Martin Bartnes is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.

Bartnes was born in Levanger

Levanger

Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...

. In 2006, when he started ski mountaineering, he competed in his first race in Oppdal

Oppdal

is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønset, Vognillan, Fagerhaug, and Holan...

, and became member of the national team. Together with Ola Berger

Ola Berger

Ola Berger is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.Berger was born in Trondheim. He started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in 2006.- Selected results :* 2006:** 2nd, Oppdal race...

, Ove-Erik Tronvoll

Ove-Erik Tronvoll

Ove-Erik Tronvoll is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.- Selected results :* 2007:** 8th, European Championship relay race * 2008:...

 and Ola Herje Hovdenak

Ola Herje Hovdenak

- Selected results :* 2007:** 8th, European Championship relay race * 2008:** 7th, World Championship relay race...

, he placed eighth in the relay event of the 2007 European Championship of Skimountaineering.

External links

• Martin Bartnes at skimountaineering.org