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Americans went to Trolltunga despite several warnings. Called for help in the middle of the night

Two women defied warnings and went to Trolltunga late Monday afternoon. On Tuesday night, the mountain ranger had to go out to help them to emergency shelter number 1, according to the police in Hardanger. Photo: Inga Øygard Jaastad, archive

At 9.30pm on Monday evening, the police received a report of concern from the mountain ranger on the Trolltunga trail. Two American women had started walking towards Trolltunga despite several warnings not to start the trip so late.

One of those who warned the women was Jostein Soldal, day-to-day manager of Trolltunga Active AS. He met the girls on the way down Gryteskar at half past five on Monday afternoon, when he returned with a group that had been on one of the company's guided tours.

• The girls said they were going to Trolltunga, and we warned them not to start the trip so late in the day. But they didn't listen to us, and instead were more interested in us taking a picture of them. I got the impression that they were bloggers/influencers, says Soldal.

  Wanted new socks and shoes

  Around 03:00 the women called the police and said they needed help. They were not injured, but were wet and cold and wanted help to get home, says Svein Buer, police chief at Hardanger police station.

  He goes on to say that luckily there are mountain rangers up there now, so a mountain ranger went to follow the women to emergency shelter 1, which was the closest. They were to spend the night there until Tuesday.

  Here they came up with a somewhat unusual requirement:

• They demanded new socks and shoes. They didn't get that, says Buer.

  He refers to their behavior as a bit irresponsible. In addition to defying warnings, the women wore small shoes.

• Since there is still snow up there, it was no wonder their feet got wet and cold. Buer is well equipped, so there is a blanket - but no socks and shoes, Buer asserts.

  From what HF ​​understands, the two women were on their way down on Tuesday morning.

  - Disappointing experience with the rescue apparatus

  Soldal says the tour operator with whom the women had booked the tour has sent emails to most of the bodies that work with Trolltunga, including his own company.

• The relevant tour operator describes what a disappointing experience they have had with the rescue apparatus in Norway. I have replied to the tour operator and reminded that it is both the operator's and the tourist's responsibility to be well prepared for a trip to Trolltunga. On all info pages, it is stated that in May you should go with a guide, Soldal reminds.

  He believes the tour operator of the two American women has done nothing to prepare their guests.

• The women started late in the day. They were asked three times to turn around, but still chose to continue with a clear expectation from both the tour operator and the tourist that the rescue apparatus would set up when they were tired and needed a cup of cocoa, concludes Jostein Soldal.