Store Vengetind

Submitted by Kilian Jornet on Sun, 12/22/2024 - 12:10pm
Description

Store Vengetind is the highest summit in Romsdal region.

Sindre Saether climbed up Drømmediederet 5- in 1h13'

Kilian Jornet climbed West ridge 4+ in 58'23''

Store Trolltind

Submitted by Kilian Jornet on Sun, 12/22/2024 - 12:07pm
Description

Store Trolltind is one of the most spectaculars of Norway and hosts the highest vertical wall in Europe, the Trollwall. The north ridge is one of the most classical routes of norway. 

Romsdal 7 summits

Submitted by Kilian Jornet on Sun, 12/22/2024 - 11:59am
Description

Link up of the "7 summits" of Romsdal: Juratind, Store Vengetind, Kvandalstind, Store Trolltind, Kongen, Dronninga.

The first link under 24h was done in May 2013 by Ola Hovdenak and Nils Nilssen, using ski and traveling with car between the summits in 20h02'

In June 2016, Kilian Jornet linked all the summits running in 23h28' ( https://www.kilianjornet.cat/blog/romsdal-7-topper)

Romsdalshorn

Submitted by Kilian Jornet on Sun, 12/22/2024 - 11:52am
Description

Romsdalshornet is one of the most iconic mountains in Norway. The first "official" ascent was 1 September 1881 by the Danish climber Carl Hall, together with Norwegians Erik Norahagen and Mathias Soggemoen. The north face route is one of the most popular climbs of Norway, in a IV grade. Sindre Sæther had climbed in 37 minutes up, and his father Ole Johan Sæther still holds the downhill fastest time in 20 minutes. 

Nesaksla

Submitted by Kilian Jornet on Sun, 12/22/2024 - 11:42am
Description

The route starts in Åndalsnes and goes up to Nesaksla, the end of one of the most classical ridges in Norway, Romsdalseggen. In 2007 one of the most prominent Norwegian mountain runners, Jon Tvedt, ran in 21'16''. 

Singapore's Bukit Panjang LRT (Closed Loop)

Submitted by marionaelis on Sun, 12/22/2024 - 08:21am
Description

The Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) is an 8km (5mi) automated guideway transit line in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. Opened on 6 November 1999, BPLRT is the first Light Rail Transit (LRT) line constructed in Singapore, and the first driverless inter-town train feeder service. Today, it serves over 64,000 riders daily. This line also features the first and only train station (Ten Mile Junction LRT) in Singapore's history to be permanently closed and removed from operations (due to low ridership).