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This page gives information about the mountains in Norway that rise above 2000m and also about William Cecil Slingsby’s adventures in Jotunheimen. Many visits to Norway have inspired me to create a list of the major 2000m mountains in the country and make the list available here. This list is unique in that it only lists the 130 summits with a prominence of at least 100m (this means that there is at least a drop of 100m on all sides of the summit), however there are several other websites dedicated to the highest mountains in Norway. 96 of the 130 mountains are found in the Jotunheimen massif. Of great significance, is the fact that many of the mountains and their ascents require very good alpine mountain skills, a high level of fitness due to the distances and ascents involved, and solid glacier skills. Generally the going is hard underfoot and there are few paths. I am currently working my way through the list and I am well over halfway. The list can be downloaded below as a PDF.

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Above, the view from Nørdre Kalvehølotinden towards Austre Torfinnstinden with Lake Bygdin 1000m below.

“All who are worthy of being termed mountaineers, in contra-distinction to climbing acrobats, find that year by year their love of mountains increases, and so to does their respect and veneration. They feel more and more, as they gain experience, that the sport of mountaineering- the finest sport in the world – is to be treated seriously.” William Cecil Slingsby, 1903.

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