groveljon to Åre

Day 1 - 6/07/26

WE HAVE OFFICIALLY STARTED!!!

The first day was emotional to say the least! Have waited for this so long. Also two weeks ago wasn't sure if we would be able to do this but here we are! HAPPY!

The kilometers were a bit tough on our feet. Both of our bottoms of the feet were pretty tender after 17km because of the very pointy rocks and our trail runners were not ready for that. So we ended up setting up the camp and giving them a good bath in the freezing cold water.

Day 2 - 7/07/26

Somewhere before Slagusjön -> Rogenstugan

The day started off pretty fresh. The night was around 3°C and it was hard to leave the comfotable warmth of the sleeping bag.

The rain started just when we started walking but wasn't too bad. We had a little break in Slagusjön where Clem Clem had his first recording session of this trip to capture the perfect wind sound in the hut. 🌬

We had another break in the Storröddtjärn hut because the hut keeper kindly offered us glass of juice inside. We had a nice chat and got so much energy from it that the next kilometers went by fast.

The highlight of the day was on the top of tandsjovålen. It was a nice climb and absolutely beautiful view. A bit windy and cold so we didn't hang around.

After it got hard, like very hard. Laura Laura's feet were hurting and walking got slower every meter due to the pointy rocks and soft shoes. It felt like the bottom of the feet were completely bruised so every step hurt like hell. We decided to go all the way to Rogen hut to stay inside and have a good night sleep. We ended up sharing a very warm room and slept well! The feet were pulsing and could feel the blood coming back down there.

Let's see how the feet recover for the next days  hike!

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