Hillwalking, Climbing and Mountaineering in Norway
Walking and climbing on Norway's mountains is not as popular as in other regions of Europe, such as the Alps, Pyrenees or Scottish Highlands. Nevertheless the following ranges offer excellent walking and climbing opportunities for those willing to travel there:
Southern Norway
- Telemark
- Hardangervidda
- Folgefonna
- Jotunheimen
- Hurrungane
- Jostedalsbreen
- Rondane
- Dovrefjell
- Sunnmore
- Tafjord
- Romsdal
- Trollheimen
Arctic Norway
- Bodo Peninsula
- Narvik area
- Lofoten Islands
- Senja
- Lyngen Peninsula
Guidebooks
Guidebooks in languages other than Norwegian are few. The following is a list of current mountaineering and walking guidebooks in print in English.
- A. Dyer et al "Walks and Scrambles in Norway", ISBN 1-904466-25-7.
- Ed Webster "Climbing in the Magic Islands", ISBN 8-299319-90-0.
- Tony Howard "Climbs, Scrambles and Walks in Romsdal: Norway", ISBN 1904207243.
- Jon Haukassveen and Tom Atle Bordevik "Heavy Water - Rjukken Ice", ISBN 1873341466.
- Peter Lennon "Scandinavian Mountains", ISBN 0906227321.
- Constance Roos "Walking in Norway", ISBN 185284230X.
- James Baxter "Scandinavian Mountains and Peaks Over 2000 Metres in the Hurrungane", ISBN 0955049709.
- Bernhard Pollmann "Norway South", ISBN 3763348077.