Romsdalshornet
Encyclopedia
Romsdalshornet is a mountain
in the municipality of Rauma
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The mountain is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Åndalsnes
, along the Rauma River
and the highway . The mountain Store Venjetinden
lies 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the mountain and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west lies the mountain Store Trolltind
—part of the Troll Wall
/Trollryggen
ridge.
Romsdalshornet is a popular mountain for climbing, which is best done in late summer. Descent by rappel is recommended.
climber, Carl Hall, together with Norwegians, Erik Norahagen and Mathias Soggemoen. They arrived only to discover a cairn
set up by Christen Smed and Hans Bjermeland around 1828. Previously none believed Romsdalshornet had really summitted until Hall discovered their cairn.
Mountain
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in the municipality of Rauma
Rauma, Norway
Rauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Åndalsnes. Other villages include Vågstranda, Voll, Innfjorden, Veblungsnes, Verma, Isfjorden, Eidsbygda, Rødven, Åfarnes, and Mittet...
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
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. The mountain is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Åndalsnes
Åndalsnes
is a town in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is the administrative center of Rauma. The town has a population of 2,207...
, along the Rauma River
Rauma River
Rauma is a river in the Møre og Romsdal and Oppland counties in Norway. It runs for from the lake Lesjaskogsvatnet in the municipality of Lesja to the town of Åndalsnes in the municipality of Rauma. The river was once famous for its salmon-fishing, but since an infection with Gyrodactylus...
and the highway . The mountain Store Venjetinden
Store Venjetinden
Store Venjetinden is a mountain in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the mountain Romsdalshornet, about east of the Rauma river and European Route E136, and about southeast of the town of Åndalsnes.The first ascent was via the...
lies 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the mountain and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west lies the mountain Store Trolltind
Store Trolltind
Store Trolltind is the highest point along the Trolltindane ridge. It has the vertical Trollveggen cliff separating the peak from the Romsdalen valley below, a drop of about which makes it the highest vertical cliff in Europe. The Rauma River and the highway lie to the east in the valley...
—part of the Troll Wall
Troll Wall
The Troll Wall is part of the mountain massif Trolltindene in the Romsdalen valley, near Åndalsnes and Molde, on the Norwegian west coast. Trollveggen is part of the Reinheimen National Park in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county. The Troll Wall is the tallest vertical rock face...
/Trollryggen
Trollryggen
Trollryggen is a peak along the Trolltindene ridge along the Romsdalen valley. It is located in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The Rauma River and the highway lie just to the east of the ridge.....
ridge.
Romsdalshornet is a popular mountain for climbing, which is best done in late summer. Descent by rappel is recommended.
History
The first "official" ascent was 1 September 1881 by the DanishDenmark
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climber, Carl Hall, together with Norwegians, Erik Norahagen and Mathias Soggemoen. They arrived only to discover a cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
set up by Christen Smed and Hans Bjermeland around 1828. Previously none believed Romsdalshornet had really summitted until Hall discovered their cairn.