From Kiruna a bus shuttle bring you to Nikaluokta Fjallstation which is the starting line of the Classic. Here we found, in the big red building, a nice restaurant with a small gift shop. We used the scale outside to weight our full loaded packs (11kg for mine and 11,5 kg for my buddy). Outside, a small stand offers a fast food service. Many people were now gathering, some with their dog. We went to the blue tent for the ultimate check-in.
A few minutes before the start a Sami person gave us a speech and the Sami anthem was song.
Then the "race" began. The trail was overcrowded for some kilometers before each one found his rhythm, balanced his gear and clothes. the path was still very crowded until Kebnekaise check point. We intended to camp before the Kebnekaise check point because with a starting time at 16pm we thought we were not able to join this place before the "night", but as there is no real night in this land and because we were underestimating our stamina we were on time at the Fjallstation for checking and pushed a bit more after that to find a camp site. this task was not that easy because there is not so much place at this point : many people, a river on one side and the mountain on the other. My advice would be to walk some more kilometers, but it was raining a bit and we didn't chose this option.
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