JotunheimenDemandingSeason Apr–Jun

Galdhøpiggen

The highest point in Norway, and from Juvasshytta it is only 639 metres of climbing. The arithmetic lies: between you and the summit lies Styggebrean, and you cross it roped up.

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Summit

2469 m

Vertical gain

↑ 642 m

Typical time

6–8 h

Grade

Demanding

Aspect

The ascent from Juvasshytta — 5.4 km, 642 metres of ascent. The line is solved over Kartverket's terrain model, not a recorded track. See the tour on the map. Map data © Kartverket.

Elevation profile

639 metres of climbing over 5.3 kilometres from Juvasshytta — 1.6 of them on Styggebrean, roped.

01 · Ascent

The tour starts at Juvasshytta, 1841 m, at the top of Galdhøpiggvegen. Road and hut open around 30 May. If you ski it in April or May, the tour starts where the plowing stops, and both the distance and the vertical come out larger than the figures here.

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