Positioning for Solvågtinden…
Summer vacation, day 5
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 09.07.24 | Junkerdalsurda | ~100m | – | Saltdal, Norway | – | MAP |
Tuesday: It was time to leave Mo i Rana and position ourselves for our next project – Solvågtinden.
The natural place for a “basecamp” was Storjord. After crossing Saltfjellet, we tried to find a place to put up the tent, but we didn’t find any spot that we liked. Fortunately, we were able to rent a small cabin for two nights. We got the cabin because we got there early. All these cabins are all booked in the afternoon…
No mountain would be hiked today. Instead, we took a walk along Junkerdalsurda. It’s a popular path that is awesome in the beginning and a little boring after a while.
It was fun to see how Karma handled the long sway bridge. She was “cocky” at first, but as she got the bridge to sway all by herself, her walk wasn’t as smooth anymore. Still, she’s tough to take it on!
My favorite part of it all was the river. This was the only place we could get close to it in a safe manner…
Junkerdalsurda has been a Nature Reserve since 2001.
Among steep cliffs and landslide areas, Junkerdalsurda has been a classic area in Norwegian botany and has been known since the 1820s. The bedrock is unusually diverse, forming the foundation for the rich and varied flora.
The rockface above us (on the Solvågtinden side) was amazing. I just wanted to go up there to touch the surface and find out how smooth is was.
But the only exploration I got to do was to get close to a creek…
And then there were the bones…
We only hiked 2,4km before turning back. The purpose of the day was to get in position for Solvågtinden and get the needed rest before a long, long uphill the next day.
It was raining in the afternoon, and we crossed our fingers for that we would get blue sky and sunshine as forecasted.
Storjord is a somewhat isolated place and so we were very happy that they had a cafe/restaurant there!
Trip statistics: 5,5km, 100 vertical meters, 1h:16m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max) from the hike:
