Route: De Syv Søstre (Norway)

Location
Norway
Distance
22.1 km
Description

From Wikipedia:

De syv søstre (Norwegian) or The Seven Sisters (English) is a mountain range on the island of Alsten in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.
The mountain range consists of seven peaks on the southeastern half of the island. The mountains are (listed from northeast to southwest):
* Botnkrona, with a height of 1,072 metres (3,517 ft)
* Grytfoten, with a height of 1,019 metres (3,343 ft)
* Skjæringen, with a height of 1,037 metres (3,402 ft)
* Tvillingene ("the twins"), with a height of 980 metres (3,220 ft) for the taller one and 945 metres (3,100 ft) for the shorter one)
* Kvasstinden, with a height of 1,010 metres (3,310 ft)
* Breitinden, with a height of 910 metres (2,990 ft)

The range is popular with hikers and offers scenic views over the surrounding area. On clear days visitors can truly understand why the surroundings are called "The kingdom of the thousand isles" by the local populace. All the peaks can be ascended using marked paths, and on every summit there is a notebook where visitors can write their name.[3] After visiting all peaks, hikers can contact the local tourist association which will issue a certificate as a testimonial of their achievement. There is no time-limit for climbing all the peaks. The record for the quickest visit to all peaks is under 4 hours.

Photo credit:  Thor Bergesen  https://www.nrk.no/nordland/satte-ny-rekord-over-de-syv-sostre-1.12500333

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The record of Rolf Einar Jensen should be listed as 'self-supported', as he said in an interview (documented here: https://www.nrk.no/nordland/satte-ny-rekord-over-de-syv-sostre-1.125003…) that he received energy drink from a random passer-by. Another issue with this record is that Rolf Einar Jensen did not follow the normal, marked route depicted by the gps track for this fkt. He specifically took a significant shortcut between the second and third peak (going northbound). This should count as a variation. Unfortunately, I am not able to find a gps track for Jensen's run in 2015, which makes this feat even harder to verify.

Also: The record of Arja Eline Arnesen should be classified as 'supported', as she clearly had a pacer (as documented in this: article https://www.hblad.no/2021/nyheter/kan-vaere-tidenes-fjell-lop-i-kvinnek…). Alternatively, the fkt for Arja and her companion Elias Valøy could be entered as a mixed team record.

Correction; the run by Jensen followed exactly the gps track as given by the FKT description. The FKT description is actually based on the run done by Jensen in 2015. I should know, because I was the one submitting establishing the route AND entering Rolf Einar Jensen's FKT!

We agree to these assessments based on the articles that are also added as documentation. Thanks for sportting. /Torben