Norwegian Mountains, Møre og RomsdalStorevasshornet, Feb 8 2009To the main Storevasshornet/Fyre page (maps, route descriptions, other trip reports, etc.)
Every time I've driven from Larsnes towards Ulsteinvik, I've noticed (with great interest) a steep ridge up to my right, just after the Gursken fjord. On this very Sunday in February, I decided to learn more about it. I knew nothing about any paths, so I hoped for the best, while expecting the worst. I parked the car along highway RV61 and followed a road leading to a house, hoping to get a better overview of the area ahead of me. Just as I passed the house, an elderly lady came out. She seemed very surprised to see a man outside her house, early Sunday morning, with a beanie, a headnecker (only my eyes and my nose were visible) and .. who was greeting her with an ice axe. I've written this before, but if you haven't read it: rule #1 unde these circumstances is to state your business - quickly! But this woman wasn't easily shaken, and described the route up the mountain - accurately! And soon I was on my way up the mountain, on a most excellent path. It was even marked with sticks. For some reason, I had expected bad weather, but the weather was just gorgeous. I really enjoyed this walk. The ridge up Storevasshornet was more than wide enough for comfort, but still .. pronounced. I reached the top 12:04pm, 1h:10m after leaving the trailhead.
On top of Storevasshornet, I was seriously considering hiking across Laupsnipa and down to Voldnes. And, in lack of transport from Voldnes, return the same way. After a little while, I let go of this idea, and decided to visit some more new terrain instead. I followed the ridge to Lake 419 between Storevasshornet and Laupsnipa and then went north in the direction of Aretuva. In a valley, I came across a path that seemed to take me to Lake Skogevatnet, and I decided to follow it. I lost the path rather quickly, but decided to continue down to the lake. Once on the lake, I used my axe to chop through the ice and concluded it was safe to walk on. But in which direction should I go? Should I follow the north shore and then the highway back to the trailhead? That seemed a bit boring, so I chose the south shore instead. Early on, I came across deer tracks on the lake, and I began pondering on what that scene would be like. Was it the youngsters that had been granted permission to go down to the lake and have a Bambi-on-ice moment? Or was it a gathering? Surely, deer know that they can't find food on a frozen lake, so the visit must have been of pure recreational purposes. Hmmm.. interesting...
I returned to the trailhead 2h:40m after leaving it. I really enjoyed this round trip. It was very uplifting, and I promised myself to return to this area soon and visit the Fyre top. I stayed true to my promise and visited Fyre Feb 22. |
The pictures were taken with a Canon EOS 450D + Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM F 4-5.6.
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