Slowing down, after reaching 200K
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 08.12.25 | Hesteggi | 905m | 148m | Sogndal, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 09.12.25 | Huldrehornet | 271m | 113m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 11.12.25 | Hasundhornet | 533m | 93m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 12.12.25 | Øyrahornet | 417m | 42m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 13.12.25 | Veten (Hidsegga) | 556m | 320m | Sande, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 14.12.25 | Rjåhornet + cold bath | 600m | 107m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Hesteggi (905m), Dec 8 2025
Monday: The forecast for Sogndal got better as my working day progressed and when I called it a day, there were no longer any raindrops on the forecast. I decided to treat myself with a good hike and drove to Kjørnes to hike Hesteggi. Close to 800 vertical meters is definitely a “good hike” on a Monday evening in December.
I racked up a series of “Drivkraft” podcasts and headed up the forest. I had brought the Canon, hoping to get some good pictures of Sogndal.
When I passed the first viewpoint, it wasn’t dark enough yet.
When I got to the second viewpoint (Loftesnesfjellet) it was a bit too dark. But the biggest problem was that there were no good places to put the camera.
But I was happy with what I got….
Eventually I got up and took a couple of minutes to relax before heading down.
I enjoyed myself a lot. It was just me, some snow on the ground, a podcast and darkness. Then Anne called and wondered when I got back. She was hungry. Lucky for me, I was 5 minutes from the car when she called. 30 minutes later, I got dinner served. I am a lucky guy!
Trip statistics: 8,9km, 790 vertical meters, 2h:29m
Huldrehornet (271m), Dec 9 2025
Tuesday: The afternoon drive home from Sogndal got better than expected. The company I work for is doing some significant changes to some of its business segments and today I learned which company I would be working for, from April 2026. Not surprisingly, I ended up in the company that is being split out from the larger corporation, and that was exactly what I wanted to happen. Also, my closest colleagues are joining me in the new company, to be listed on the stock exchange next year.
The drive home took nearly 4 hours. Convoys and roadwork, but the weather was nice and the roads were dry. Not something to be taken for granted in December!
When I got home, I unloaded the car, put on hiking clothes and went for a quick hike up and down Huldrehornet. I was very close to skipping my afternoon hike today, but I felt I would be better off mentally by doing a short hike opposed to no hike at all.
I heard a lot of noise from the Myrvåg area, and I couldn’t understand what was going on.
When I got back to the car, a woman and her dog passed me and I asked what was going on. “Drive-in cinema”, she said. Oh yeah, I think I heard about that before going to Sogndal. Interesting…
Trip statistics: 2,4km, 250 vertical meters, 0h:44m
Hasundhornet (533m), Dec 11 2025
Thursday: I was still a bit annoyed after skipping hiking on Wednesday. But I had lots of work to do and the weather was miserable.
The weather was only marginally better this afternoon, but at least it wasn’t pouring down. I decided to hike Hasundhornet from Garsholhaugen.
I had forgotten my headphones, so I had to keep myself company. That’s not a problem. There is always stuff to ponder on.
On the upper mountain, the weather was not good. But far from bad. Just zip the hood and continue…
The weather was less bad on top, but because of fog, I didn’t see much.
Normally, I would have gone for a round-trip hike, but I didn’t have the inspiration for that today, and returned the way I came up.
Trip statistics: 4,1km, 475 vertical meters, 1h:21m
Øyrahornet (417m), Dec 12 2025
Friday: After a very intense working day, I had to go for a hike. It was raining a bit, but I still wanted to go to a 600m mountain. But as Anne was on her way up from Sogndal, I decided to settle for Øyrahornet.
I turned on a podcast and plodded up the mountain.
I strongly considered hiking over to Sandvikhornet – the same route that Anne and I did mid-November. But in the end, I decided to return the same way.
When I got to the river, I decided to cross it without using hands for support. Complicated moves on slippery rocks feels good, every single time.
I knew that Anne had arrived and that she had gone for a walk to Djupvikhaugen. I drove along Djupvikvatnet and found out that she had just left the top. So, I waited for her at the trailhead.
