Kvasstinden rundt (23.05.2020)
| Start point | Sør-Lenangen (1m) |
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| Endpoint | Kvasstinden (1,011m) |
| Characteristic | Randonnée/Telemark |
| Duration | 6h 57min |
| Distance | 20.5km |
| Vertical meters | 1,887m |
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| Ascents | Kvasstinden (1,011m) | 23.05.2020 |
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| Rundfjellet (768m) | 23.05.2020 |
Kvasstinden is a less-visited peak in Nord-lenangen. The most straight forward route would be to start in Storvoll and walk along the fjord, but higher temperatures meant Sten & Martine thought it would be better to walk via Bjørndalen and avoid the rotten snow. We parked at Bjørndal and followed tracks up through Bjørndalen just after 7am, before heading left in the valley once the terrain flattened out. The plan was to glide north east and down to around 60moh before we started gaining elevation again. We found a short cut down one of the east facing flanks of Bjørnskarstinden and got some fun skiing in, before heading up Kvasstinden.
Stunning views in all directions from the top, and nice varied terrain. Great slush conditions skiing down from the top, and we glided into the valley before putting our skins back on and heading north around Rødtinden.
We decided to also head up Rundfjellet on the way back, giving all of us two new tops on this trip :) The snow was pretty heavy and tough on the legs skiing down from Rundfjellet, but luckily the decent was mellow and the views were fantastic.
A few new blisters once we had finally gotten down to the car, but definitely worth it, and a new record of most elevation done in one trip! Tusen takk for en fantastisk dag til fjells Sten & Martine!
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