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Stangenestind and Syltefjord-Sandfjorden

With a height of impressive 724 meters :) the Stangenestind is the highest mountain on the whole Varanger peninsula. Nevertheless the ascent of this mountain resembles a smaller expedition. Because to get to it, one has to hike two or three days through pathless and partly difficult terrain. And the weather can change quickly. Therefore this was already my third attempt to conquer this mountain. But this time I was lucky. Except from some thunderstorm showers during the actual ascent to the top the weather stayed rather friendly. Afterwards I stayed some days in the Syltefjord-Sandfjorden.
The tour begins at Buevannet near Gednje
Up in the highplains I follow this river
A lovely place
But then the valley becomes stony
Vuodavuonjohka leads to Lille Leirpollvatn
Cotton grass
To the right of Leirpollvatn I follow this stone-valley
Over the watershed down to lake 407
Thunderstorm clouds on the next morning
And here it is – the Stangenestind
A lonely, widely visible stone man
View to Leirpollen
The Stangenestind has twin peaks, the right one is higher
Arrival at Syltefjord-Sandfjorden
Abandoned fishing hut
Today I follow the Sandfjorddalselva up into the fjell
A small waterfall
Encounter with a reindeer kid
Lake 361 in the evening light
The bird cliff Stauran from above