Tag: seven summits
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Seven Summits of Norway, Peak 3: Skardstinden – Norway’s Fifth-Highest Peak
After a failed attempt on Surtningssue the weekend before, we headed back to Jotunheimen to tick off the next mountain on our list: Skardstinden. At 2,373 m, it is Norway’s fifth-highest peak. The route is mostly a long, demanding hike, but it finishes with four roped scrambles in a row along an exposed ridge. The…
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Seven Summits of Norway, Peak 2: Surtningssue – First Attempt
Surtningssue is the seventh and lowest of the seven highest peaks in Norway, and the one we had marked as an early-season objective. At 2,368 metres, and without glacier or rope climbing, it is the least technical of the seven. Yet this doesn’t mean it is a walk in the park. Gjendesheim Gjendesheim sits at…
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Packing for Surtningssue: What I Bring on a Norwegian Mountain Hike
This week I’ve been planning our upcoming trip to Surtningssue, peak number two in our Seven Summits of Norway project. Getting into packing mode got me thinking about what I actually bring on a hike here in Norway, and it seemed like a good moment to write it down. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to this.…
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Seven Summits of Norway, Peak 1: Glittertind on Ski’s
Glittertind is the second-highest peak of Norway, and therefore part of our plan to climb the seven highest peaks of Norway. The initial plan was to organise the trip ourselves, heading up in late spring or summer. But then we came across a guided DNT ski touring (randonée) trip over Easter. It would mean an…
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The Seven Summits of Norway: My Next Challenge?
I’ve been looking for a new fitness challenge. After six rounds of the Nijmeegse Vierdaagse (the four day marches), I’m ready for something different. Don’t get me wrong, walking 200km in four days through the filled streets of Nijmegen has been amazing, but living in Norway now, the logistics of getting back to Nijmegen each…