Styrmannstinden (01.09.2012)  

There isn't a lot to say about this trip, apart from that the views are really nice and there is a very pleasant path that goes up from Grøtfjorden all the way up to the climbers hut at the pass between Styrmannstinden and Zapffetoppen....I took this hike with a guy from the fjellsportgruppa,who I hadn't met before but who had responded to a message I posted on the facebook group. Anyway, he turned out to be good, friendly company and that at least made the trip a bit more fun. The route is fairly short, about 2.5km from the car to the top and the path is well-trodden for most of the way up. It was a shame that it got bit cloudier through the course of the day, because it had started off so bright and sunny when we'd left Tromsø, but even with the cloud the summit views were excellent, and a lot of the peaks on the southern side of Ersfjord (Soria Moria round, Skitntind and Middagstind etc) could be seen very clearly. At a gentle pace we used only 2 hours up, and had a long 1/2 hour break at the top to have some lunch. We met only 2 other guys with a dog, and they had brought some celebratory beers with them, which I thought added a rather cool touch to their trip!

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Panoramic view from the top of Styrmannstinden, looking more or less to the south-east and south

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Two happy guys on a mountain top with beers.

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And one happy girl. Without beer.

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Grøtfjorden to the northwest of Styrmannstinden in the background

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The impressive south face of the small Hollendaren which is actually only 1 metre shorter than the Store Hollendaren