Styrmannstinden & Melketinden (21.07.2019)  5

Written by Skippy (Innika De Rosa)

Start point Vågbotn (62m)
Endpoint Melketinden (895m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 5h 28min
Distance 9.3km
Vertical meters 1,275m
GPS
Ascents Melketinden (895m) 21.07.2019
Styrmannstinden (955m) 21.07.2019

I had long been keen to try reach Melketinden with a traverse from Styrmannstinden, saving the long approach on skiis in Blåmannsvikdalen. We parked in Vågbotn and followed a great trail up to Styrmannstinden. Steady elevation gain the whole way to the top with some sections of snow once we hit around 800moh. 1.5hours later we had come up to Styrmannstinden and got our sights on Melketinden. Majority of the traverse looked fine, though the steep section straight down from Styrmannstinden looked quite gnarly from the top.

Up we go
Up we go
Up we go
Up we go
View from Styrmannstinden
View from Styrmannstinden
First look at Melketinden
First look at Melketinden

We picked a natural trail down and encountered combination of very exposed scrambling and really loose rock. This section was quite time consuming and we used around half an hour to descend the steepest 150m of elevation. From here the ridge levelled out and we started gaining elevation again up to Melketinden. From here it was no problem to come up to the top. We took in the stunning views over Hollendaren and Ersfjorden while eating lunch and then headed back towards Styrmannstinden. The scrambling on the way back was some of the best I've done, really fun and challenging. It was easier to scramble up and over the bigger rocks to avoid some of the sections of loose rock and we both had lots of fun here. Soon we had come to the summit of styrmannstinden again and started following the path down. With about 15 minutes to go, it started raining slightly so we were lucky with our timing.

Heading down one of the looser stone sections
Heading down one of the looser stone sections
Looking back during the scramble down
Looking back during the scramble down
Heading down towards Melketinden
Heading down towards Melketinden
Looking back again
Looking back again
Back towards Styrmannstinden
Back towards Styrmannstinden
Getting closer to Melketinden
Getting closer to Melketinden
Getting closer to Melketinden
Getting closer to Melketinden
Views :)
Views :)
Views :)
Views :)
Looking back along the ridge to Styrmannstinden
Looking back along the ridge to Styrmannstinden
Hollendaren looking beautiful
Hollendaren looking beautiful
Scrambling back up to Styrmannstinden
Scrambling back up to Styrmannstinden
Scrambling back up to Styrmannstinden
Scrambling back up to Styrmannstinden
Scrambling back up to Styrmannstinden
Scrambling back up to Styrmannstinden
Scrambling back up to Styrmannstinden
Scrambling back up to Styrmannstinden

Will definitely do this hike again, and would be interesting to see if it's possible to link also a traverse to Rødtinden & Buren? Takk for en fantastisk tur uglefisk (Paal Andre Lund) :)

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    Written by uglefisk 22.07.2019 13:46

    takk for en spennende tur :D

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