In the summer of 2025, I was back in Norway for some more quality hiking. This time, I went for its backbone, Norges Ryggrad. I started hiking in Jotunheimen, the main mountain region in the southern half of Norway, then across Skarvheimen, Hardangervidda and the Ryfylke highlands all the way down to Lysefjord, in the Stavanger area.
This is an account of days 1 to 3 when I hiked across Jotunheimen
Jotunheimen
The gear in this trip was very similar to that in previous Norway visits but the conditions were somewhat different. In 2025 and along the divide, it was colder, windier and drier than anytime else. Gear performance is entirely dependent on the working conditions so there are still a few notes worthy of comment.
Full gear list in Lighterpack.com and Excel.
The wind performance in a tent is a coveted test that I’ll try my best to not go through. No matter how exposed the place is, and the hiking grounds in the Norwegian mountains tend to be very exposed, there’s always some mitigation possible and I’d apply every measure I could to minimize wind impact. Trip safety is first, gear wellbeing is second and test reporting would only be third.
A very shallow depression set and all staking points in use
The route explained and put into perspective by the simple records.
Names, lines and figures
In the summer of 2025, I was back in Norway for some more quality hiking. This time, I went for its backbone, Norges Ryggrad. I started hiking in Jotunheimen, the main mountain region in the southern half of Norway, then across Skarvheimen, Hardangervidda and the Ryfylke highlands all the way down to Lysefjord, in the Stavanger area.
Jotunheimen to Lysefjord
With this trip and together with previous chapters, I’ve almost completed hiking the length of Norway with only the far north and south ends missing. In this entry, I’ll go through the outstanding features of the journey as I perceived them.
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