- Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
ROMSDAL · GNEISS
Trollveggen (Troll Wall) weather & climbing conditions
Good — dry and climbable
Right now
Assessment
7-day forecast
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- Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
- Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
- Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
- Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
- Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
- Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
- Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
- Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
- Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
- Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
- Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
- Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
- Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
About Trollveggen (Troll Wall)
Trollveggen is the tallest vertical rock face in Europe, rising 1,000m+ from the Romsdal valley floor with the top overhanging its base by up to 50m. Rock is Precambrian gneiss — banded, foliated, and with sections of variable quality that make big-wall climbing here genuinely serious. Not a crag for casual visits: the base sits at low altitude but the wall reaches 1,700m, so the summit weather can be radically different, and rockfall from the shattered top sections is a documented, ongoing hazard. Seepage is medium because the gneiss foliation planes hold water and release it slowly down established drainage lines. The east aspect catches morning sun but the sheer scale means shaded sections stay wet for days after rain. Best conditions: an extended anticyclone in mid-summer. The valley floor forecast here is what the site displays; the summit will always be worse.
- Region
- Romsdal
- Rock type
- Gneiss
- Aspect
- east-facing
- Altitude
- 100m
- Exposure
- high
- Seepage
- medium