I had, since quite some time, been planning on going for some type of longer tour in August this year, and had a couple of alternatives more or less ready. One of these was to put in a visit to Unna Allakas, where my warden colleague Emma had just accepted to fill a shorter vacancy, and I thought I might take the high trail from Katterjåkk there. As it happened a vacancy opened up for me in Abisko as well, and after some planning and studying of weather forecasts I came up with a way to combine this with the Unna Allakas tour.

To wit, I would take the night train to Abisko, leave the main part of my luggage there, repack properly for just the tour, catch the afternoon train to Katterjåkk, and then walk a shorter distance the first evening. This was to be a tenting tour anyway (except for the planned stay in Unna Allakas, of course), so I was free to adapt to whatever time constraints (and others) that would arise.

I left Östersund on the 13^th of August, and my planned start of employment in Abisko was on the 21^st, which gave me ample time to do what I wanted – only the weather could thwart me now.

My packing list was as follows:

And also some water in the flask, as well as a new, longer walking stick (610g – still not too dry).

Here, then, is the full account of what transpired during the subsequent six days. Each section has a header consisting of a short overview of the stage in question, complete with a map showing the route travelled. A ring marks the starting point, a square the lunch break location (if any), and a star the destination. Vertical distances have been calculated from the map and have an accuracy of 20 m. All breakfasts consisted of oatmeal porridge, tea and a sandwich, and all lunches of two cups of instant soup, a sandwich and water.