Jiehkkevárri

Start from the roadside car park at Indre Holmbukt on Fv. 293, about 9 km north of the church at Lakselvbukt and roughly 1 hour 20 minutes by car from Tromsø. Head east through birch forest, passing south of Brentberget, and follow the north (left) side of the Tverrelva towards the lateral moraine below Blåisen; a marked path leads to a summit-register box at a little over 300 m. Before the moraine, turn north-east into the steep side valley under the west face of Holmbukttinden. Between about 500 and 850 m this is a broad gully of loose scree in summer and a 30–35° avalanche runout zone in spring. At about 900 m the valley opens into a cirque west of Holmbukttinden; exit by a narrow 35–45° gully (often booted on foot with ice axe, crampons late in the season) to the low saddle on Holmbukttinden's north ridge, then follow the ridge south for about 250 m of ascent to the summit of Holmbukttinden (1,666 m). The ridge narrows near the top and is exposed in places. From Holmbukttinden descend the partly narrow east ridge about 150 m to the col at roughly 1,500 m. Rope up here: the crux is a 70–80 m slope of about 40° out of the col onto the plateau glacier, sometimes with an open bergschrund at its base, and there are open crevasses close to the line in summer. Pass over or just south of point 1738, then cross about 1.5 km of gentle glacier to the broad snow dome of the summit; walk around to be sure of the highest point in poor visibility. Most parties return the same way, which means re-climbing about 150 m to Holmbukttinden before the long descent. Round trips of 10–15 hours are typical for ski parties and guided summer groups. Strong ski-mountaineers instead traverse north-east over Kveita and Fugledalsbreen to Fornesdalen (adds 5–6 hours; transport back must be arranged).