David Sjöström, from Röstånga in Svalöv municipality in Skåne, sits on the train up to Norrbotten when we reach him on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday afternoon he arrives in Abisko for a so-called "scouting trip" where he and his partner will hike up to Lapporten, Čuonjávággi, to check exactly how far it is and plan how to actually get up the rope. They will measure the distance with GPS but already think it will be around 2300 meters long.

"Small impact on the site"

There have been talk of various conditions in the past and if this could be done. But since the site is located outside Abisko National Park, everything ended relatively painlessly. Now the plan is for this to be implemented in early September.

- It took some time before we got the answer, which turned out that we do not need a permit in the area. There is little impact on the site, only four small ten millimeter boreholes where the bolts should sit and which we then remove, says David Sjöström.

Prefer to use a helicopter

So far, it is unclear how David and his team will get the line up in the air. They may be assisted by a drone but are most curious if they can use a helicopter, a method used once in the US.

- It would save energy and time. We are looking for a good weather hatch and then we want to have the rope up very quickly so we have as much time as possible on the rope.

Can take up to 2.5 hours

David Sjöström expects them to take up to 2.5 hours to go from start to finish. He is not the only one who will test to beat the world record, but people from all over the world will come to Abisko in September to test. It should be added that one has a seat belt and double climbing rope.

- It is the most difficult challenge so far. I've never gone so far on a whole line and so high up. It will be 300 to 400 meters high. Then it is very exposed and nothing around one. It's a huge feat to get over.