Norwegian Mountains, Møre og Romsdal

Storevasshornet, Feb 8 2009


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Part of my Storevasshornet route

Part of my Storevasshornet route
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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 the ridge to Storevasshornet

On the ridge to Storevasshornet
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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.

On Lake Skogevatnet

On Lake Skogevatnet
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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...

 

Deer tracks on Skogevatnet

Deer tracks on Skogevatnet
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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.

Pictures

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 Storevasshornet

0. Trip tracks 1. Storevasshornet seen from the highway 2. Fyre appears 3. In the valley 4. Gursken region, seen from the path 5. The trailhead 6. Sandegga, zoomed in 7. On the ridge to Storevasshornet 8. The tops above Rovdefjorden 9. Bjørlykkjehornet 10. Gursken fjord 11. Skogevatnet 12. High on the ridge to Storevasshornet 13. Boat on Rovdefjorden 14. Passing the trignometric point 15. On top of Storevasshornet

Wide-angle view from Storevasshornet

16. Wide-angle view from Storevasshornet

Zoom views from Storevasshornet

17. 85mm zoom view from Storevasshornet 18. 85mm zoom view from Storevasshornet

Other views from Storevasshornet

19. Blåtind massif, seen from Storevasshornet 20. Liadalsnipa 21. The area south of Storevasshornet

Descent

22. Laupsnipa 23. Looking back on Storevasshornet 24. Rock face 25. Rock face 26. To Skogevatnet 27. On Skogevatnet 28. Deer tracks 29. Cliffs above Skogevatnet 30. Still on the lake, looking back 31. Arriving at the trailhead

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