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Norefjell
is a large high mountain area, less than 2 hours drive from Oslo. There
are a number of peaks up here, and I have already climbed Høgevarde
and
Ranten. But the highest of them all, Gråfjell, I havent
climbed
yet. Now it's time.
The picture is from the road going up. |
Gråfjell
is easiest climbed from the east, where a tollroad (60Nkr
2015) leads
up from
Hallingdal. It's kept open in wintertime and I can follow it to 900m,
before
parking at Gulsviksætran. This
picture is a bit lower, as the higher areas of
Norefjell emerge. |
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There are plenty of cabins up here. I pass
the last one just below 1000m. |
Just
above the tree limit, at 1100m. Beautiful lenticular clouds
has
formed in the
wind. Good conditions for soaring right now.
There is a prepared ski track all
the way to the foot of Gråfjell. But I choose to
walk in untouched terrain. |
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I
climb steep slopes to a ridge at around 1400m, southeast
of Gråfjell, then
following it to the summit. |
Høgevarde,
1459m, some 4 km to the southeast. It's getting more cloudy now. |
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Ranten 1419m, straight to the south. It's
northern slopes are flatter, in contrast
to the steep cliffs to the south. |
At the summit,
after 3h and with tired legs. It's windy up here, but not as
bad
as
yesterday. A large cairn marks the summit. |
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Even if I am tired and
the wind it hard, I can enjoy the views up here. Here's a
look to the northeast. |
Zooming in the mountins around Hemsedal, 80 km to the north |
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