Grief turned to strength at Ama Dablam

Niclas V. Sørensen has climbed Ama Dablam, which is located in the Himalayas in eastern Nepal, close to Mount Everest.

- The joy was overwhelming. The view was crystal clear, and around us rose several of the world's highest mountains. At that moment, everything else disappeared. Fear, fatigue, pain. There was only clarity, Niclas V. Sørensen tells AG about the moment he reached the summit of Ama Dablam.

For him, the road to Ama Dablam began after he lost friends - people who were close to him.

- The grief settled not only in my heart, but in my whole body. It left me with a place where I could either stay or move on. I chose the latter. The mountain was not an escape, but a new beginning. A place where I could pick myself up, find direction and create meaning in something that had been meaningless, he says.

At 6,812 meters above sea level, Ama Dablam is known as one of the Himalayas' most technically demanding mountains, with climbing on both ice, snow and rock.

- Situations arise where you have to rely on a foothold that is barely wider than a centimeter. A rope is the only safety. Here I learned what trust really means - not just in the equipment and the surroundings, but in myself. On the mountain there are no shortcuts. Only consequences, says Niclas V. Sørensen.

His journey doesn't stop here. He already has another vision clear. Namely, to put Greenland on the world map in mountaineering and ultimately stand on the summit of K2, as the first Greenlandic person.

K2 is the world's second highest mountain – only Mount Everest is higher, but is considered more difficult and dangerous than Mount Everest.

- The plan is of course variable. The mountains always have the final say. But the objective is clear and Ama Dablam was a decisive step on the way, he says.

You can read more about Niclas V. Sørensen later.