6.4 km away
The Jiehkkevarri traverse
The most beautiful one-day high mountain traverse in Norway
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 28 km
- Ascent
- 2.6 km
- Descent
- 2.6 km
jiehkkevàrri 1834
Lyngen
very difficult 40,45° long approach, 6-8h trip
Ski Touring Difficult
- Distance
- 10 km
- Ascent
- 2 km
- Descent
- 167 m
- Duration
- 7-8 hrs
- Low Point
- 6 m
- High Point
- 1.8 km
- Gradient
- 51˚
great tour really long but it's really nice to stand at the top of the lyngen. Park the car before the bridge and follow the river to the lake and reach the bottom of the face. you have to put the skins to get back to the car. Take care of the crevasses at the end of the couloir. rope up to the summit. There is a passage in the couloir which is steeper 50° and more exposed but only on 50/100m.
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Difficulty
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
Medium Exposure (E2)
As well as the slope itself, there are some obstacles (such as rock outcrops) which could aggravate injury.
Remoteness
Little chance of being seen or helped in case of an accident.
Best time to visit
Features
- Alpine
- Cliffs
- Couloir
- Ski Mountaineering
Equipment required
- Rope
- Skins
- Ice axe
- Crampons
- Glacier kit
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A fun, steep couloir to ski in perfect spring corn and to progress in ski mountaineering
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 14 km
- Ascent
- 1.5 km
- Descent
- 1.5 km
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Guidebooks in this area
10 routes · Ski Touring
Spectacular Ski Tours in the Lyngen Alps
20 routes · Freeride Skiing · Ski Touring
20 Steps to Heaven: Ski Tour Norway's Frozen North
8 routes · Ski Touring
10 of Lyngen's Finest Couloirs
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