Store Lenangstind

From the road end at Koppangen (2 m), at the north tip of the eastern Lyngen peninsula, walk north along the beach and leave it near the last small building. A faint trail heads west, roughly parallel to the river; stay in the dense vegetation close to the river rather than taking the more obvious path uphill, zigzag up a steep hill to a cairn and traverse back to the river. Pass through a notch left of a small waterfall, with Koppangsvatnet on the right, continue up the valley and climb left of a rock outcrop to the glacier at about 483 m. In early season the trail is snow-covered and avalanche debris comes down from the left. Climb Koppangsbreen with a rising traverse to the north-west, cross a long rock moraine and arc west then north to finish just west of the rock ridge running west from Store Koppangstinden (1,224 m). The glacier is moderately angled with few crevasses. From its top (about 886 m) traverse north-west onto Strupbreen and climb the smoother slope right of the icefall to about 1,131 m, then traverse almost level to the north for about 1.5 km into the only large gully descending from the north. A crevassed zone and bergschrund guard the foot of the gully (about 1,302 m); kick steps up 45–50° snow to the saddle at 1,443 m. From the saddle follow the east ridge: traverse left to a ledge below a vertical step, climb a short gully, regain the ridge (about 2 m wide), then continue as it narrows and becomes exposed, crossing a high point to a narrow notch and bypassing a steep subsidiary tower on the right. In snow the final 100 m is a narrow snow ridge and many parties belay. A ski ascent in May 2013 took 10½ hours return; a fully belayed ascent in June 2007 took 18 hours. Descend the same way.