SunnfjordDemandingSeason Dec–May

Kvamshesten

830 metres of climbing over 5.34 km from Rytnavegen, most of it gentle — and then a bowl at the end averaging about 36 degrees from Grunnevatnet to the summit. That is why an ice axe and crampons are on the equipment list.

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Summit

1209 m

Vertical gain

↑ 840 m

Typical time

4–6 h

Grade

Demanding

Aspect

The ascent from Rytnavegen ved Rytnane — 5.3 km, 830 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

830 metres of climbing and 5.34 km from Rytnavegen over Kårstadstølen, Skaravatnet and Grunnevatnet, with the steep bowl between 1000 and 1100 m.

01 · Ascent

Start at the end of Rytnavegen, 404 m — the private road signed to parking for Storehesten, the local name for the same mountain. Fri Flyt gives two verticals for this mountain, and they are two different starts: 960 metres from Rytnane down in the valley, and 810 from here.

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