Norwegian Mountains, Møre og Romsdal

Prosten, Grøntinden, Kaldtinden, Aug 1 2008


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Parts of the route

Parts of the route
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After my recent visit to Svartevasstinden, I got a sudden inspiration to visit Prosten. Prosten had been on my roadmap for quite some time, but on this Friday afternoon, I decided to make the trip. The weather was very nice, and I enjoyed the drive to Måndalen. It's been a few trips along Romsdalsfjorden since I moved to Ålesund, and this would certainly not (knock on wood) be my last.

I had settled for the path to Mosetra. At the local farm, I got useful information about the tractor road system in this forest. Which was, as I had anticipated, slightly complex. But getting to Mosetra was supposedly straightforward, and 5:20pm, I was on my way.

Prosten

I had no idea on how I would approach Prosten, and assumed a natural route would present itself. At the farm, I was told to ascend via Grøntinden, but as I passed Mosetra, there was a whole lot of forest between me and the mountain, but no path leading towards Grøntinden. I decided to stick with the path I was on. When I was in the process of passing Prosten, I left the path and headed off-trail towards the mountain. I was above the forest now, and walking was easy.

The ridge between Grøntinden and Prosten didn't look easy to get onto, and I changed my course towards Grøntinden. But then I noticed a slope that just might get me onto the ridge. And if that didn't work, I could probably find an ascent route closer towards Grøntinden.

My route up to the ridge

My route up to the ridge
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The slope was my ticket up to the ridge. It was a bit steep, and I made sure I didn't slip and fall back down. That would have been very ouch. Once on the ridge, Prosten wasn't far away, and 7:30pm I was standing on the top. There were lots of interesting things to look at. First of all, Svartevasstinden, which I visited a few days earlier. Next, Lake Svartevatnet, gorgeous to look at, 400 vertical meters below. And finally the northeast ridge. I had been looking at this ridge during my ascent. I strongly considered going down this way, but didn't know if I would run into trouble. I decided to stick with my original plan and come back for the northeast ridge at some other point in time. I scrambled perhaps 50 vertical meters down the ridge. It was steep, but it did seem doable. And very fun.

Grøntinden

The Prosten - Grøntinden - Kaldtinden ridge

The Prosten - Grøntinden - Kaldtinden ridge
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I decided to move on. I wouldn't run out of daylight any time soon, but I had still two tops to visit, plus the descent. The ridge towards Grøntinden seemed quite trivial at first, but suddenly, the ridge got narrow and my idea about this being a perfect ridge for skiing was shattered. Well, it could still be skied, of course, but an ice-axe (and possibly crampons) would probably be needed.

Moving on, I had the option to stick with the ridge, or seek non-scrambling terrain down on my right. I chose the ridge, of course, and enjoyed the scrambling very much. The time was 8:15pm when I stood on top of Grøntinden.

Kaldtinden

Kaldtinden ahead

Kaldtinden ahead
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Next stop was Kaldtinden. I did notice a steep rise on the ridge, but figured I would find a route on the west side. The east side seemed "too easy". But as I got closer, it became evident that I had no business on the west side. The climb up the ridge would probably have been really fun, but I wasn't going climbing today. I did what I suppose most folks do, bypass the steep section on the east side. 8:40pm, I was on top of Kaldtinden.

Descent

It was time to go home. I didn't have a descent plan (other than following the ridge from Kaldtinden) and I wasn't a stranger to the idea of a bush-war. But then I noticed some cabins just above the forest. Near cabins, one will often find a path, and so I did. A path led me down to a tractor road, and soon I was back at the tractor road. I passed a flock of sheep and noticed that a lamb was limping. Back at the farm (9:45pm), I reported the limping lamb, and was rewarded with gratitude from the owners.

A good end to a perfect evening hike!

Pictures

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 Prosten

0. Trip tracks 1. Leaving the trailhead 2. On the tractor road 3. Passing Tverrlisetra 4. Mosetra 5. Mosetra 6. Skjervan 7. To the ridge 8. Store Trolltind in fog 9. My ticket to the ridge 10. The grassy slope 11. To Prosten 12. Svartevasstinden 13. The northeast ridge 14. On Prosten

Wide-angle view from Prosten

15. Wide-angle view from Prosten

Other views from Prosten

16. Svartevatnet 17. The northeast ridge (hi-res) 18. The northeast ridge 19. Langfjellet 20. Svartevasstinden 21. The Svartevasstinden - Trolltinden ridge 22. Blåstolen

To Grøntinden

23. To Grøntinden 24. Blåtindane 25. On the ridge to Grøntinden 26. On the ridge to Grøntinden 27. Svartevasstinden 28. Grøntinden ahead 29. The final yards to Grøntinden 30. On Grøntinden

To Kaldtinden

31. The ridge to Kaldtinden 32. Kaldtinden 33. Trollstolen massif 34. Kaldtinden 35. Kaldtinden 36. Kaldtinden summit 37. Looking back on Grøntinden 38. Taskedalstinden 39. Høgstolen 40. 85mm zoom view from Kaldtinden

Descent + return home

41. The other cairn on Kaldtinden 42. Måndalen and the trailhead 43. The trailhead 44. Frisvollfjellet 45. Middagstinden 46. Red sky above, as I drive home

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