Store Venjetinden (or sometimes Store Vengetinden ) is a mountain in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . It is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the mountain Romsdalshornet , about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Rauma river and European Route E136 , and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the town of Åndalsnes . It is the highest summit in the Romsdalsalpane range.
6-404: The first ascent was via the northeast ridge in 1881 by William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal [ no ] . The first ascent via the western ridge was in 1930 by Erik Heen and Karl Oshaug. In 2021, the men's world record for the vertical kilometer was set by Spanish mountain runner Kílian Jornet at Vengetind with a time of 28:48. This Møre og Romsdal location article
12-457: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . William Cecil Slingsby William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929) was an English mountain climber and alpine explorer born in Bell Busk, near Gargrave , Yorkshire. In 1863 his family moved to Carleton where they opened a cotton spinning and weaving mill which operated for about 60 years, Slingsby was directly involved in the running of
18-457: Is considered to have been a pioneer explorer of Jostedalsbreen , the largest glacier in continental Europe. Slingsby made the first ascent of numerous peaks in Norway including "Storen", or Store Skagastølstind (7,890 feet (2,405 m)), the third highest peak in Norway, which he climbed in 1876. At the time, it was considered impossible to climb, but Slingsby defied popular notion and climbed
24-626: The Northern Playground , was first published in 1904 and republished in 1941. A new edition was released in 2003. The latest edition was published in March 2014. One of his regular mountaineering partners in Norway was Howard Priestman . He also made numerous ascents in the French and Swiss Alps, including the first ascent of the Dent du Requin [ fr ] above the town of Chamonix . Slingsby
30-516: The mill and was a partner from 1897 until his retirement in 1909. Slingsby first visited Norway in 1872 and fell in love with the country. He has been called the discoverer of the Norwegian mountains, and the father of Norwegian mountaineering (insofar as he seems to be the first who actively pursued climbing in Norway and was the first person on several mountains). Together with Norway's early skilled mountain climber Kristian Bing (1862–1935), he
36-607: The mountain, for the last part alone. Slingsby also attempted to climb the 1392 metres tall and highly steep Stetind in Narvik, but his attempt ended up as a failure, as he never made it to the peak. Slingsby would later describe this mountain as the ugliest one he had ever seen. His crossing of the 5,800-foot (1,800 m) Keiser Pass, Norway, on skis in 1880 also helped inspire the sport of ski mountaineering . He also spoke and wrote strongly about several other mountains for example Slogen . His classic book on climbing in Norway, Norway,
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