Climbing areas in Norway

Contents:

1. Lyngen
2. Kvaløya
3. Lofoten
4. Tysfjord/Stetind
5. Bodø
6. Trondheim
7. Innerdalen
8. Molde
9. Romsdalen
10. Sunnmøre
11. Eastern and central Jotunheimen
12. Hurrungane (Western Jotunheimen)
13. Bergen
14. Stavanger
15. Valle
16. Nissedal/Fyresdal
17. Oslo
18. Andernatten in Eggedal
19. Hemsedal

• Location: Peninsula north east of Tromsø.
• Great alpine area with big massifs and glaciers squeezed ontoa relatively small peninsula. Much loose rock. Mountaineering,summer and winter, and ski mountaineering
• Book about Lyngen: Lyngsalpene
• Arthur and Rolfs Climbing page has a picture of Piggtind

• Location: Island west of Tromsø.
• Several peaks called "Hollenderan" with up to 300 m highgranite walls offering excellent climbing.
• Accommodation: Lodge owned by Tromsø climbing club
• Climbing club: Tromsø Klatreklubb Box 847 9001 Tromsø

• The Lofoten Islands can offer everything: mountaineering,ski mountaineering, long granite walls, or short crag routes.
• More inf. and accommodation: Nord Norsk klatreskole, 8330Henningsvær, phone: 76074911
• Guidebooks:"The magic Islands" by Ed Webster (English)
• Arthur and Rolfs Climbing page has Many nice pictures from Lofoten

• Location: 80 km. SW of Narvik, close to Kjøpsvik
• The Stetind mountain with its 1300 m high north face (rising directly from sealevel) features numerous routesof varying difficulty. Steep granite direct from sea level.However, there are many other mountains to climb in this area.
• Climbing club: Tysfjord tinde og grotteklubb (Mountaineeringand Caving club), Box 849 8001 BODØ
• Guidebooks: Norsk klatring #1&2 1994 (double issue)
• Pictures is taken from Arthur and Rolfs Climbing page. They have Many nice pictures of Stetind

• Some routes, nice winter and ice climbing (frozen waterfalls)
• Climbing club: Bodø Klatreklubb, Box 6088, 8016 Mørkved.
• Guidebooks: Sold by club

• Numerous crags with routes of varying difficulty. Theclosest crags to the city are Korsvika and Tikneppen inBymarka with short routes. On Selnes north of Trondheim, thereis a 150m high wall with bolted routes, mainly grade 6-7.At Støren there is an 80 m. high cliff with nice routesaround grade 5.
• Climbing club: Tindegruppa NTHI, studpost 222, 7034 Trondheim
• Guide: Sold by club and at Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr
• There are recent opened sport crags at Hell, Stavsjøfjelletand Støren with bolted routes of highest difficulty (6-9).Those crags are not yet included in the guide.
• Tindegruppa NTHI has a lodge at Selnes. To use this accomodation,a membership fee has to be paid.

• Mountaineering, ski mountaineering and lots of routes graded at 3 - 6with 5 - 14 pitches on walls up to 400 m. height. Mostpopular for climbing areInnerdalstårnet andSkarsfjell with numerous routes. Typical approaches oftwo and a half hours. Practice crags close to "Innerdalshytta"
• Inf. and accommodation: "Innerdalshytta" (InnerdalenTuristhytte) phone: 71697797
• Guidebooks: NTK (The guidebook is available for browsing and copying at Innerdalshytta)

• Three walls at Julsundet
• Guidebooks: Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr
• Go to Arthur and Rolfs Climbing page for Molde!

