Store Knutsholstinden
Store Knutsholstinden | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,342 m (7,684 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 969 m (3,179 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 12.1 km (7.5 mi)[1] |
Listing | #14 in Norway |
Coordinates | 61°25′28″N 8°33′43″E / 61.42439°N 8.56204°E[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Innlandet, Norway |
Parent range | Jotunheimen |
Topo map | 1617 IV Gjende |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 13 July 1875 (Johannes Thomassen Heftye, Knut Lykken, Gullik Gulliksen Lid) |
Store Knutsholstinden is a
Name
The first element is the genitive of the name of the large
Disputes
Johannes Heftye made the first ascent of Store Knutsholstinden in 1875.
William Cecil Slingsby made the first ascent of the higher Store Skagastølstind in 1876 which was hailed as a major achievement, and Heftye soon felt it eclipsed his own first ascent of Store Knutsholstinden the year before. He set out to ascend Store Skagastølstind in 1880 and successfully used the popular route that is now named after him to reach the summit. His main claim was that Store Knutsholstind was at least as difficult as Storen, thus, must be regarded a first grade mountain.
While Heftye's route on Store Knutsholstind may have been slightly more difficult than Slingsby's route on Storen, Heftye was at the time unaware that there were an easier route on Store Knutsholstind. Slingsby was approached by Marie Sønstenes, a woman who lived on farm near Store Knutsholstind, who claimed that she knew a straightforward route. Together, they ascended the mountain by this route. Heftye, who was very outspoken against female mountaineers, was humiliated and deeply offended.[3]
See also
- List of mountains of Norway by height
References
- ^ a b c d "Store Knutsholstinden". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Knutsholstinden, Vågå" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ISBN 978-82-992317-0-1.