Norwegian Mountains, Møre og RomsdalKjerringa & Trongegylet, June 24 2009To the main Skolma/Sneldelida/Smørkinna/Veten page (maps, route descriptions, etc.)
The route up and down Kjerringa
On a previous trip to the Flø mountains, I met Erling Flø - whom I talked with for a while. He knows the Flø mountains inside out , and told me about a (very off-trail) route up the north side of
Kjerringa. I was curious about this route, and he promised to show it to me one day.
In the meantime, I went back to Flø and hiked the Trongegjølet (Trongegylet) couloir, and also became a bit familiar with the ridge above. On this ridge, you will find a very distinct rock feature/pinnacle that (allegedly) resembles an old woman. Hence the name Kjerringa - which is also the name of the mountainside facing the coastline. On this Wednesday evening, Erling and I decided to take the trip. Erling took us to the starting point for the hike on his tractor - saving us from 1,1km (one way) on foot. Erling pointed out the route to me. It wasn't easy to see exactly where he pointed, but I more or less understood where we would be heading up. It looked steep - and interesting..
Scrambling at the foot of the mountain
It didn't take long before I had to (temporarily) put the camera into the backpack. Every arm and leg was needed in order to keep up with Erling. He mentioned something about being a bit off the .. off-trail route, and that the route soon would get easier. Just minutes earlier, the Peregrine Falcon that I photographed on my Trongegjølet hike, came and came to see us; Getouttahere!!! As Erling promised, we soon got into easier terrain, and we were now heading for the foot of the big wall. The flies were omnipresent, and were a bit tough to ignore. We took a short break at the foot of the Kjerringa pinnacle before we began traversing alongside the steep wall.
The big wall
We were now following a deer track, aiming for the edge of the plateau on the north side. A few spots were a bit airy, but not difficult. And then we reached the top of the plateau 9:25pm, exactly 1 hour after heading out. As Erling hadn't been on top of the Kjerringa pinnacle for years, he wanted to visit this point again. We headed down the upper section of Trongegylet and then scrambled a steep route that took us onto the ridge. I already did this route on the recent Trongegjølet hike, but I didn't know then that I was just below the pinnacle. The final steps to the top were quite exposed - not to mention the pinnacle itself...
Erling on the pinnacle
I measured (GPS) the pinnacle to be approx. 365-370m. I have to admit it felt a bit .. strange (in a positive way!) to sit across a razor-sharp rock with a 100 metre vertical drop below and -- chat! I looked at the wall and wondered if it had been climbed. Klivrelaget Ytre Søre has probably been here, accessible as it is. After a short break on top, we returned to the gully and followed it down. We reached the starting point exactly two hours after heading out. Many thanks to Erling for showing me this fun route! I've got my eyes on a couple of other routes up from Ytreflø, so this was definitely not my last trip in this area. Descending the pinnacle
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The pictures were taken with a Canon EOS 450D + Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM F 4-5.6
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To the trailhead
To the plateau
To the pinnacle
Descent
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