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Raubergsstulen or. better, in the Juvvashytte), and bas even been
accomplished by ladies. The usual guides are Knud Olsen Vole and
his son (5 kr.; horse 4-6 kr.). Alpenstocks (‘Alpestave’) are
provided by the guide. Provisions should also be taken.
We follow the Bæverdal road (p. 148) for about1 /2 hr. and at the
Mongjel Ødegaard ascend to the left to (lt/2 hr.) the
Rødbergs-Sater (one of the five saeters of Raubergsstulen), where
accommodation is afforded in a hut belonging to Ole Røjshjem. The
Rød-bergs-SæteT may also be reached by a direct footpath in lt/2 hr.
(guide desirable). Beyond the sæter we ascend to the S.W. to (lhr.)
the barren and stony summit of the Galdeshei (5240 ft.), whence
a view of the Gokkerdal and Gokkeraxelen is obtained to the E.
(The bridle-path, however, rounds this hill on the S. side.) In
about H/2 hr. more we reach the Tverbra and the Juvvand (ca.
6230 ft.), a small glacier-lake, with the Juvvashytte, which
belongs to K. 0. Olsen and was enlarged in 1887 (several beds: beer
and coffee; -«ell spoken of). Above rise the amphitheatrical
cliffs of Kjedelen (7300 ft.). We now for the first time obtain a
view of the summit of the Galdhøpiggen and the Sveilnaasi, its
dark rocky spur, with the Keilhaustop and Sveilnaaspig, all rising
like dark waves above the vast expanse of the snowy Styggebræ or
Vetljuvbrce. Crossing a field of snow and a stony tract, we reach the
Varde (6365 ft.) on the Styggebræ in 1-H/o hr. and take 3/4-1 hr.
more to cross the glacier with its numerous crevasses. The worst
part of the route now begins. The route traverses loose stones and
skirts a deep yawning abyss on the right and the Styggebræ with
its wide crevasses on the left; it then follows a snowy arete, the
slipperiness of which makes the precipices on each side appear
doubly formidable. The summit, reached in 3/4 hr., is marked by
a lofty stone Varde which affords some shelter.
The **Galdhøpiggen (pron. Gållæpiggen ; 8400 ft.) is the
highest summit of the Ymesfjeld, a peculiar mountain-plateau, which
is surrounded by the valleys of the Leira, Visa, and Bævra, and
connected with the other mountain-groups of Jotunheim by the
Hegvagel (p. 144) only. The slopes of the Ymesfjeld on every
side are steep. Besides the Galdhøpiggen, there are few summits
rising above the general level of its snow and glacier-clad
surface. The Galdhøpiggen, the top of which is almost always kept
clear of snow by storms, is the loftiest mountain in Norway (Mont
Blanc 15,784 ft., Monte Rosa 15,217 ft., the Ortler 12,814 ft.).
The view from the summit is unobstructed in every direction.
It embraces the almost equally lofty Glittertind (p. 145) and the
Rondane to the E.; the whole of the Jotunfjeldene to the S.; the
Ilorunger, the Smørstabtinder, the Sognefjord, the Jostedalsbræ,
and the Nordfjord mountain-chain to the W.; and the Snehættan
group to the N. Most of these summits, especially the nearer ones,
are pointed and pyramidal in shape, like the Swiss peaks, and do
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