Lots of good hiking…
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 02.03.26 | Sloktinden | 442m | 34m | Giske, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 02.03.26 | Storhornet | 497m | 497m | Giske, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 03.03.26 | Høgåsen | 240m | 240m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 04.03.26 | Instehornet | 653m | 200m | Volda, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 05.03.26 | Rjåhornet | 600m | 107m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 06.03.26 | Rambjøra | 132m | 109m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 07.03.26 | Rinden | 369m | 369m | Sande, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 07.03.26 | Øyna | 359m | 51m | Sande, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 07.03.26 | Dollsteinen | 227m | 109m | Sande, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 07.03.26 | Hellandsfjella | 122m | 94m | Sande, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 07.03.26 | Hornet | 250m | 232m | Sande, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 08.03.26 | Storehornet | 196m | 74m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 08.03.26 | Igesundhetta | 216m | 216m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 08.03.26 | Hornseten | 190m | 152m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Sloktinden (442m), Storhornet (497m), Mar 2 2026
Monday: Ålesund day. Up at 5am. My first trip there this year. Home office is highly addictive. And more productive. I almost got dizzy when I was met with the ambient noise of people talking. Had to put on music to find concentration.
After work, it was raining lightly and as the rush traffic was building up, I decided to go against the current and drove to Godøya to hike Storhornet – via Sloktinden.
This would be my 29th visit to Storhornet and I really wanted to get some new tracks today. But where? There wasn’t much terrain outside the thick bush areas that I hadn’t explored already.
I started out on the regular path to Sloktinden…
… but then I got onto the path towards the WWII memorial (“Krigsminnesmerke”). It had been a few years since the last time.
From the memorial, I continued along the path and joined the regular path to Sloktinden.
The weather was holding up so far. Which was not a surprise. The forecast mentioned more rain around 6-7pm.
I enjoyed the panorama view. I know each and every mountain in the horizon!
From Sloktinden, I found a (direct) route to Storhornet that I hadn’t done before. Yes! Finally, some new tracks!
When I got to Storhornet, I got a feeling that my weather window was about to shrink…
I didn’t hang around on top and headed down the SW ridge.
There were two hikers ahead of me – descending. Probably tourists (at least not Norwegian citizens), judged by the way they –very carefully– moved in the rocky terrain. In these situations, I become a complete ass and couldn’t restrain myself from jogging down.
Honestly, it’s not for showing off. It’s more – “listen, this mountain isn’t as dangerous as you may think. You just don’t have enough mileage. Do this more, and you can run down”. It’s the form of “generosity” that no one understands. It’s me in a nutshell. I am quite often not able to explain myself the way I want to. It’s very frustrating.
Maybe I am missing “mileage” in social skills. “Meet more people and you can learn to articulate”. It’s a mental note right there…
I reached the gravel road that stretches along the foot of the mountain and halfway, I was bored and went down to an outfield and planned to set a direct course towards the Alnes road. But after negotiating some hefty fences, I decided to go back up to the forest road and descend by the tunnel.
When I got to the ferry (Sulesund) it had started to rain properly. I was so glad I got this window of opportunity for a nice hike!
Trip statistics: 7,8km, 640 vertical meters, 2h:12m
Høgåsen (240m), Litleåsen (81m), Mar 3 2026
Tuesday: Rain all day. The weather window between 5pm and 7pm didn’t really deliver on its promise of a break from the rain. I chose to go hiking in a forest and settled on a 2x hike to Høgåsen on Dimnøya island. I chose NOT to bring my camera. Big mistake.
I headed out from the Kleven shipyard, and when I passed the power line, I decided to see if I could reach the top along the line. It went fine in the beginning. Then it got really cumbersome.
When I finally reached the top, there was this most amazing sunset. And I didn’t bring my camera! Aaaargh!
Zooming with the cell phone just produces crap pictures.
The panorama function (image on top of page) produces better pictures than the normal setting (I’ve never understood why) but I hated myself from not bringing the camera. I could potentially have gotten a very memorable picture.
