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Mountain in Rauma, Norway
Store Venjetinden
Store Vengetinden
Store Venjetinden seen from Breitinden
Highest point
Elevation1,852 m (6,076 ft)
Prominence710 m (2,330 ft)
Coordinates62°30′27″N 7°50′23″E / 62.5075°N 7.8397°E / 62.5075; 7.8397
Geography
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LocationMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Parent rangeRomsdalsalpene
Topo map1320 II Eresfjord
Climbing
First ascent18 August 1881, north-east ridge, William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal
Easiest routeClimbing

Store Venjetinden (or sometimes Store Vengetinden) is a mountain in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the mountain Romsdalshornet, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Rauma river and European Route E136, and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the town of Åndalsnes. It is the highest summit in the Romsdalsalpane range.

Ascents

Seen from Isfjorden

The first ascent was via the northeast ridge in 1881 by William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal [no]. The first ascent via the western ridge was in 1930 by Erik Heen and Karl Oshaug.

In 2021, the men's world record for the vertical kilometer was set by Spanish mountain runner Kílian Jornet at Vengetind with a time of 28:48.

See also

References

  1. "Store Venjetinden, Rauma (Møre og Romsdal)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Vengetindane" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  3. Nebell, Anne Grete; Bø, Bjarte (1999). Klatring i Romsdal (in Norwegian). Sogge Fjellsport. ISBN 978-82-995032-0-4.
  4. "Kilian Jornet dinamita el Kilómetro Vertical con 28'48", nuevo récord oficioso". Carreraspormontana.com (in Spanish). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

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