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Time for a new visit
to Leirvassbu in Jotunheimen. The car
is parked at the hut on 1410m altitude. |
The
path is easy to follow to begin with, even if we have
to pass a number
of snowfields. But the snow is hard,
easy to walk. Nice. |
First
we climb a
ridge to 1540m, before
descending a bit to the actual climb towards Kyrkjeoksle. |
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altitude meters up to Kyrkjeoksle are easy to walk. |
The
summit cairn at Kyrkjeoksle, with the route continuing
over the ridge.
Austre Kyrkjeoksle is to the right, ahead of Langvasshøe.
To the left is Visbretinden, 2234m.
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Kyrkja, 2032m, looks
like a real challenge
from this angle. Even so, this is the side to climb the mountain. It's
been five years now, since
I was up there.
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| Glittertind
2465m, far in the northeast. |
A
happy Bosse at the summit of Kyrkjeoksle, 1843m. |
It takes half an hour
or so to descend 70m, walk the ridge and climb Austre Kyrkjeoksle,
1930m.
The final part is steeper with some real climbing. I'm not sure if I
took the optimal route, but there were small cairns. I choose the
southwest side. If you go more around the peak to the
southeast it's easier. |
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After yet another
descent of 80m the final
climb towards
Langvasshøe
begins. Even here it's a bit steep, and
requires some scrambling. |
The
view from Langvasshøe is very beautiful. Here
is Hurrungane to the southwest. |
Visbretinden
looks tempting, just a km to the northeast. It looks as if you can walk
the entire way without problems, even if it's steep. But,
it's not on
my scedule today.
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| Straight
to the south. |
Høgvalgtindane
with the glacier Høgvalgbreen, to
the west. |
To the
northwest is, among others, Storebjørn 2222m and Smørstabbtind
2208m. |
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The weather is
amazing today
with almost unlimited
visibility. To the left is Skarddalstinden 2100m |
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