Trolltunga
Trolltunga ( German "The Troll's Tongue" ) is a horizontal rocky outcrop in Norway , which is about ten kilometers northeast of Odda on the Sørfjord . This rock is a nose around 10 meters long, which tapers with a height of five meters at its beginning to a few centimeters at the top. The ledge is located around 700 meters above the artificial Ringedalsvatnet reservoir .
reachability
From 1911 to 2004 Trolltunga was accessible via the Mågelibane , a funicular , which, however, is no longer operated due to technical problems. In the meantime, the entire route, around 28 km there and back, has to be covered on foot. There is also a via ferrata on the mountain, which can also be used to reach the ledge. Sometimes there is snow all year round on the high plateau in front of the Trolltunga.
safety
Although Trolltunga is visited by around 40,000 tourists each year, there was only one fatal accident there until 2015. In September 2015, an Australian student fell and died after trying to leave the rock after taking a photo.
However, both the municipality and the volunteers complain about the many unnecessary rescue missions on the way to Trolltunga. The main reason that tourists keep getting stranded in the mountains is almost always poor equipment.
See also
- Pulpit Rock , a natural rock platform in Ryfylke
- Kjerag , a rocky plateau in the municipality of Forsand
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trolltunga informasjon. In: visitbergen.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017 (Bokmål in Norwegian).
- ↑ Reinaskorsbu at ut.no
- ^ Trolltunga Tourist Information. In: visitbergen.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Australian Associated Press: Tragedy was 'expected' at Norwegian lookout where student fell to her death. In: theguardian.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Negligent tourists in Norway: “Nobody has to pay for their stupidity”. In: Spiegel Online . September 26, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .
Coordinates: 60 ° 7 ′ 58.37 " N , 6 ° 45 ′ 14.44" E