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Romsdalen
In Romsdalen we have well known landmarks as Trollstigen, Trollwall, Romsdalshorn, Romsdalsfjord and Norways most beautiful railway "Rauma Railway". The nature are wild and beautiful, and made for active people.
 The rock is gneiss, and its large formations are shaping a broken face of huge corners, concave roofs, and crack systems, topped with a unique series of spires and pinnacles parading the summit rim. The rock is generally loose, and rock fall is the norm in this immense north facing big wall. A series of huge rock falls swiped the wall in autumn 1998, radically changing the character of several climbing routes. The Troll Wall has been a prestigious goal for climbers and BASE jumpers alike. In 1984 Carl Boenish, the "father" of BASE jumping, was killed on the Troll Wall shortly after setting the world record for the highest BASE jump in history. BASE jumping from Troll Wall has been illegal since 1986. BASE tourism is a growing part of the destinations, not only for active jumpers, but also for tourist who come to se the "flying humans". Mountain flying is spectacular to see, and easy to see, since the infrastructure make it possible to get close to the jumpers arena. Read more about Troll Wall
[top]BASE jumping in Romsdalen 1. Romsdalen suits experienced big wall jumpers best. Good tracking skills are absolutely a must! 2. We do not have an active club to take care of new comers like Kjerag. 3. Contacts are those who are present in the valley at the time. 4. If you come to Romsdalen you have to know one week on the ground is not unusual. 2 weeks or more is recommended if you come here for jumping.  6. The locals are great to us, and they are pleased to have jumpers coming visiting the valleys, but treat them with respect, and be respectful of your driving around private property. Do not park cars on grass fields, or camp! Landing is in most cases okay. The locals love to watch jumping, and it is common to inform them before jumping.  8. Be fit for long hikes, and have proper clothing for mountain hiking. Prepare for spending the night outdoor. 9. Always jump with a radio (Motorola USA coding) and get yourself a Norwegian sim card for your phone. It makes it easier to keep in contact with the locals or the emergency team if necessary. Fully charged batteries are always important, since a rescue can take time. Most of the walls have loose rocks, and a rescue operation can take time to plan. If you get stuck, try to collect your gear, sit still, and wait for contact with the locals, or rescue team. Always leave your personal information and phone number with someone. 10. The media have an eye on us after several close calls and rescues, so behave yourself and minimize (or eliminate) your reckless jumping, and behavior. What one jumpers does, will affect the whole group! 11. Help us keep the hikes and exit points clean. What you bring up, you bring down. 12. Most of the walls are heavily affected by south eastern wind. When jumping you should always have people on the ground, and do not push the limits with this wind direction. At times there can be some wind on the exit point, and on the ground, but on the talus it is strong turbulence. On exit there was no wind, I was just accelerating & building speed, got a good track going with a lot of energy, but then I surprised by the turbulence & cross winds. The wind almost flipped me around twice and caused me to lose a lot of height. After opening, the canopy collapsed and re-inflated several times. See video. The first is Paul Fortun and Kristian Rønning in 2005. The latest video is Hege Ringard from summer 2009. South east wind tracking video and canopy flying Karlskråtind: [top]Caution You do not get groundrush in big walls with steep talus!
You always assume you are higher than you are! Turbulence does affect your opening, and hitting the brakes before completely pressurized is not a good idea! [top]The most used and legal cliffs in Romsdalen
[top]Emergency numbers Norway
[top]Links[top]Important wingsuit flying information!With wingsuits the mountain flyers have many choices to fly lines of long distance, without any control for witness to see where they will end up, if they are missing. In a big mountain terrain it can be difficult to locate where the jumper are, and life saving time can be lost during a rescue operation just to locate the jumper or just to confirm they are okay. My advice will be to to choose colors which is easy to see. Communication with the ground crew, and fellow jumpers is very important, when you jump, and a known flightplan. [top]Another issue I want to discuss!Are the jumpers responsible for the rescue team? To make sure if they have an accident, to not end up in a place where they will create a dangerous situation for the rescue team?
When a climber have an accident, it is usually a well known climbing route, but mountain flyers can end up any place where they have no knowledge about the location. Rescue team in Norway have told me to inform jumpers, if they are stuck they have to know the operation will take time. Normal procedure is to search, locate, evaluate area and risk. Then prepare for a rescue with the equipment they carry on-board. When they have located you, they log the place, for then return back to a safe place to coordinate with the crew. When they leave you hanging on the spot, it does not mean they have given you up, it just means they are planning the rescue, and it will take time. If heli rescue is not possible it will be the mountain rescue team by climbers. This will delay the operation even more, if not in hours but even days. This is due to very loose rocks in Romsdalen area, that even small rocks can take out the heli, and climbers. Be prepared physically and mentally you are going to be there for a awhile while they getting ready. Also remember in Norwegian mountains the weather changes quickly, and this is very important to remember and to be made in to you conclusion about which route you are going to fly. IF Bad weather coming in, you should ease your flight, and make sure you will be home safe! Even considering not to jump! South east wind is usually no go in Romsdalen! I know many of you will say this is BASE jumping, and it is in the nature of what we are doing, but we also have others than our selves to think about! [top] Fatalities in Romsdalen (12)
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