Nordens Ark is a perfect beginners crag that offers beautiful routes on solid rock. The classic beginners crack line is Ödhumlan, a line that everyone should climb. But the easiest lines are not as many as it first might seem, and you will find more challenging climbs, both to climb and protect, on the slab face. The crag is south facing and dries very fast after rain, and the crag is a good choice for early spring.
The easiest way down is to walk down the back to the right side of the cliff. There are paths to follow from the right side of the top. Another option is to rappen down from the big furtree on the top, but you will need a 70 m rope to get down..
Description
History
The wall is clearly visible from the main road, but no one bothered to explore it further until Joakim Olofsson cleared and climbed most of the routes in 1998. A few years later a couple more routes were climbed on the wall around the corner to the left.
Nordens Ark
The area is access sensitive!
Do not park on the dirt road next to the crag. Parking should be done at Nordens Ark. Walk the road to the crag and do not take the short cut over the fields.
There are cabins to the left of the cliff, and sound travels easy and far over the terrain, so please keep a low profile.
To get an update about the access situation, check if you find Nordens Ark at https://access.klatterforbundet.se/category/accesslage/