The 'Queen of the Sunnmøre Alps.' A long approach through the Engsetelva valley reaches Patchell hut (DNT), then 750 m more to the summit. Nearly vertical 1 500 m walls to the south and west plunge to Hjørundfjord. A serious, remote mountain.
Drive to Engeset, pay private road toll
10 km flat approach to Patchell hut (~800 m)
Final 750 m is steep — crampons essential
Summit exposed in 3 directions — retreat in bad vis
Descend the east face for the classic ski line
High — steep, remote, long exposure time
“The Queen earns her crown. The 10 km approach builds anticipation, the final 750 m is unrelenting, and the summit view is unlike anything else in Norway.”
“No summit has humbled me more. Start before dawn on a stable day. The east-face ski line is the reason you suffer the approach.”
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