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Day 8: Torfinns egga and Kvitskartind.
My plan for the day was to climb some of the nearby peaks, many of which had looked interesting from the other side of Gjende. I spent all morning wandering around finding that most obvious ascent routes were made awkward by patches of snow, but eventually I found a snow free route up to Torfinns egga (~2020m). From here I had an excellent view of some climbers attempting a traverse of the precipitous Torfinns tindane - something to try on a future visit! I then went North and reached the summit of Kvitskartind (2193m), from where there were excellent views of the local peaks, dominated by Mesmogtind, and the higher peaks to the East.
I finished the day with a short glacier crossing after descending Kvitskartind's North West ridge.
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store Knutsholstind from Torfins egga. |
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Torfins egga and Torfins tindane from below Kvitskartind. |
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Langedals tind, Mesmogtind and store Knutsholstind from Kvitskartind. |
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Total for the day:18km, 1030m.