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Breidfjellet, Sarshornet, Storebroren, Jan 24 2009


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Part of the route, seen from Storebroren

Part of the route, seen from Storebroren
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The time had come to visit Storebroren from the west. The first time I visited this top, I started out from Hareidsdalen in the east. My starting point today would be Ulsteindalen, where I had never been before. The plan was to visit Koppen (394m), Breidfjellet (535m) and Sarshornet (543m) before ascending Storebroren (620m). I would then descend along Mosvasselva river.

1,4km into Ulsteindalen, at 110m elevation, I parked by the waterworks. A gate prohibited further driving, but I wasn't looking for a higher trailhead. 1,2km later, I was at 300m elevation, left the road and headed for Koppen. A path took me to a cabin, but from the cabin, I had to follow very aggrevating terrain (turfs) before I reached Koppen. The high point was unmarked, and I left a small marker from the 2 rocks that I could find.

Next stop was Breidfjellet. The views had been pretty OK from Koppen, but now the fog was moving in. From Breidfjellet, I didn't see very much at all. But it was very nice to walk along the snowy edge in the fog. The drop towards Flødalen was impressive. It wouldn't be trivial to make a direct ascent from Flødalen, should one want to do so..

 

Breidfjellet

Breidfjellet
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Sarshornet was similar to Breidfjellet; gentle towards the south and with a steep north side. I passed a grouse during the ascent and tried to sneak in as close as I could get, but I was made early on. Still, it was a nice encounter. The grouse blended in perfectly with the snow...

Sarshornet

Sarshornet
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The final top was Storebroren. I went far out on the edge, hoping to discover a route up from Brørevatnet, but found none. Brørevatnet was quite a sight, with mosaic ice on the east side, and open on the west side. I reached the top of Storebroren 1:36pm, 2h:15m after leaving the trailhead. I was in doubt on how to return to the trailhead. It was tempting to descend along the easy terrain I had been following, but OTOH, I was also up for a round trip. A round trip would involve Lake Mosvatnet, in one way or the other. Perhaps the ice would hold?

 

Mosaic on Brørevatnet

Mosaic on Brørevatnet
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The ice held just fine, but I stuck close to the shore. Just in case. The descent along Mosvasselva was a little boring, and I considered including Mosvarden on my round trip. But I ended up sticking with the valley, and resisted the temptation of taking a short-cut across Lake Litlevatnet. This lake was open towards the west, and was probably unsafe altogether...

Looking back on Storebroren

Looking back on Storebroren
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I was back at the trailhead 2:55pm, 3h:35m after leaving the trailhead. The round trip was 12,5km and the vertical gain was 650m. All in all a very nice (yet uneventful) round trip.

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The pictures were taken with a Canon EOS 300D + Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM F 4-5.6

 
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To Koppen

0. Trip tracks 1. Ulsteindalen trailhead 2. Heading up Ulsteindalen 3. Route overview 4. Vassdalstinden and Kiberget 5. On Koppen

Views from Koppen

6. View from Koppen 7. View from Koppen 8. View from Koppen

Breidfjellet & Sarshornet

9. Roppehornet 10. Me on Breidfjellet 11. Liahornet and Liadalsnipa 12. Flødalen, and my recent route to Sneldelida 13. The edge along Breidfjellet 14. On Breidfjellet, looking back 15. Sarshornet and Storebroren 16. Grouse 17. Looking back on Breidfjellet 18. Looking back on Sarshornet

Storebroren

19. Shelter below Storebroren 20. Mosaic on Brørevatnet 21. Wide-angle view from Storebroren 22. 85mm zoom view from Storebroren 23. Runde 24. Nerlandsøya 25. Brørevatnet 26. Me on Storebroren

Descent

27. On Mosvatnet, looking back on Storebroren 28. Passing the dam 29. Ice art 30. Ice art 31. River crossing 32. Litlevatnet 33. Litlevatnet trail junction 34. Litlevatnet trail junction 35. Ulsteindalen junction at Ulstein

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