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Store Venjetinden

Store Venjetinden is a mountain in Rauma Municipality 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. It is the highest summit in the Romsdalsalpane range.

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Store Venjetinden
Store Vengetinden
Store Venjetinden seen from Breitinden
Highest point
Elevation1,852 m (6,076 ft)1
Prominence718 m (2,356 ft)1
Parent peakKleneggen1
Isolation22.6 km (14.0 mi)1
Coordinates62°30′27″N 7°50′23″E / 62.5075°N 7.8397°E / 62.5075; 7.83972
Geography
Map
Interactive map of the mountain
LocationMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Parent rangeRomsdalsalpene
Topo map1320 II Eresfjord
Climbing
First ascent18 August 1881, north-east ridge, William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal
Easiest routeClimbing

Store Venjetinden3 is a mountain in Rauma Municipality 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. It is the highest summit in the Romsdalsalpane range.4

Ascents

Seen from Isfjorden source ↗

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.5

In 2021, the men's world record for the vertical kilometer was set by Spanish mountain runner Kílian Jornet at Venjetinden with a time of 28:48.6

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Store Venjetinden". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  2. "Store Venjetinden, Rauma (Møre og Romsdal)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  4. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-11-26). "Venjetindan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  5. Nebell, Anne Grete; Bø, Bjarte (1999). Klatring i Romsdal (in Norwegian). Sogge Fjellsport. ISBN 978-82-995032-0-4.
  6. "Kilian Jornet dinamita el Kilómetro Vertical con 28'48", nuevo récord oficioso". Carreraspormontana.com (in Spanish). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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