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Knutshøe 1517 m asl
Do you remember last year’s trip to Besseggen in the Jotunheimen mountains? One of the most amazing views on that day was a lonely mountain on the other side of Gjende Lake. It’s called Knutshøe, and I promised myself that one day I would go there. Well, that day has just come. The summit is 1517 m above sea level. and there are basically only two roads to it: from the southeast and from the northwest. Slopes in other directions are too steep to lead there any other trails. So, you can go up to the top on one side, go down on the other and come back to the…
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Tour in Lifjell – Rognlifjellet 940 m asl
Finally, I managed to organize a group of a few people (3 colleagues from work + me) for a mountain trip. Our team was truly international: Luka and Dominik are Croatian students doing summer internships in our company and Hasan is the son of Bosnian immigrants and he lives in Norway for a long time. And me, a Pole of flesh and blood. The purpose of the trip was to show ours Croatian colleagues a piece of Norway, and at the same time not to tire them to death with some super ambitious expedition. So we went to the lower part of the Lifjell Mountains as it is relatively close…
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To the Stavskar and back
A well-prepared plan is essential. When preparing for the next hike, I had to take into account the weather forecast, and the one for the coming weekend did not look very promising. So it was necessary to cancel (or rather postpone) the trip to Jotunheimen. A trip to Hemsedal was also out of the question. Even the Haukeli region seemed to be affected by unfavorable weather, so my eyes turned further south and there I discovered Valle, where according to weather forecasters it should be quite tolerable during the weekend. I started my preparations by choosing the route. There are several interesting routes around the village. I chose to go…
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Storenut & Håvfallskarnutane, or how not to hike in the mountains
Not so long ago, I wrote about how big a mistake I made when I was going to the mountains in new, unused shoes. It was a good lesson to remember for the future. However, it did not protect me from other mistakes made just a few weeks later. Before I reveal what’s so stupid I did, let’s move to one Sunday morning in June. I was on my way back from the west coast of Norway to the east. The day before I went to Sætrafjellet with Maiek and somehow I did not feel the need for another hike, although it would certainly be nice to go somewhere again.…
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Sætrafjellet 472 m asl
It just so happened that this year, whenever I’m on the west coast, I usually organize a short trip to the mountains in the neighborhood of Vikebygd or Bjoa. Probably pure coincidence, but maybe because those mountains have not yet been quite familiar to me. I visited these areas again in June and although I had only one day to use, I managed to organize a few-hour trip to Sætrafjellet, near town of Vikebygd. And in addition this time I wasn’t walking alone. I was accompanied by Maniek, nick name of Łukasz, who you may know from trip to Kjellesviknuten. We went to Sætrafjellet on Saturday evening. We left the…
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Vangsteinen
Besides the mountains, there is one more reason to visit Vang. And it is not a wooden church, because it was moved from here in the 19th century and we all know where it ended up. Currently, there is a stone temple in Vang, similar to many others in many small towns across the Norway. The nearest wooden church can be found in neighboring Øye, as I wrote here. The reason why you should stay in Vang for a while is the Stone. And of course it is not just any stone but a runic plate from the Viking era. Currently, displayed in front of the church, hidden behind glass,…
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Hike to Grindane
After descending the Gråskarvet mountain, my feet were completely sore, the effect of a several-kilometer hike in new, non-worn shoes. All my plans to climb three mountains in two days was suddenly very much in doubt. I changed my shoes by the car and my feet were able to rest a bit. I decided to go to the next destination of the trip and see what to do next there. Continue the escapade or return home. The ride lasted only a few minutes on a gravel road crossing the Smådalen valley from north to south. I arrived at the parking lot on the Grindane trail and there could only be…
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Gråskarvet 1731m asl
When it came to planning my next trip to the mountains, I didn’t have to think too much about where to go. Having in mind last weekend’s view from Ranastøngji, I knew that I wanted to see the place that I was looking at back then. The map of this area on the ut.no website showed some interesting routes to choose. So I planned a Saturday-Sunday trip and in the meantime I ordered a new, warmer sleeping bag to avoid last weekend’s freezing night. The road did not lead to Hemsedal this time. I didn’t even pass that way. To get there, I had to take a different route and…
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Ranastøngji (Ranastongi) 1900 m asl
The night spent in the tent was not the most pleasant one. It was because of cold and I decided it was time to look for a new, warmer sleeping bag. I got up at 05.00 and spent about an hour getting ready to go. I packed the tent, brushed my teeth, took a few photos on the nearby rocks, prepared the equipment for the trail. It was chilly, but I hoped the walk will warm me up. I already begun my hike when it was starting to rain. I managed to get my jacket out of my backpack and put it on, but after a few or a dozen…
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Hydalshjallen
I arrived in Hemsedalen on Friday evening. My destination was Ranastongi, the mountain I hoped to hike the next day. I still saw a lot of snow on the slopes of the surrounding mountains, and it was in the case of a large amount of it that there was a chance that I would not get to the top. But that was what I was to worry about tomorrow. I had another peak in the area up my sleeve, as an emergency option. It was a 1581m high Harahorn. I arrived at the parking lot by the trail around 7.30 p.m., the sun was not supposed to go down until…
