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Bossnuten, visible from the road going west, from Rjukan over
Hardangervidda. |
The
car is parked below Bossbøen. There is a sign marking that hikers aren't
welcome walking through the farm, so I move around the
houses at
a proper
distance. |
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The trail leads up through a valley, and
then to the right towards the summit. |
There
are a large number of ski tracks here. I don't try to follow the trail,
but just
keep a steady climb. |
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At 1130m, close to
the
treeline. The snow is so hard, that I don't bother using my
snowshoes
here. My normal boots are easier to use. |
But
as I approach 1200m it gets steeper, time for the snowshoes. The
crampons
provide a good grip on the hard surface. Don't be fooled by
the ski tracks. They
were made before the snow got hard. |
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Climbing, now on more than 1200m. |
As
yesterday, I leave
my snowshoes for the final climb to the summit. There is a
large summit
cairn at high point, 1431m. I use 1,5h to reach it. |
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This is a beautiful summit, well
worth a visit. Here is Brattefjell, 1540m, to the
southeast. |
To the
northwest is Hardangervidda. The valley Bitdalen in the middle. |
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To the
west, lake Totak, free from ice.
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Straight
to the south. |
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But the
most impressive, without competition, is Gausta peak 1883m,
just some
20km to the east. |
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