Mountains · a Vonda Wanderlist
Up where the air gets honest.
3,376 places for mountains travel, gathered from every corner of the map.
Mountains do not negotiate. That is the entire attraction — the weather, the gradient and the view are all non-refundable.
From a church-hat peak you can circle before breakfast to plateaus that host reindeer and little else, this collection climbs from photogenic to formidable. Start where the trail matches the legs you brought.
via Wikimedia CommonsFirst stop
Trolltunga, the ledge that dares you
A tongue of rock hanging seven hundred metres above a fjord-blue lake, at the end of a long day's walk that filters the queue for you. The photo takes ten seconds; earning it takes ten hours.
✦ Late June to September · $$ · Hordaland, Norway
“The mountain was not impressed by our schedule.”
Chapter I
Peaks with a following
The ones on the posters — climbable in a day, unforgettable for longer. Go early: fame has a car park.
Chapter II
The high lonely
Plateaus and ranges where the marked trail is a rumour and the reindeer have right of way. Room to think, weather to respect.
Every place in this Wanderlist
7 places, no itinerary.
Trolltunga
Hordaland, Norway
✦ Late June to September · $$
Kirkjufell
Western Region, Iceland
✦ June–August (landscapes), September–March (aurora) · $
Snæfellsjökull
Western Region, Iceland
✦ May–September · $$
Slættaratindur
Esvágoy, Faroe Islands
✦ June–August · $
Hardangervidda
Buskerud, Norway
✦ July to September for hiking; February to April for skiing · $$
Lyngen Alps
Troms, Norway
✦ March to May for ski touring; July to September for hiking · $$
Kerlingarfjöll
Southern Region, Iceland
✦ July–August · $