Another grey and rainy week
Peaks visited:
| Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP |
| Osberget | 134m | 36m | Ulstein, Norway | |
| Høgskjerva | 317m | 9m | Ulstein, Norway | |
| Molnesfjellet | 122m | 122m | Giske,Norway | WCP |
| Huldrehornet | 271m | 113m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| Vardehornet | 600m | 60m | Ørsta, Norway | WCP |
| Sandvikhornet | 352m | 14m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| Rysseviktua | 452m | 34m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| Storehanen | 493m | 67m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| Selsteinen | 598m | 90m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| Slettheia | 552m | 49m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| Øyrahornet | 417m | 42m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
Osberget, Høgskjerva (317m), Sep 17 2018
Monday: First part of the week was rainy, and I’m not very adventurous when it’s raining. But I was on a mission to re-explore various paths and trails above Ulsteinvik, and today I decided to try out paths that either never walked on before, or just forgot about.
We hiked from Bugardsmyrane up to Osberget first.
Then we did a loop on Osberget before going up a forest path towards Lågskjervene.
The high point here is called Høgskjerva and offers a nice view towards Ulsteinvik.
We followed the path back down until we could get back on the new mountain service road and returned to the trailhead.
Trip statistics: 5km, 300 vertical meters, 1h:20m
Pictures from the hike:
Molnesfjellet (122m), Sep 18 2018
Tuesday: Ålesund day and I decided to drive out to Vigra island after work and hike Molnesfjellet, which is yet another coastal top I haven’t visited since I moved from Ålesund in 2008. I looked forward to the revisit.
We took the normal path from Molnes and headed up to the high point.
As I had never been on the east top – Grønefjellet (116m), I decided to go there. A well worn path took us across Molnesfjellet.
Now that we were on Grønefjellet, it was only natural to follow the path down the east side and see where we ended up. I met a Russian woman who started to complain (out of the blue) about reckless hikers who went places they were not qualified for. I tried to be polite and understanding, but after a little while she lost my attention and I found here just … strange.
Karma and I continued down the path and got to a fork where we turned left and ended up down by the shore.
The shoreline wasn’t log, but it was just gorgeous. I really, really enjoyed it. Sandy beach and just enough (small) cliffs to produce some splashing waves.
We followed the shoreline in the direction of the trailhead and eventually joined the Molnesfjellet path we started out on.
Trip statistics: 4,3km, 170 vertical meters, 1h:35m
Pictures from the hike:
Huldrehornet (271m), Sep 19 2018
Wednesday: Back in the Huldrehornet forest, continuing my trail work. Today, I laid my plans for the upcoming “bridges” over the wetlands. I started out with some emergency aid…
After a good work session, we continued up to Huldrehornet and up the steep section which Karma seems to enjoy.
It was really windy on the way down. I tried to keep my saw straight against the wind, but it was simply not possible…
Trip statistics: 3,6km 250 vertical meters, 2 hours
Pictures from the hike:
Huldrehornet (271m), Sep 20 2018
Thursday: In short, a repetition of the day before. Working on the trail in the Huldrehornet forest and then hiking across the top before calling it a day.
Trip statistics: 3,6km, 250 vertical meters, 2h:45m
Pictures from the hike:
Huldrehornet forest, Sep 21 2018
Friday: Trail work in the Huldrehornet forest for the third day in a row.
Trip statistics: 1,5km, 100 vertical meters, 1h:50m
Vardehornet (600m), Sep 22 2018
Saturday: Weekend coming up and it was still raining. Another small project I had for these rainy days was to explore new paths on the Melshornet mountain in Ørsta/Volda.
We started out from Klepp, but soon left the forest gravel path and got onto forest paths that I had never been on before. Quite fun!
It was clear that Vardehornet would be my high point for the day. Melshornet was hidden in fog, rain and wind and was not inviting at all!
Upon descent, I also found a path that I hadn’t been to before, so all in all, it was a good day, regardless of the rain…
Trip statistics: 8km, 580 vertical meters, 1h:45m
Pictures from the hike:
Sandvikhornet – Storehanen – Selsteinen (598m) – Øyrahornet, Sep 23 2018
Sunday: The weather was still rough, with some really violent hail showers. I felt a need for “sticking my neck out” and decided to go for a round trip hike across Sandvikhornet, Rysseviktua, Storehanen, Selsteinen, Slettheia and Øyrahornet.
The risk of getting hit by a major hail shower was huge, but the weather was of the sort that I expected much more good weather than bad weather.
We headed out from Tjørvåg and hadn’t even reached the top of Sandvikhornet before we got the first (and only) hail shower. The shower was really “insisting” and I protected Karma while waiting for the shower to pass.
Afterwards, the weather was just nice again, albeit windy.
I was constantly on the look-out for incoming showers and places to hide in such an event. But we stayed clear all the way to Storehanen, where we found ourselves just in the outskirts of another shower.
We ran off the mountain and when we reached the meadow towards Selsteinen, we were in the clear again.
The hike across Slettheia was nice, but was we approached Øyrahornet, we found ourselves in the outskirts of *something* again.
After a short photo session, we ran down the mountain and I was really happy have done such an exposed hike, in terms of weather. It makes me feel very much alive. And we can all need that feeling every now and then…
Trip statistics: 12,7km, 845 vertical meters, 2h:45m
Pictures from the hike:
