Store Venjetinden Explained

Store Venjetinden
Other Name:Store Vengetinden
Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Map Alt:Map of the location
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:62.5075°N 7.8397°W[1]
Location:Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Elevation M:1852
Prominence M:710
Range:Romsdalsalpene
First Ascent:18 August 1881, north-east ridge, William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal
Easiest Route:Climbing

Store Venjetinden (or sometimes Store Vengetinden) is a mountain in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the mountain Romsdalshornet, about east of the Rauma river and European Route E136, and about 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 . 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Store Venjetinden, Rauma (Møre og Romsdal) . . Norwegian. 2019-07-06.
  2. Web site: Vengetindane. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2010-10-27.
  3. Book: Klatring i Romsdal. Anne Grete. Nebell. Bjarte. Bø. 1999. Norwegian. Sogge Fjellsport. 978-82-995032-0-4.
  4. Web site: Kilian Jornet dinamita el Kilómetro Vertical con 28’48”, nuevo récord oficioso . Carreraspormontana.com . 2021-11-25 . es . 2022-05-23.