My “new life” in 2020 begins…
| Date | Peak/Place | Height | PF | Location | WCP |
| 28.09.2020 | Selsteinen | 598m | 90m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| 29.09.2020 | Lidafjellet | 200m | 47 | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| 29.09.2020 | Huldrehornet | 271m | 113m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| 30.09.2020 | Haddalshornet | 611m | 103m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP |
| 01.10.2020 | Melshornet | 807m | 564m | Ørsta, Norway | WCP |
| 02.10.2020 | Garnestua | 653m | 415m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP |
| 04.10.2020 | Storevarden | 430m | 430m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
Selsteinen (598m), Sep 28 2020
Monday: The time had *finally* come to finish marking the new route between Øyrahornet and Selsteinen. This was my 8th trip with a heavy load – 6 times from Tjørvåg and now – 2 times from Moltudalen. My first hike trip was on June 18th (not including several research trips, staking out the route) and more than 3 months later – the closure.
The hillside from Moltudalen and up to Selsteinen is long and steep, but at least I’m not starting at sea level.
Already the day after unplugging the Nespresso coffee machine, my body felt different. Yes, I was tired after a long day of intensive work, but I was not *washed out*. I knew that it would take a week before I conclude that I had fixed the health issue that had riddled me the whole year, but I had a good feeling about it…
After passing the top of Selsteinen, we descended towards Slettheia until we reached the last stick I put into the ground and got to work.
It felt really good to reach the top, with no more sticks in my backpack – having completed the route. The 3,4km route required almost 100 sticks. I *hope* the route also works in fog.
From Selsteinen, we continued towards Storehanen. Rain was in the air, but would not get here just yet.
We made it back to the car JUST before the rain sat in. Perfect timing and one more “check” on my to-do list…
Trip statistics: 5,7km, 430 vertical meters, 1h:55m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP) from the hike:
Huldrehornet (271m), Sep 29 2020
Tuesday: Not much to report from this hike. The higher mountains could not be seen due to fog and there was light rain.
We started out from Stemmedalen and hiked across Lidafjellet before setting the course towards Huldrehornet.
While the hike was far from fun, the satisfaction of having walked the dog is always good!
Trip statistics: 5,5km, 315 vertical meters, 1h:18m
Haddalshornet (611m), Sep 30 2020
Wednesday: The weather had improved greatly since yesterday, and I fancied a hike up to Haddalshornet – along a steeper route than we normally follow.
We started out in Haddal and headed up Klungsdalen. The steepest route I’ve done, I’ve called “Klungsgylet“, and it’s a little bit too steep for Karma.
But there is another route that takes you near the top of the “Klungsgylet” route and that’s the route we followed today.
There is only one tricky point – when wet – in order to get from the safe route and into the “Klungsgylet” route and I made well sure we took it nice and easy.
Shortly after, we reached the top of Haddalshornet.
Upon descent, we headed down the west flank and got a nice round trip hike. And a bit later, Anne came up from Sogndal.
Trip statistics: 4,2km, 550 vertical meters, 1h:26m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP) from the hike:
Melshornet (807m), Oct 1 2020
Thursday: The first day of October started with me taking a blood sample at the Doctor’s office. I’m not really sure what they were testing. The stress hormone, I think. My heart just wasn’t in it, as I already felt I had cracked the health issue. But, I had agreed with the doctor to do two final tests – this one and a heart examination in November. This particular test required an afternoon blood test also, which had to happen in Volda – as my local Doctor’s office would be closed.
So, after work I drove to Volda (Anne looking after Karma), having timed a hike up and down Melshornet to fit perfectly with my appointed time at the hospital. I decided to hike from Bratteberg and didn’t have a whole lot of daylight to go on. But, I reckoned it would be sufficient.
I reached the top 59 minutes after heading out, took a selfie and decided to post it on FB (along with other pictures) just to force myself to get a haircut. The Corona-life at home can make one lazy with respect to certain things…
It was really nice to be up here again. The Ørsta view was great as always…
But then I had to turn around, both to avoid hiking in the dark and to reach my appointment at the hospital.
I didn’t expect the hospital to be closed. After all, it’s a hospital. But it was closed and I had to dial a number that was listed on the outside. A nurse came down and spent some time making sure I was a legit visitor and eventually guided me to my destination. The blood testwas taken and I could return home to Anne and Karma.
Trip statistics: 7,4km, 565 vertical meters, 1h:50m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP) from the hike:
Garnestua (653m), Oct 2 2010
Friday: On this Friday afternoon, Anne and I decided to hike Garnestua from Haddal. A route that we both enjoy and Karma love! She’s seen a hare up here a long time ago and will never forget it.
This afternoon was particularly hazy. I thought it was just plain … haze, but there may have been a forest fire further east in the country…
I loved the dark autumn colors, and had an argument with Anne. She felt that the colors were prettier earlier in the autumn. She may be “technically” correct, but…
This was my 111th recorded visit to the top of Garnestua.
There are not many round trip options here, subtracting the boring options, so we decided to take the same route down. And enjoy the views along the way, hazy as they may be…
Trip statistics: 5,5km, 600 vertical meters, 2h:03m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP) from the hike:
Storevarden (430m), Oct 3 2020
Saturday: Today, I proposed a hike that could potentially be “interesting” – ascend Storevarden via Terneneset. This is a route I’ve done some years ago, in the opposite direction, and I was *barely* able to get Karma across the slabs down by the sea, on our way from Terneneset and back to Mulevika. Today, we would be heading from Mulevika to Terneneset and then ascend Storevarden.
First, we passed the climbing fields…
Then we looked actively for fun stuff to do…
The first part along the shore offered no challenges.
But due to high tide, it was impossible to make it through along the sea and for a little while I thought we would have to turn around. Then Anne suggested that we should look for a route higher up. I volunteered to take a look.
And sure enough – there was indeed a route higher up, which required a little care while bringing Karma across.
It was really nice to have passed this point without “pushing our luck”!
Now, we could get to Terneneset without any problems.
After a short stay, we headed for the southwest ridge, eventually taking us to Storevarden.
There were a couple of steep sections along the way, especially since we chose to stay “true” to the ridge.
But eventually, the ridge was behind us and we had a clear route to the top.
We took whatever scrambling the terrain could offer…
And then we reached the top…
For descent, we followed the path that took us down to the road between Storevarden and Muletua.
Once back at the road, after a less fun hike across the meadow, Mulevika was just a short stroll away.
After the hike, we stopped in Fosnavåg for lunch. It was altogether a very fun hike, given that I didn’t think we would make it to Terneneset in the first place.
Trip statistics: 8,7km, 580 vertical meters, 3h:10m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone8) from the hike:
Søre Raudfonndalstind (1046m), Oct 4 2020
Sunday: Separate trip report coming up!
