Store Venjetinden
Store Venjetinden (or sometimes Store Vengetinden) is a mountain in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the mountain Romsdalshornet, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Rauma river and European Route E136, and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the town of Åndalsnes.[2] It is the highest summit in the Romsdalsalpane range.
Ascents
The first ascent was via the northeast ridge in 1881 by William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal [no]. The first ascent via the western ridge was in 1930 by Erik Heen and Karl Oshaug.[3]
In 2021, the men's world record for the vertical kilometer was set by Spanish mountain runner Kílian Jornet at Vengetind with a time of 28:48.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Store Venjetinden, Rauma (Møre og Romsdal)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vengetindane" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ Nebell, Anne Grete; Bø, Bjarte (1999). Klatring i Romsdal (in Norwegian). Sogge Fjellsport. ISBN 978-82-995032-0-4.
- ^ "Kilian Jornet dinamita el Kilómetro Vertical con 28'48", nuevo récord oficioso". Carreraspormontana.com (in Spanish). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
External links
- Media related to Store Venjetinden at Wikimedia Commons
- Pictures of the mountain
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