This was later changed to Jotunheimen by the poet Aasmund Olavsson Vinje in 1862 – this name/form was directly inspired by the name Jötunheimr in Norse mythology. However, in 1820, the Norwegian geologist and mountaineer, Baltazar Mathias Keilhau proposed the name Jotunfjeldene "the mountains of the Jotnar" (inspired by the German name Riesengebirge). Originally there was no common name for this large mountainous area. View from Knutshøi towards central Jotunheimen Etymology There is a National Tourist Route, the Sognefjell Road, from Skjolden to Lom and another road, the RV 51, from Gol to Vågå through the special area of Valdresflya. There is a very popular trail along Besseggen that follows the edge of the mountainous range to the right, which it is named after.Īt Memurubu, looking over Lake Gjende towards Gjendebu The picture is taken from Gjendesheim, a starting point for hiking into the mountain range. At its base there is a popular guest house called Memurubu. The image from Gjende shows a cliff trailing down into the lake. Slingsby's 1904 book Norway, the Northern Playground contributed greatly to popularizing mountaineering in Jotunheimen among the international mountaineering community. Mountaineering in Jotunheimen was pioneered in the late 19th century and early 20th century by British mountaineers William Cecil Slingsby, Harold Raeburn, and Howard Priestman as well as Norwegian mountaineers such as Kristian Tandberg, George Paus and Therese Bertheau. Pioneering female mountaineer Therese Bertheau participated on several expeditions with mountaineers such as Harold Raeburn, Howard Priestman, Kristian Tandberg and George Paus The area has more than 50 marked trails, ranging from shorter hikes to multi day trails. Jotunheimen is very popular with hikers and climbers, and the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association maintains a number of mountain lodges in the area, as well as marked trails that run between the lodges and others that run up to some of the peaks. The Jotunheimen mountains straddle the border between Innlandet and Vestland counties (historically part of the old Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane counties). The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all located in the Jotunheimen mountains, including the 2,469-metre (8,100 ft) tall mountain Galdhøpiggen (the highest point in Norway and Northern Europe). Jotunheimen ( Norwegian pronunciation: "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi) in southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains.
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