One of the most characteristic mountains in Norway…
Summer vacation, day 11
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 15.08.24 | Torghatten | 258m | 258m | Brønnøy, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 15.08.24 | Klubben | 19m | 18m | Brønnøy, Norway | – | MAP |
Torghatten, July 15 2024
Monday: Week29 was to be a mix of vacation and work. I was on call this week and the thing with our profession – is that no one is calling us. Due to sophisticated alerts, we always know about problems before anyone else. And the first alert came early on Monday morning.
Once the situation was under control, we drove to Torget with my mom to do our classic “across and through Torghatten” route.
It is a most enjoyable route! We followed the normal route to the top…
…except that I just HAD to break away for the usual scrambling…
The route is a bit rugged in the upper part, so I have to find alternatives for Karma in a couple of places.
This is a FUN mountain! I like it a lot!
It was good to be back on Torghatten, in Brønnøysund and Sør-Helgeland in general!
The views are just great!
For descent, we headed down the northeast ridge – towards Lislhatten.
The route is overall easy, with a couple of steep spots.
We’ve done this route with mom a couple of times before, so she knows what she’s signing up for.
The “crux” is not difficult if you take it easy, but it is a bit exposed. You *could* hurt yourself if you don’t make sure every step and handhold is safe.
It could be tricky to get a dog down here, all depending on how obedient and experienced with this type of terrain the dog is.
Coming off the ridge, we turned right and followed a vague path that took us to the normal route to the Torghatten hole.
This trail has been upgraded to Sherpa-standard and it has become really impressive.
Since 2005, Nepalese Sherpas have built many stone stairs in Norway. Simply because they are the best. It’s strange to know that when they’re not guiding people to Mt. Everest, they’re building stone stairs in Norway!
And now we have the predictable debate – when is it enough? I’m not going to join that discussion, but my personal opinion is that this will regulate itself. The stairs are expensive and most of them are built with the intention that it will affect the local tourism in a positive way, as well as protecting the terrain from being ruined by hikers who always look for the least muddy place to put their feet.
The Sherpas have built more than 2000 stone stairs in Norway – which is an incredible number. But I just can’t see this number increase in a linear scale. At some point, this type of attraction is no longer considered to be an attraction…
I’m not sure how many times I’ve been up in the hole, but it’s quite a few – over the years. The old path was a true disaster in places, but the new path will surely prevent it from growing sideways…
Mom and Anne tried out the new staircase inside the hole. Me and Karma took the gravel route.
We continued through the hole and sat course for Ytrehatten. There were new Sherpa steps also on this side.
We followed the shore back to the trailhead.
On our way back to Brønnøysund, we stopped for strawberries and ice-cream. Like myself, Karma doesn’t like “raw” strawberries…
But we both like ice-cream…
Trip statistics: 6km, 470 vertical meters, 2h:36m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max/Samsung Galaxy) from the hike:
“Klubben rundt”, Aug 15 2024
Monday: In the evening, I felt for taking a walk along the Klubben route. Like we did last year. Anne wanted to join in.
Somehow, we came in the middle of a small flock of sheep. Maybe 5-6. Half the flock was ahead of us, the rest behind us. The ones behind us were really terrified of us and Karma. But instead of waiting for the right time, they just HAD to pass. In full panic while passing. Once past us, there was no panic to be seen. Sheep – weird animals!
We both enjoy this route. And so do many others…
A Widerøe flight came in for landing at the Brønnøysund airport and I took a picture of it. Immediately afterwards, I was dizzy like I’ve never been before and I didn’t understand what was going on. I had to sit down before I fell.
Anne asked if this was another encounter of TGA (Transient Global Amnesia), but it wasn’t. I wasn’t confused. I was just dizzy. I was OK 5 minutes later and I concluded that when I looked to the sky, my balance got affected somehow. I haven’t thought about it since it happened.
We moved on – with Torghatten in view (which we visited earlier in the day)
When we passed the “Gapahuk” (Lean-to shelter) I suggested they should call it “Klubbhuset” (Club house), after the name of the place (Klubben). It was a joke I guess I am the only one thought was funny.
Above us, a helicopter came in for landing. I decided to take another picture to see if I got dizzy one more time, but I didn’t. Strange stuff…
It was a really good Monday in Brønnøysund!
Trip statistics: 4km, 100 vertical meters, 0h:52m
