After hearing the band Kebnekaise on the radio, Anders became interested in the melodies of traditional Swedish folk music.
In the summer of 1889 as a 17 year old, he led an expedition along with two companions to become the first to climb the highest mountain in Sweden, Kebnekaise.
The eastern route leads over glaciers and rocks and offers exposure (YDS grade 4).
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Most of this route to the top is pure hiking, but there is a short exposed part that could possibly count as scrambling (YDS grade 2).
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On 15th March 2012 a Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military aircraft crashed into the western snowy mountain side a short distance below the ridge that runs between the mountain's two highest peaks, the 2012 Norwegian C-130 crash.
The most practiced part is by far the northernmost, between Abisko and Kebnekaise.
It is a popular starting point for several hiking and skiing trails in the Kebnekaise area, including the notable Kungsleden.
The other four peaks are located in the further north region of Kebnekaise.
The avalanche boulder tongues were first intensively investigated by Anders Rapp in the areas of Abisko and Kebnekaise in Swedish Lappland.
For the purpose of studying Storglaciären and nearby glaciers, Stockholm University operates the Tarfala research station in the Kebnekaise region of northern Sweden.