Outdoor Norway - Norway - page 67

tical Scandinavian Mountains by Peter Lennon introduces the country's finest climbing
venues.

Norsk Tindeklub CLIMBING
( 93 06 15 13; www.ntk.no )

For general information on climbing in Norway.

Climbing Destinations
The most popular alpine venues in Norway include the following. Ice climbers should
head to Rjukan.

Trollveggen or Romsdalshorn, Åndalsnes Norway's prime climbing routes. Åndalsnes
also hosts a very popular mountaineering festival, Norsk Fjellfestival , in early July.

Lyngen Alps Remote climbing and mountaineering but only for the experienced and self-
sufficient.

Uskedalen A well-guarded but much-celebrated secret in the world climbing community,
close to Rosendal.

Henningsvær, Lofoten Site of a good climbing school that organises expeditions on the is-
lands' vertiginous rock walls.

Skiing
Numerous cross-country trails remain snow-bound throughout the year and a number of
summer ski centres allow both cross-country (Nordic) and downhill skiing. These include
the followung:

Stryn Summer Ski Centre Norway's largest 'sommar skisenter' with good cross-country and
downhill trails.

Folgefonn Sommar Skisenter A well-regarded centre high on the icefields of the southwest-
ern fjord region.

Galdhøpiggen Summer Ski Centre At 1850m above sea level but still in the shadow of Nor-
way's highest peak, this is one of the prettiest places to ski at any time, although it's inac-
cessible in the depths of winter.