Vetlevassegga and Torrisskarfjellet (21.07.2022)

Geschrieben von hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Startpunkt Storavatnet (714m)
Endpunkt Storavatnet (714m)
Tourcharakter Bergtour
Tourlänge 2h 55min
Entfernung 7,6km
Höhenmeter 558m
GPS
Besteigungen Torrisskarfjellet (1.001m) 21.07.2022
Vetlevassegga (980m) 21.07.2022

Vetlevassegga and Torrisskarfjellet

Ascending Vetlevassegga
Ascending Vetlevassegga
The summit of Vetlevassegga
The summit of Vetlevassegga
The highest point at Vetlevassegga
The highest point at Vetlevassegga
Storavatnet from Vetlevassegga
Storavatnet from Vetlevassegga
Godbotsvatnet from Vetlevassegga
Godbotsvatnet from Vetlevassegga
Torrisskarfjellet from Vetlevassegga
Torrisskarfjellet from Vetlevassegga
Descending from Vetlevassegga
Descending from Vetlevassegga
Langevatnet from the descent
Langevatnet from the descent

A return to Storavatnet towards the end of the long gravel road up from the south end of Masfjordtunnelen. This time, me and petter (Petter Bjørstad) were focusing on summits on the south side of the lake. We parked next to the road at one of the marked trailheads for Skavlabu at the southern tip of Storavatnet. Here there was room for one car. There was however lots of parking options just before this location as well.

Our first goal was Vetlevassegga, hence we immediately ditched the marked trail and headed off-trail in the direction of the summit. A steep start of the day but otherwise straightforward and we soon arrived the summit without any issues. The summit area consisted of small hills of similar heights, with the northeastern one being ever so slightly higher. Nice views from the summit, although quite reduced by the low-hanging clouds.

We descended along the ridge to the southwest. Steep at the start, but it was overall easy to find a route not requiring any scrambling. Next we had to find our way over/around the minor ridge called Sør for Vetlevassegga. While the terrain here presented lots of minor ups and downs, these could all be navigated relatively easily. The final descent into the valley south of Vetlevassegga was also straightforward.

In the valley we crossed the trail marked with red T’s and started our off-trail ascent to Torrisskarfjellet, which was reached without any difficulties to speak of. There were even small cairns that could be followed for the final part of the ascent. Great views from this summit as well, but we did not stay long before starting our descent north.

The initial plan was to follow the small cairns we had come across on the ascent, assuming they would take us north down the ridge and connect with the marked trail. We however quickly lost the cairns and were left finding our own way. Later we also got separated when I had to take a short bio break, and when I could not find Petter, I decided to rather return along our ascent route and follow the marked trail back to the car, assuming that I would find him either on the way or at the car.

It turned out that Petter had successfully navigated the ridge and was probably just behind a large rock or hidden by the terrain when I had been looking for him earlier. We reconnected just west of Vetlavatnet and walked the final distance to the car together, thus concluding a nice roundtrip with great views that can clearly be recommended.


South of Vetlevassegga
South of Vetlevassegga
Vetlevassegga from the south
Vetlevassegga from the south
Torrisskarfjellet from the north
Torrisskarfjellet from the north
Approaching the summit of Torrisskarfjellet
Approaching the summit of Torrisskarfjellet
The summit of Torrisskarfjellet with Godbotsvatnet in the background
The summit of Torrisskarfjellet with Godbotsvatnet in the background
Mofjorden from Torrisskarfjellet with Slettefjellet and Hornafjellet just left of center
Mofjorden from Torrisskarfjellet with Slettefjellet and Hornafjellet just left of center
Descending north from Torrisskarfjellet
Descending north from Torrisskarfjellet
Northeast along the marked trail in the valley between Vetlevassegga and Torrisskarfjellet
Northeast along the marked trail in the valley between Vetlevassegga and Torrisskarfjellet
Looking back up at the ridge Petter descended from Torrisskarfjellet
Looking back up at the ridge Petter descended from Torrisskarfjellet
Returning along the marked trail to the car
Returning along the marked trail to the car

Startzeitpunkt 21.07.2022 09:43
(UTC+01:00 SZ)
Endzeitpunkt 21.07.2022 12:39
(UTC+01:00 SZ)
Gesamtzeit 2h 55min
Zeit in Bewegung 2h 38min
Pausenzeit 0h 17min
Gesamtschnitt 2,6km/h
Bewegungsschnitt 2,9km/h
Entfernung 7,6km
Höhenmeter 558m

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