Norwegian Mountains, Møre og Romsdal

Laupsnipa and Keipen, Jan 17 2009


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Laupsnipa is perhaps the Gurskøya top I enjoy the most. A forest road gets me going before getting on the ridge path which runs all the way to the summit. The upper part is a bit steep and particularly enjoyable when the snow is hard. The route up from Voldnes is approx. 2,2km and the vertical gain is 550m. If I just keep a steady pace, I ascend this mountain in 40 minutes.

The route to Laupsnipa

The route to Laupsnipa
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The hike on this Saturday was my 4th visit to the top, and my 2nd in daylight. The upper part of the mountain had hard snow on the ridge, which was a delight to walk on. After arriving on the summit, I decided to proceed to the Keipen point, 600m west of the cairn (which is not the high point).

It was quite interesting to see the south side of Gurskøya island, and I promised to come back to check if there are any easy gullies that lead down to the shore. Not that you can't get to the shore from Voldnes, but I'm still looking for a new Trollråsa...

A lone ranger on Laupsnipa

A lone ranger on Laupsnipa
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This was my 8th day with a serious back pain, caused by a combination of lifting furniture and vacuum cleaning. At 0 or 90 degree angles I was quite fine, and even while moving. But getting changed was tormenting. I was hoping for an unexpected fall which would "settle things", and two days later, I had a spectacular fall on the way down from Laupsnipa. Instantly, it felt better, but it didn't completely solve the issue. So now I have an appointment with the chiropractor.. 

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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 Laupsnipa

0. Trip tracks 1. Laupsnipa seen from Voldnes 2. Crossing Voldneselva 3. The upper part of Laupsnipa 4. The sun, beyond Sandegga 5. Skoratinden, hi-res 6. Heida 7. View down from the Laupsnipa ridge 8. The summit comes into view

Views from Laupsnipa

9. Wide-angle view from Laupsnipa 10. 85mm zoom view from Laupsnipa 11. High Gurskøya tops, seen from Laupsnipa

To Keipen + descent

12. Keipen 13. The ridge, westbound 14. View down from Keipen 15. The shore 16. Laupsnipa seen from the west 17. Voldnesvatnet 18. Vanylven tops 19. The south side of Gurskøya 20. Descending Veten

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