Store Venjetinden
| Store Venjetinden | |
|---|---|
| Store Vengetinden | |
 Store Venjetinden seen from Breitinden | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,852 m (6,076 ft) |
| Prominence | 710 m (2,330 ft) |
| Coordinates | 62°30′27″N 7°50′23″E / 62.5075°N 7.8397°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Store Venjetinden Location of the mountain  Store Venjetinden Store Venjetinden (Norway) | |
| Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Parent range | Romsdalsalpene |
| Topo map | 1320 II Eresfjord |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 18 August 1881, north-east ridge, William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal |
| Easiest route | Climbing |
Store Venjetinden (or sometimes Store Vengetinden) is a mountain in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the mountain Romsdalshornet, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Rauma river and European Route E136, and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the town of Åndalsnes.[2] It is the highest summit in the Romsdalsalpane range.
Ascents
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The first ascent was via the northeast ridge in 1881 by William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal. The first ascent via the western ridge was in 1930 by Erik Heen and Karl Oshaug.[3]
In 2021, the men's world record for the vertical kilometer was set by Spanish mountain runner Kílian Jornet at Vengetind with a time of 28:48.[4]
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Store Venjetinden, Rauma (Møre og Romsdal)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vengetindane" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ Nebell, Anne Grete; Bø, Bjarte (1999). Klatring i Romsdal (in Norwegian). Sogge Fjellsport. ISBN 978-82-995032-0-4.
- ^ "Kilian Jornet dinamita el Kilómetro Vertical con 28'48", nuevo récord oficioso". Carreraspormontana.com (in Spanish). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
External links
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Media related to Store Venjetinden at Wikimedia Commons- Pictures of the mountain
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