We follow Sarvesjåkkå, cross the brook from the glacier
Nuortap Luottojekna on Ryggåsberget. We wait to ford Sarvesjåkkå
until it is time to enter Neitarieppvagge. We are not far from the
watershed of Sarvesvagge, and there is here not much water in the jåkk.
We choose the west side of the Neitarieppvalley. The height difference
up to the highest point in Neitarieppvagge is almost 400m. Halfway up is
a large snowfield. Looking back is the plateau Luottolako clearly seen.
The clouds are high up, and some of the peaks at Pårte build up the horizon.
Further up is the snow field replaced by large stones, without any obvious
reason to be here, far away from the mountain slopes. The stones have been
placed here by the many avalanches during many centureis. One has to jump
between them. My friend slip on the wet stones, and disappear somewhere
inbetween two large stones. My first thought is that he has broken everything.
But the rucksack is a good shock absorber.
We realise that west side was a bad choise and switch to the east side
of the valley where the sun has better access, the vegetation on the ground
benefits from it. The best choise is probably to walk high up on the east
side from the beginning. After passing the highest point, 1180m, is it
rather flat. It would possible to put up the tent here. Today do the sun
not show up very much, except temporarily when we start the descend the
400m down to Alkavagge. From here one see Lanjektjåkkå in the
north, in the west do the view of Alkajaure and the delta of Alkajåkkå
show up. It is worth spending a long break sitting looking at it. We turn
east and descend on the slope down to Alkavagge for a few kilometers. Here
we do not encounter any stony areas. On the contrary. No problem to find
a camping site down in Alkavagge. We choose one near Alkajåkkå,
there is some osier but not of any significance.
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