Snortungen (1198m, prominence 231m) 19th July 2009

Store Vengetind, Storhesten and Blånebba



Snortungen

I caught the 9.50 am Molde bound bus and got off a few miles down the road, at Tokle. I started walking at 10 am, initially along a gravel road and then up a path that climbed steeply by the side of Litleelva. This path climbed up through the woods in steep hairpin bends to the huts at Ingridsetra, and gave pleasant views to Åndalsnes, Setnesfjellet, the Finnan group, Blånebba and Store Vengetind. The latter was covered in cloud, as were the pinnacles of Store Trolltind. The sky was overcast but the sun peeped through from time to time and I got a little sun burnt. At the huts I left the path and climbed the open hillside. This was steep, with vegetated rocks at first and was a little awkward to traverse. Good views opened up to Skarven, Såta, Måsvasstinden, the peaks of Tresfjord, and the Romsdalen giants.

Kvassetinden (1188m)





Måsvasstind (1203m) and Loftskardtind (1191m)

I had lunch at the 978m spot height, and after lunch climbed the easy slopes to the 1193m foretop. There were a few boulderfields to get around but from the 1193m top the terrain was one big, awkward boulderfield, although before reaching the main summit at 1198m the going became easier again. The view from the summit cairn was amazing, encompassing the Eikesdal peaks, Skåla, Molde, Otrøya, the Tresfjord peaks, Måsvasstinden, Kjøvskardtind, all the Romsdalen peaks and many hills I didn't recognise. I did recognise a hill I had seen from Oppdal last year, which rises above the town, although the name escapes me. I could see, however, that the weather was deteriorating: clouds were beginning to creep down the higher peaks and a few spots of rain fell. I descended as quickly as I could, picking up a clear path here and there. I descended on a better line as a result and reached Ingridsetra at 4.25 pm. It was raining harder by this stage, although it was still humid and I didn't bother with waterproofs. There was a bus at 5.12 pm and so I flew down the hairpin bends of the path, and lower down I ran as fast as I could. I got to the bus stop a minute before the bus, having descended from the summit in 2 hours 20 minutes. The whole walk took just over 7 hours, and I was fortunate in having got the bus because the rain came down heavily during evening and didn't stop for nearly 48 hours.

The 1193m foretop of Snortungen

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