Olavsrute

Are you ready to push to the summit up Olavsroute? Follow Olav Trygvasson’s climbingholds all the way to the top of Hornelen.

Duration: 8-9 hours

Level: Demanding

Weight: 40-120 (with pack)

Age: 16 years +

Group: 2-4 persons

Olavsroute – The complete Via Ferrata experience

Hornelen Via ferrata invites you to a guided full-day adventure that goes all the way to the top of the majestic Mount Hornelen. Here you really feel alive! We will follow the trail leading up to the shelter, Smalsarhuken, before we start the climb up Olavsrute. Here it gets more interesting as you get higher, providing more challenging and advanced Via Ferrata climbing. There will be vertical rest-areas, steep excitement and an experience with a side of spectacular views. Brace yourself for the adrenaline! Everyone who climbs Olavsrute must have climbed the Wall of Whiches first. This is due to safety concerns. We make no exceptions, even with previous climbing experience.

On tour

Included: Via Ferrata set, helmet, harness. Guiding.
Take yourself: Shoes, gloves, fitting clothing (gloves can be bought in the store), day trip backpack. Double food and drinks rations (double the amount from a normal trip, no water is available during the tour).

No guts, no glory.

Suited for people in good shape, with good body strength and experience from longer hikes. You must have climbed the Wall of Whiches before and want to challenge yourself. Here it is not recommended to be scared of heights, because of long, extremely exposed and steep parts that demands that you keep your cool. On the top there is also the renouned dieder, with 45m of overhanging climbing. The route is graded as an F.

Our skilled guides take care of you and your group’s safety, so you can focus on your own climbing and the experience together with the group. Climbing a Via Ferrata in such spectacular, airy surroundings creates a profound feeling of mastery and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. To climb the most salty Via Ferrata in the world is demanding, but the reward on top is worth it! The weather is also changing fast on the top, so you should have impregnated both your clothing and your spirit.

After Hornelen has been conquered, and you have enjoyed the views and company, you will return on a marked DNT-trail in majestic western coastal landscape. The terrain is a bit demanding in some places, but if it were easy, everyone would do it.