Kvitanosi (almost...) from Gullbrå (17.02.2019)

Kvitanosi (almost...) from Gullbrå

Trip organized by the Norwegian Trekking Association which started by carpooling to Gullbrå. Light rain at the start of the trip and increasing winds as we made our way up towards Kvitanosi. Sadly, part of the group made much slower progress than expected and with just around 500 meters to the summit (and less than 100 vertical meters to climb), it was decided that we would have to start our descent in order to make it down before it got dark. By then the conditions had also gotten worse, with very limited visibility due to a rather dense fog. Splitting the group was therefore not really an option. Hence my main goal of the day had to be abandoned. But in the end it probably turned out to be the right choice, as it started to get dark before the last member of our group made it back down to the parking lot. The weather did however improve greatly during the descent, which at least made for an enjoyable ending to the trip. Not enough to make up for the disappointment of not reaching the summit after being so close though…

See this link for the second later attempt where the summit was actually reached: Kvitanosi from Gullbrå.

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

Start date	17.02.2019 10:58 (UTC+01:00)
End date	17.02.2019 17:20 (UTC+01:00)
Total Time	6h 21min
Moving Time	3h 36min
Stopped Time	2h 45min
Overall Average	2.3km/h
Moving Average	4.1km/h
Distance	14.7km
Vertical meters	918m