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a smallircle between lat
C
and
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Brandsetelvi,
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to the upper St
utary
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k trip
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n Norway
days of our tw
itors to Nor ther
With just a few
ircle, meaning vis
ate to find the
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ry fortun
daylight this tim
a
left, we were ve
joy 24 hours of
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en
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g
double drop at
king in
d been scoutin
ion about kaya
level, as we ha
bad
by
perfect water
More informat
forehand. The
hitewater Guide
– The W
few days be
orway: Norway
so it was
man
the falls for a
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to rain,
(both Ger
that it started
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news for us is
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and videos bu
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second time.

CTS:
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