We had a very nice evening with a delicious meal, some Aquavit and nice TV shows.
Trip statistics: 4,0km, 410 vertical meters, 1h:13m
Veten on Hidsegga (556m), Dec 13 2025
Saturday: After a late breakfast, we decided to hike from Hidsneset, across Hidsegga, around Hidsdalen and down to Hide. It’s a nice round-trip hike.
We decided to park at Hide and follow the road to Hidsneset, for 1,3km.
Before we left home, Anne said it wouldn’t rain today. I assumed she had checked the forecast, and I took her word for it and didn’t bring gear for heavy rain. But as I felt raindrops, I assumed this could be a bad mistake.
I felt that if we were to avoid rain today, we should thank our lucky star. Providing there is one and that we have one.
The rainbow was also a hint. They seldom show unless rain is involved…
Looking back, I got vaguely optimistic about the weather…
We then got to Hidsneset and could get started on the steep route up the mountain.
It’s a fun route.
Then we got to the short “don’t fall” section and Anne lost her grip. She gave me a good scare and promised to focus until we reached the ridge on the other side.
We could now see straight into the route we used to do, before someone marked this route. The steep section is way, way longer on the old route.
Then, the weather got worse.
First, the wind was picking up…
…and then it started raining.
I started to think that maybe the planned hike around Hidsdalen wouldn’t happen.
The wind was strong. Gale gusts and I kept close to Anne in case a gust sent her towards the edge.
On top, the weather was really bad. I was soaking wet. Anne put her rain trousers on and asked what the plan was.
I said let’s try to do the planned route, but after 10 meters, I decided that I had to get off the mountain. We took the normal route down.
The normal route has a rocky section which is not fun when the rock is wet…
It was nice to get past the rocks and below the wind. It wasn’t raining anymore but it isn’t the first time the weather on Hidsegga is different from everywhere else.
It was even more nice to get to the car and get some warm clothes on.
In the evening, we went to a Rakfisk (fermented trout) dinner with good friends. Another annual tradition. It got late, but not too late.
Trip statistics: 6,1km, 550 vertical meters, 2h:12m
Rjåhornet (600m) and a cold bath at Osnessanden, Dec 14 2025
Sunday: This morning was a bit slow as I didn’t hit the bed until 2am. But the shape was good and as the clock approached noon, I wanted to go hiking. Anne didn’t, and so I decided to just hike Rjåhornet. I wouldn’t be away too long.
At the Djupvika trailhead, another guy was heading out at the same time I was. It would be impolite not to say hello, and we ended up having a very enjoyable talk, all the way up the mountain.
It turned out we had some very common interests.
When we reached the top, we found shelter behind the Tussa building. There wasn’t much scenery for my camera today, but our talk was much more interesting. We finally introduced ourselves. His name was Are.
Are sounded interested in helping out with some trail maintenance and I plan to connect with him, come spring. There is a route that he likes that is prone to sheep scratching on the sticks, leaving them scattered around. I have to find a way to fix this, and a handy man like Are could come in very useful.
We went down the same route to the meadow, then we took a different route to the trailhead. We parted and I returned to Anne. She was busy with preparing for the afternoon’s bath in the ocean, along with some of our friends from the Rakfisk dinner, the night before.
We drove to Osnessanden in Ulsteinvik, where our friends Tordis, Geir, Lena and Terje were waiting for us. We had brought a table and hot chocolate. Then we went into the sea.
It was cold. Damned cold. This was Tordis and Geir’s 1st bath < 10 ° C. They seemed to enjoy it also. Lena and Terje decided to stay on the beach. I can’t say I blame them.
I had an ambition of going into the sea in “zen mode”, control my breath and look like I’ve done this before. But my body panicked after 10 seconds. But I think I will be doing this on a regular basis in 2026 and maybe, one day, I’ll be proud of myself…
As a social gathering, this was big fun!
Trip statistics Rjåhornet: 6,8km, 585 vertical meters, 2h:18m