The plan now was to descend to Skjervane and hike back up. On my way down, I got a good old hail shower.
I went back up to the top, and then I descended the normal route to Åsen, only to break away from the trail one more time – visiting Litleåsen (82m) for the very first time.
My feet were soaking wet when I returned to the car, but the hike was overall OK. I listened to two podcast episodes, covering the very beginning of the anti-abortion campaign in Norway. A good podcast keeps you excited about how it all ends, even if you already know the outcome.
I’ve never had to take a stand on the matter in my life, but my natural instinct was always to support the women’s rights. And this podcast didn’t change that. Still, very interesting!
Trip statistics: 5km, 465 vertical meters, 1h:31m
Rotsethornet (649m), Instehornet (653m), Mar 4 2026
Wednesday: With no rain on the afternoon forecast, I drove to Volda to hike across Rotsethornet and Instehornet. I hoped that the snow depth was moderate, and it was looking good from a distance.
The route to Rotsethornet is the steepest “general public” route I know. It got more and more icy the higher I got. In one place, I probably spent 5 minutes trying to figure out a safe sequence of hand- and footholds. It’s more complicated with ice.
The ice added a new dimension to this route, which I found interesting.
Once I reached the Aksla viewpoint, the tricky part was over.
At least, that was what I thought., as the route ahead of me looked like a “slam dunk”.
But it wasn’t. I lost track of the path and head to deal with snow up my knees. This was quite strenuous.
But eventually, I reached Rotsethornet.
I took a few pictures before I continued towards Instehornet.
Fortunately, there was much less snow on the mountain. The hike across Instehornet went smoothly.
But the descent into Litledalen offered more ice and more snow. But at least, I was able to follow the path.
My podcast for the day was a 5-episode story about the Norwegian music band “Vazelina Bilopphøggers”. They’ve been around for 40+ years and are part of most Norwegians’ musical heritage.
Eventually, I reached lake Rotsetvatnet and had a 1,8km ahead of me, before I was back at the car.
It was altogether a harder afternoon walk than I had thought it would be.
Trip statistics: 7km, 695 vertical meters, 2h:39m
Rjåhornet (600m), Mar 5 2026
Thursday: The weather was brilliant during my working day, but when it ended, the sky was grey and the wind was picking up. I chose to hike Rjåhornet (on Gurskøy island) from Djupvika and felt light rain when I got out of the car.
Today’s podcast episodes was “Markus og Wolfgang snakker klassisk». A deeper dive into some masterpieces in classical music. Not exactly my “home ground” in music, but it was interesting.
The hike was harder than I’m used to. I felt something “blocking” in my chest and my nose was running. Had I caught a cold?
One thing was for sure. This wind would surely clear my nose.
If I didn’t waste time up here, I would get back home around the same time as Anne arrived – from Sogndal. I got home first, had a quick shower and there she was. Looking forward to spend the weekend with her – and some good friends tomorrow.
Trip statistics: 5,9km, 575 vertical meters, 1h:40m
Rambjøra (132m), Mar 6 2026
Friday: The afternoon and evening were dedicated to dinner and a music concert together with friends, and so the only chance I had to log a hike today, was a lunch-hike to my local top Rambjøra. Anne decided to join me.
This was my 1st visit here in 2026. I had been saving this top for a rainy day but not having the opportunity to go on an afternoon hike, qualifies as rain to me.
Another day, another top. Or “top” in this case…
The weather was nice and I hoped the rest of the weekend would stay that way.
Our next stop, after finishing my working day, was Ulsteinvik – where we would first join with friends for dinner at a restaurant.
Maluns served a lovely Norwegian Arctic Cod, but the portion was not generous for a hungry guy. The Crème brûlée for dessert was also very good.
Then we moved onto Sjøbørg and enjoyed a concert by Vamp.
I don’t love their entire catalogue, but it was nice to hear some of the good old classics live.
Trip statistics: 3,4km, 150 vertical meters, 0h:55m
Sandsøya, Mar 7 2026
Saturday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
Igesundshetta (216m), Hornseten (189m), Mar 8 2026
Sunday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
