Hiking

Mount Apo

Lyngve — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:08:15 -0600

Towering at 2954 meters above sea level, Mount Apo is the highest mountain and volcano in the Philippines. It is located in Mindanao, a province which has been troubled by Muslim separatists in recent years. So would it really be worth going there?

Mount Kinabalu

Lyngve — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:30:47 -0600

In all my stupidity I thought I could just fly into Kota Kinabalu and climb the mountain without bookings of any kind. But the limitation of accommodation on the mountain (mainly at Laban Rata), makes it necessary to book well in advance. And the park rules is pretty simple; no bed, no climbing permit will be issued.

Atlas Mountains

Lyngve — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:57:15 -0500

Morocco is a wonderful destination, and I combined it with a hike in the Atlas Mountains and the highest summit Jebel Toubkal (4167m). My trip report is in Norwegian language only.

Volcan Villarrica

Lyngve — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:17:52 -0600

Villarrica (2840m) is a beautiful, cone-shaped, and very active volcano located at the northern end of Chile's Lakes District. The weather was perfect, but the dense sulphur smoke flowing down the normal route, could cause problems.

Eidskyrkja

Lyngve — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:11:43 -0500

Eidskyrkja (1482m), also called Kyrkjefjellet, is a huge mountain that easily can be seen from the road between Stryn and Nordfjordeid. I did it on a beautiful summerday in August.

Huron Peak

Lyngve — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:25:13 -0500

Huron is a shapely, shy peak hidden in the heart of the Sawatch Range about halfway between Buena Vista and Independence Pass in Colorado. Huron Peak just barely rises above 14000 feet but compensates by being the Sawatch fourteener that is farthest away from a paved road.

Harvard and Columbia

Lyngve — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:10:14 -0500

Mount Harvard, together with its companion Mount Columbia, forms a large, high massif 18 kilometres northwest of Buena Vista. Harvard is Colorado’s third highest peak (4395m) and therefore frequently climbed. Due to a terrible snowstorm I wisely decided to postpone my climb, hoping the weather would improve the next day. And it did...

San Luis Peak

Lyngve — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:57:52 -0500

San Luis Peak (4271m) is perhaps the least climbed of Colorado’s fourteeners. The shy peak is far from everywhere and offers little technical excitement. But it is precisely San Luis’ reclusive nature that makes the peak well worth climbing, and I very much enjoyed to spend a beautiful day in solitude.

Uncompahgre and Wetterhorn Peak

Lyngve — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 06:37:57 -0500

These dramatic peaks guard the San Juan’ northern edge about 15 kilometres west of Lake City in Colorado. Uncompahgre’s great height (4361m) and Wetterhorn’s classic shape make them siren sentinels. The day before I had been admiring those beautiful peaks from a distance, and I was really looking forward to an excellent outing.

Redcloud and Sunshine Peak

Lyngve — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 06:34:16 -0500

I did Handies Peak before lunch, and decided to continue with Redcloud (4278m) and Sunshine Peak (4268m) in the sunny afternoon. People often do the two latter peaks in a day, but it’s quite unusual to do all three peaks in one day, as this requires more than 2100 metres gain of elevation in one day. During the long day I also added one more peak on my list, Sundog (4094m).