• Mountaineering, ski mountaineering,and ice climbing.
• Norway's probably most famous big wall is located here; theTroll Wall, 1000 m high. Look at Artur and Rolfs Big Walls in Norway for more info.
• There are, however numerous otherclimbs in Romsdalen. Easy classical routes, e.g. on Romsdalshorn Difficult crag withmany routs on Hornaksla.
• Inf., guide and accommodation: Aak fjellsportsenter Box 238, 6301 Åndalsnes. Phone:71226444
• Guidebooks: Aak fjellsportsenter. See Norklatt 62, #2-1993 for the The Troll Wall mini guide.
• Arthur and Rolfs Climbing page has Many nice pictures from Romsdalen

• Alpine area with lots of peaks. Up to 400 m. high walls inMolladalen with routes at grades 4-6.
• Climbing club: Sunnmørsk klatreklubb, Box 299, 6150 Ørsta
• Accommodation: DNT huts
• Guidebooks: Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr
• Go to Rune's guide to the Sunnmøre mountains
• Arthur and Rolfs Climbing page has Many nice pictures from Sunnmøere

• Norway's highest mountains. Many DNT huts. Alpineclimbing in entire area, though the peaks between Gjende and Bygdin offer thebest quality of rock. Some climbs on Norway's highest mountains:Galdhøpiggen and Glittertind. Short sport crags at Vågå and Lom.
• Guidebooks: Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr; new guidebook will be available in autumn 1995 from NTK.
• Look at Erlend's pictures from Jotunheimen

• This is Norway's classical climbing area, opened by C.W. Slingsby (British)in the late 1800's. The mountains are alpine in character, with numerousglaciers and narrow ridges. Rock quality is generally good. Ridge routes ofvarying difficulty and length (including snow & ice). Walls up to750m, with long free routes (grade VI-VII). Some mixed routes (grade V-VI).In addition numerous shorter routes of varying difficulty (grade II-VII).Most approaches require glacier crossing. In addition to offering excellentsummer mountaineering, the area holds great potential for winter climbingand ski mountaineering. The area has some miserable weather, so "full-conditions" climbing is often the only alternative.
• Accommodation and info: Turtagrø Hotel, 5834 Fortun, Phone: 57686116 Fax:57686107
• Other accommodation: DNT
• Guidebooks: NTK; new guidebook will be available in autumn 1995 from NTK.
• Look at Erlend's picture from Hurrungane

• Lot of climbing routes at Øygaarden, Laksevåg and Sotra ofall grades. Sotra has 150 routes on 15 different walls.600 m high wall at Vetletind in Uskedalen
• Climbing club: Bergen klatreklubb, Box 922, 5001 Bergen
• Guidebooks: Platou sport, Bergen Turlag and Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr

• Many local crags. Big walls 500-1000 m high a few hours drive from Stavanger; Tau Hunnedalen, Dirdal, Skeisfjell, Espedalen, Kjerag.
• Climbing club: Bratte Rogalands Venner, Boks 437, 4001 Stavanger
• Guidebooks: Club and at "Stavanger Turistforening" , Visiting adress: Olav V's gt 18, Postal adress: Pb 239, 4001 Stavanger, Phone: 51 52 75 66
• Paal Ellingsens Climbing in Rogaland

• Granite walls up to 700 m, offers some of Norways bestslab climbing, but also crack and face climbs.
• Guidebooks: 1. Setesdal Südnorwegen by Hans Weninger (In german) Panico Verlag. ISBN 926807-25-32. Klatrefører for NorgeBoth sold at Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr in Oslo

• Granite walls up to 700m high. Lots of routes of all grades on 19different walls. Mostly slab climbing although Hægefjellcontains crack and face climbs including aid routes.
• Guidebooks: Go North! Klettern in Süd-Norwegen by Göetz Wiechmann(In german). BGW-verlag ISBN: 3-925997-03-2. Sold at Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr inOslo

• Lots of local crags with routes 1-3 pitches long. Biggest area isKolsås with over 200 routes of all grades. Other areas include Hauktjern,Fjell, Grefsenkollen, and Vardåsen.
• Climbing club: Kolsås Klatreklubb, Sverresgt. 4 0652 OSLO
• Guidebooks: "Kolsås fører" sold at Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr

• A granite wall, with moderate to difficult (VI-VII) slab routes.
• Guidebooks: "Kolsås fører (See Oslo)" sold at Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr

• A traditional rock climbing area, with numerous routes located on goodquality gneisses. Routes are 3-10 pithes, grades IV-VII, some aid routes.Hemsedal is known for its ice-climbs (waterfall-ice). Routesfrom grade III to VI (Scottish grading). Potential for mixed climbing,wintertime, is terrific, though few seem to realize that.
• Guidebooks: Skandinavisk høyfjellsutstyr in Hemsedal.