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Knutshøe (1,517 m)

Knutshøe (1,517 m)

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Knutshøe (1,517 m)

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Location: Vågå, Oppland, Norway

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Natalie

July 24, 2025

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Before the summit, there's another steep climb (assuming we've chosen the right path) 🙈. The picture, however, looks a bit more challenging than it actually was. After that, we continued leisurely down to the valley, without any vertigo-inducing paths.

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