Trolltindene
Trolltindene | ||
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Trolltindene by Åndalsnes , in the middle of the Trolltinden store |
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Highest peak | Breitinden ( 1797 moh. ) | |
location | Møre og Romsdal ( Norway ) | |
part of | Scandals | |
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Coordinates | 62 ° 27 ′ 54 ″ N , 7 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E | |
rock | Gneiss | |
particularities | Trollveggen, the highest rock face in Europe |
The Trolltindene ( Bokmål ) or Trolltindan ( Nynorsk ), in German the Troll Summit , are a mountain range in Norway . It is known for its steep rock faces, especially the up to 1000 meter high Troll Wall ( Trollveggen ). It can be confused with the Trolltindan at Raftsund .
topography
The mountain range is located south of Åndalsnes in the municipality of Rauma in the county of Møre og Romsdal . It separates the Romsdalen valleys in the east and Isterdalen in the west. The mountains of the Trolltinden are rocky in character and, especially towards Romsdalen, drop off with steep rock faces. Smaller glaciations also occur in the summit regions .
The highest peak of the massif is 1797 moh. high Breitinden in the south of the massif. The second highest peak is Store Trolltinden ( Great Troll Summit ) with 1788 moh. in the north, third highest of the Trollryggen with 1740 moh. The Trollveggen extends between these two peaks on the east side.
Trollveggen
The Trollveggen ( Troll Wall ) is Europe's highest steep wall and rises about 1700 meters above the valley floor. The vertical part of the wall is up to 1000 m high and overhangs up to 50 meters. In 1965 the wall was climbed for the first time by a Norwegian and English team within 14 days. The teams chose different routes , with the Norwegian team arriving at the summit a day earlier. The route of the English rope team, the Rimmon Route ( difficulty UIAA V ), is now considered the more popular ascent. In 1974 she climbed through a team around Wojciech Kurtyka for the first time in winter. Four years later it was freely climbed for the first time . There are now over ten routes known through the wall, most of which are big big wall climbs .
The wall was a popular starting point for base jumpers until a ban was issued in 1986 after several deaths.
See also
Web links
- The Trollwall routes (English)
- First ascent on the Rimmon Route (English)
- Store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Breitinden / Breidtind. fjellside.com, accessed February 17, 2009 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Store trolltinden. fjellside.com, accessed February 17, 2009 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Trollryggen. fjellside.com, accessed February 17, 2009 (Norwegian).
- ↑ www.trollveggen.net ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Trolltindene / Trollveggen. fjellside.com, accessed February 17, 2009 (Norwegian).