Location: North 61:58.916, East 006:58.995 (GPS reading at the summit)
Saddle at North 61:58.125, East 007:01.912
Climbed May 31, 2003.
Information:
How to get there:
The village of Stryn at the very innermost part
of Nordfjord is a good starting point. Stryn can be reached from Bergen
by E-39 to Byrkjelo, then across to Utvik and along Nordfjord to Stryn.
From the east Stryn is reached from Otta and across the Strynefjellet
mountain crossing.
From Stryn go towards Otta approximately 12 km, as you get to the lake Strynsvatnet, take the
road towards Flo on the north side of the lake. Flo is 10 km after you
make a left leaving the main highway. Drive to the very end of the paved
road, park there. Route description:
From the end of the road, locate a dirt road that heads straight uphill.
There is a sign saying that motor vehicles should not be used. Follow this
road as it winds its way uphill. There are two gates, after the second gate the
road is slightly more level and a small creek is crossed. The road then again
heads uphill before reaching the saddle just before Ångelsvatnet (540m).
The lower Flo sæter is on the left, there is a road fork and a small
road serving the sæter.
Look uphill, the summit is largely hidden, while Reinskredfjellet (1480 m) on
your right is more prominent. Climb west along gullies or grassy slopes (or find
snow if you carry skis) until reaching about 1100 meter. Continue north-west picking
the way along natural gullies and aim slightly west of point 1340. Eventually, Fedalsnibba
will come into full view and its south ridge can be easily followed to the rather flat
summit plateau. In winter, watch for the cornices that exist above the steep side east
(right) of your ascent ridge. The overall route is (YDS) class 2. Comments:
I did this hike with my son Pål Jørgen, age 14. We started at
the Flo farm, elevation 200 m, at 0830, made the summit after 3:45.
The weather was just fantastic, no clouds, no wind. We left the summit after 30 minutes
and skied/hiked back down in 1:30.
On this hike one starts considerably below the defining saddle, but then
actually hike by the saddle just before the Ångelsvatnet lake (540 m).
The interpolated saddle value is 543 m, which seems reasonable given that
the lake is 540m. (The M711 map lists the lake at 534m, however, the 5 meter
contour map has it at 540m).
The saddle is 2.9 km (straight line) from the summit.