“Summery” Adventures at 64 Degrees North

Essgjengen. Winners of the 2010 4 summit Race team competition. Photo: Inge Scheve

The last weekend of June, location: Vingelen, just north of Tynset in eastern Norway where weather patterns from the west, east and north collide. That spells interesting climatic conditions and an ideal location for the annual 4 Summit Race.

The rules are simple: 4 summits, 3,500 meters of elevation gain over a minimum of 150 kilometer distance (depending on route selection and navigation skills), no motorized travel and 24 epic hours to report back to the race HQ. As appealing as it sounds, I opted for the 4 Summit Race Light (4SRL). That’s four smaller peaks, a quarter of the distance and 6 hours to finish.