Store Venjetinden

Store Venjetinden^[3] is a mountain in Rauma Municipality 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.^[4]

Store Venjetinden
Store Vengetinden
Store Venjetinden seen from Breitinden
Highest point
Elevation	1,852 m (6,076 ft)[1]
Prominence	718 m (2,356 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Kleneggen[1]
Isolation	22.6 km (14.0 mi)[1]
Coordinates	62.5075°N 7.8397°E / 62.5075; 7.8397[2]
Geography
Interactive map of the mountain
Location	Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Parent range	Romsdalsalpene
Topo map	1320 II Eresfjord
Climbing
First ascent	18 August 1881, north-east ridge, William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal
Easiest route	Climbing

Ascents

Seen from Isfjorden

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.^[5]

In 2021, the men's world record for the vertical kilometer was set by Spanish mountain runner Kílian Jornet at Venjetinden with a time of 28:48.^[6]

See also

• List of mountains of Norway