Where is the Troll Wall on the Norwegian coast?
Location in Møre og Romsdal. The Troll Wall (Norwegian: Trollveggen) is part of the mountain massif Trolltindene (Troll Peaks) in the Romsdalen valley, near Åndalsnes and Molde, on the Norwegian west coast.
Is Trollveggen worth a visit?
But Trollveggen still is a very attractive site for climbers and tourists. On the opposite side of the valley, the Romsdalshorn peak towers to a height of 1,555 metres. By the E 136 road, at the foot of Trollveggen, there is a picnic area with a nice cafeteria, souvenirshop and toilets.
How to get to Trollstigen?
If you want to walk along the Trollstigen, you can use the old mountain path, which has been renovated in recent years. The mountain road crosses an impressive bridge made of natural stone and the highest point on the road is 852 metres above sea level, on the border between the municipalities of Rauma and Norddal.
Is Trollveggen the world’s tallest rock face?
At 1,000 metres, Trollveggen is Europe’s tallest vertical, overhanging rock face. Scandinavian rock climbing started in the Romsdal mountains, which boast some of the world’s most difficult climbs.
When was the Troll Wall first climbed?
The Troll Wall was first climbed in 1965 by a Norwegian team. The Norwegian team, consisting of Ole Daniel Enersen, Leif Norman Patterson, Odd Eliassen, and Jon Teigland, finished one day ahead of the British climbers Tony Howard, John Amatt and Bill Tweedale, who established the most popular climbing route on the wall, the Rimmon Route.
Where is the Trolltindene wall?
The wall is part of the Trolltindene mountain range in Rauma in Møre and Romsdal. The wall stretches 1700 metres to the bottom of the valley and there are straight drops of 1000 metres. The mountain called Trolltindeggen pushes 50 metres out from the wall.
When was BASE jumping from the Troll Wall illegal?
In 1980, a new sport debuted when the Finn Jorma Öster made the first parachute jump from the Troll Wall and it was one of the pioneering sites for European base jumping during the first half of the 1980s. However, after a number of fatalities, the Norwegian authorities made base jumping from the Troll Wall illegal on 25 July 1986.
