- Good conditions for granite
RINGERIKE / OSLO · GRANITE
Damtjern climbing conditions
Good — dry and climbable
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- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
About Damtjern
Damtjern is one of Norway's most historically important sport-climbing crags — 40 km NW of Oslo in Krokskogen forest, Ringerike municipality in Buskerud county. Rock is distinctive red "Drammen granite" — Precambrian, excellent quality, with the vertical to slightly off-vertical walls giving 10-25m routes. The crag was developed 1986-1990 by the pioneers of Norwegian sport climbing, and hosts the country's first 8+ (Stive Dempere) and first 9 (Marathon). Grade concentration is 7+ to 9+ — this is a hard sport crag, not a beginners' venue. South-west aspect catches afternoon and evening sun; well-known around Oslo as the classic after-work destination. Continental inland climate is drier than the Bergen/Voss west coast, so Damtjern often climbs when the whole west of Norway is wet.
- Region
- Ringerike / Oslo
- Rock type
- Granite
- Aspect
- south-west-facing
- Altitude
- 350m
- Exposure
- medium
- Seepage
- low