Goverdalstinden (1429), the Lyngen peninsula, Norway




Sagbladet (left) and Goverdalstinden (right) as seen from Goverdalen.

"Nearer was a symmetrical graceful summit. Then came  the most wildly-shattered, thin wedgelike ridge I have ever seen, a veritable saw edge." (Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond: Mountaineering in the Land of the Midnight Sun, 1908)

A short description of the East face route: Start from Holmbukta in Sørfjorden. Follow Goverdalen for 5-6 km until you see the glacier Goverdalsbreen to the right. Follow the glacier up to Sølvskaret, the saddle between Sagbladet and Goverdalstinden. Beware of crevasses! The East face is a straightforward snow climb in winter. Approx. 45° . See picture below.

Climbed by Bjørn Arntzen and Geir Jenssen 27. March 1983.




The East face is a straightforward snow climb in winter. Approx. 45°




Sagbladet (1280) and Goverdalstinden (1429) as seen from Goverdalen.




Just below Goverdalsbreen.




On Goverdalsbreen.




Bjørn Arntzen in front of Goverdalstinden.




Approaching Sølvskaret.




Geir Jenssen on the East face of Goverdalstinden.




Bjørn Arntzen near the summit of Goverdalstinden.




Bjørn Arntzen on the summit of Goverdalstinden.




Geir Jenssen on the summit of Goverdalstinden.




Sagbladet and Goverdalstinden in summer as seen from Sørfjorden.


© Geir Jenssen 2009

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