
Although my primary focus is Norwegian mountains,
I try to visit other mountains from time to time.
This is an index of the European mountains I've been to.
(I have also added Greenland mountains on this page)
| 1. | Mt. Blanc | 4810m | France. Highest in western Europe. | Aug 2003 |
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A massive adventure on the top of western Europe. Bjørn Gillholm and I climbed via the Gouter refuger and Dome du Gouter. Due to severe weather conditions (heatwave), the rockfall in Grand Coulouir made the descent insanely dangerous. | |||
| 2. | Gunnbjørn Fjeld | 3694m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. Highest mountain north of the Polar Circle. A furious mix of amazing scenery and acute mountain sickness on the Norwegian National Day, May 17th. | |||
| 3. | Dome (Qaqqaq Kershaw) | 3683m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. 2nd highest north of the Polar Circle. Fun ascent on the 1Km long northeast ridge. | |||
| 4. | Cone (Qaqqaq Johnson) | 3669m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. 3rd highest north of the Polar Circle. Partly steep snow, but uncomplicated ascent. | |||
| 5. | Peak 3535 | 3535m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. 6th highest on Greenland. Close neighbour to Gunnbjørn Fjeld. Uncomplicated ascent. | |||
| 6. | Peak 3266 | 3266m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. East of Gunnbjørn Fjeld. Very nice mountain for skiing. | |||
| - | Below Gran Paradiso | 3030m | Graian Alps, Italy | Apr 2008 |
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A failed attempt on Gran Paradiso (4061m). My hiking mate Petter reached the summit, while I stayed at Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele (2735m). I took a short ski-trip up to 3030m, but never reached any top. | |||
| 7. | "Brekruna" | 2824m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. Nice skiing mountain. Crevasses along the route. One steep pitch. 2nd ascent. | |||
| 8. | Tete de la Tronche | 2584m | Courmayeur, Italy | Aug 2003 |
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A "restitution" hike in a wonderful landscape, after the Mt. Blanc adventure. Bjørn Gillholm was my companion on this hike. | |||
| 9. | "Lille Snefjeld" | 2511m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. Can easily be skied. 1st ascent. | |||
| 10. | "Kristine Fjeld" | 2449m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. Very fun scrambling (US) class 3 ridge. Be aware of bad rock quality. 1st ascent. | |||
| 11. | "Rabben" | 2378m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. Partly steep (US) class 3 ascent. 1st ascent. | |||
| 12. | "Skorsteinseggi" | 2275m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. Long ridge with steep faces. Convenient access via ridge. 1st ascent. | |||
| 13. | Point 2263 | 2263m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. A small hill that marks the beginning/end of a fascinating ridge. Nice look-out point. | |||
| 14. | "Skjærseggi" | 2232m | Watkins Mountains, East Greenland | May 2004 |
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Climbed as part of the Greenland May 2004 (G4) expedition. Long ridge with steep faces. Convenient access via ridge. Great views. 1st ascent. | |||
| 15. | Hvannadalshnúkur | 2119m | Highest on Iceland | Aug 2004 |
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A long ascent (2100m vertical meters) to the highest point on Iceland. Beautiful landscape. Bjørn Gillholm was hiking mate on this trip. | |||
| 16. | Kebnekaise | 2114m | Highest in Sweden | Aug 2002 |
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A traverse over Sweden's highest mountain which included steep wall scrambling, glacier crossing and the Tuolpagorni and Vierramvare summits. Co-hiker was Bjørn Gillholm. | |||
| 17. | Vierramvare | 1711m | Kebnekaise massif, Sweden | Aug 2002 |
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When hiking Kebnekaise the normal route, one has to cross this giant hump. Neither Bjørn Gillholm or myself found this peak very memorable. | |||
| 18. | Tuolpagorni | 1662m | Kebnekaise massif, Sweden | May 2002 |
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Bjørn Gillholm regarded this "bonus" peak as totally unnecessary, after a long hike across the Kebnekaise massif. However, I found the peak tremendously beautiful, and entered stubborn mode even if I was almost dying of thirst. | |||
| 19. | Hekla | 1491m | Iceland's most famous volcano | Aug 2004 |
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A nice visit on a volcano I've heard about since childhood. Bjørn Gillholm was hiking mate on this trip. | |||
| 20. | Ben Nevis | 1344m | Highest on the British Isles | Jul 2002 |
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A great traverse over Ben Nevis, the Carn Mor Dearg (Cmd) arête, and Carn Mor Dearg summit. Co-hikers were Dag Bakke, Gro Sørdal and Else Nornes. Ben Nevis is located by Fort William, Scotland. | |||
| 21. | Halti | 1328m | Highest in Finland | Aug 2002 |
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A great roundtrip in northern Scandinavia with Bjørn Gillholm, which also included the Kebnekaise massif in Sweden and Tromsdalstinden near Tromsø, Norway. Finding this summit was not quite trivial. | |||
| 22. | Ridnitsohkka | 1316m | 2nd highest in Finland | Aug 2002 |
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The distance from the eyepoint to the summit on the picture is the detour I caused, when trying to show off my navigational skills on our way to Halti. Bjørn Gillhom was not too impressed, but getting the 2nd highest mountain in Finland was a good comfort. | |||
| 23. | Ben Macdui | 1309m | 2nd highest on the British Isles | Apr 2003 |
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The high point on a
big massif, which also includes Cairn Gorm. Easily reached from
the Cairngorm ski-centre near Aviemore, Scotland. The Lairig Ghru
valley separates this mountain from the 3rd, 4th and 5th highest
mountains in Scotland. |
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| 24. | Braeriach | 1296m | 3rd highest on the British Isles | Apr 2003 |
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The high point on a big massif which also includes Sgor an Lochan Uaine, Cairn Toul and the Devil's Point. A classic Scottish high-ridge walk, with several starting points, including the Cairngorm ski-centre near Aviemore, Scotland. | |||