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Litletinden (1239m) on foot, Oct 2 2010


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The fast route to Litletinden

The fast route to Litletinden
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While waiting ...

I was to pick up Anne at Hovden airport, and the opportunity for a quick hike came along. As I had limited time, I searched for a peak that a) I hadn't visited before and b) that would be a fairly quick hike. Litletinden was the first name I pulled out of the hat. Kvanndalssætra would be my starting point, and I had approx. 4 hours before the plane landed. That should be more than plenty...

I got  d i s a p p o i n t e d  when I learned that I was not welcome to drive up to Kvanndalssætra, and had to park above Bjørdalsbakken. I had now 2 boring km ahead of me before I got to the point where the hike was supposed to begin. Why on earth can't the road be open for public traffic? I would gladly pay a generous toll fee to save me from the 2 x 2km walk.

Rather annoyed with the local practice, I parked my car in a junction near Bjørdalsbakken and headed out 11:00am. I arrived at Kvanndalssætra 20 minutes later and it was time to figure out how to approach Litletinden.

 

Kvanndalssætra, Litletinden and Storetinden

Kvanndalssætra, Litletinden and Storetinden
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Steep is just fine...

Given my limited window for hiking, I chose a rather direct and steep route - straight up along a gully. This was the first time I was NOT wearing Scarpa boots (I've had 13 pairs of the same model...). Just to try something new, I bought a pair of Crispi Besseggen, and halfway up the steep gully I promised myself to never buy this model again. Way, way to soft! What was I thinking, anyway? Should have known better...

50 minutes after leaving Kvanndalssætra, I arrived on the ridge and Litletinden summit was just a 1,1km walk down the road...

 

 

Litletinden ahead

Litletinden ahead
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Pu-ha...

I kept a good pace across the ridge, and the final ascent was much easier than one might think - seeing this pointy summit from a distance. On the summit, there was a trigonometric point and a cairn, but it was clear that the high point was on the far side of a narrow ridge. The scramble over to the high point is easy, but stumbling is (as always) no-no. The summit (marked by a few rocks) was reached 12:37pm - 1h:37m after heading out. The total distance was 5,3km and the vertical gain was 960 meters.

 

 

On top of Litletinden

On top of Litletinden
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Descent.

I had now full control over my time, and allowed myself a descent via Grøthornet (1061m) and Eidstuva (801m). The walk along the ridge was particularly nice, as I had never really got Rognestøyldalen in full view before. I really need to go and spend some time there, soon! From Eidstuva, I turned southwest and hiked off-trail until I joined the road - halfway between my car and Kvanndalsvatnet.

I returned to my car 2:27pm - close to 3,5 hours after heading out. Apart from the very, very annoying road-that-is-not-open-to-the-public, this was a most excellent hike! And Anne arrived on time...

 

 

Rognestøyldalen

Rognestøyldalen
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Pictures

The pictures were taken with a Canon EOS 550D + Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM F 4-5.6

 
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To Litletinden

1. Trip tracks 2. Litletinden and Storetinden 3. The trailhead 4. The road to Kvanndalssætra 5. Litletinden 6. Storetinden 7. Kvanndalssætra and the peaks above 8. Sandegga 9. Kvanndalshesten 10. My route to the ridge 11. On the path from Kvanndalssætra 12. Steep route to the ridge 13. Beautiful colors 14. Melshornet 15. New hiking boots 16. Litletinden 17. Kvanndalsvatnet 18. Ørsta 19. Kvanndalssætra 20. Rognestøyldalen 21. Dukhornet 22. Kvasshornet 23. Litletinden 24. Snøhornet 25. At the trig. point 26. The high point 27. View from the high point 28. Storetinden 29. Tverradalsvatnet

Wide-angle view from Litletinden

30. Wide-angle view from Litletinden

Zoom views from Litletinden

31. Zoom view from Litletinden 32. Zoom view from Litletinden 33. Zoom view from Litletinden

Other pics from Litletinden

34. Veirahaldet 35. View across Bondalen 36. Kvasshornet 37. Storetinden 38. Sunndalsnipa 39. Eidsyrkja 40. Kvanndalshesten 41. Me - on Litletinden 42. The ridge across Grøthornet 43. The ridge to Storetinden 44. Rognestøylen 45. Rognestøyltindane 46. Bondalseidet 47. Kvitegga and Kvasshornet 48. Klovtindane 49. Storhornet 50. Jakta 51. The ridge to Grøthornet 52. Grouse on Litletinden 53. Leaving Litletinden

Descent

54. Looking back on Litletinden 55. On Grøthornet 56. Kolåstinden 57. Veirahaldet and Bondalen 58. Grøtdalstindane 59. Åmdalen 60. Soccer field potential 61. Eidstuva 62. Klovtindane 63. Grøthornet 64. Snøhornet 65. Bondalen 66. Rognestøyldalen 67. Eidstuva 68. Videtjørn and Bondalseidet 69. Through the forest 70. A little fellow 71. Horses, looking for company

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