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1972The Noshaq expedition

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In the summer of 1972, five young climbers – the Norwegians Odd Eliassen, Ove Skjerven, Erik Boehlke, Per Gran, and the British David Isles – set out on an ambitious expedition to the remote Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan.

Their goal was to climb Noshaq (7,492 m), the highest mountain in Afghanistan, and cross the challenging Hadeng La Pass. Rather than flying, they drove two cars all the way from Oslo through Europe and Asia, turning the journey itself into an expedition. The trip reflected the adventurous spirit of the era: months on the road, limited communication with the outside world, and a willingness to travel to the farthest corners of the globe in search of unclimbed horizons and new mountain experiences. Norrøna developed the famous backpack Hadeng La in a collaboration with this expedition.

Tomas Carlstrøm, climber, visionary, engineer and founder of the outdoor equipment shop Skandinavisk Høyfjellsutstyr is employed as a freelance product developer at Norrøna. Focus is directed towards active development of backpacks and mountain tents, as well as mountain garments. Functionality is now introduced as the second building block of the company, with the extreme user-driven product development.

A blue car with a white sticker on the back window that reads "The Norwegian Hindu Kush Expedition 1972". There is another sticker on the window, with a Norwegian flag and the word "Nei!" on it. There is another white sticker on the rear window with text in Arabic.

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Expedition

1979The First Winter Ascent of Jubileum Wall
In Easter 1979, four Norwegian climbers completed the first winter ascent of Jubileumsveggen, a nearly 1,000-meter wall on Store Midtmaradalstind in the heart of Jotunheimen.

A rock climber with a red helmet is ascending a steep rock face. The climber is looking up at the next move.

Expedition

1979The First Free Ascent of Rimmon Route in the Troll Wall
In the summer of 1979, Hans Christian Doseth and Ragnhild Amundsen made climbing history by completing the first free ascent of the legendary Rimmon Route in Norway’s Troll Wall.

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1979Europe’s First GORE-TEX Jacket: The trollveggen
Introduced in 1979, the first Norrøna trollveggen jacket was built for demanding mountaineering in Norway’s harshest conditions – and became the first GORE-TEX jacket made in Europe.

A person wearing a red helmet and striped shirt is climbing a rock face. Their hands are gripping the rock, and they are looking down.

Expedition

1980The First Free Ascent of the Swedish Route in the Troll Wall
In the summer of 1980, Hans Christian Doseth, Steve Bancroft, and Chouinard Brooks achieved the first free ascent of the legendary Swedish Route on the Troll Wall.

Three climbers, wearing red helmets and harnesses, ascend a rocky mountain slope. The climbers are roped together, with gear visible. A partially obscured fourth climber is seen below the other three.

Expedition

1983The first ascent of the East Buttress of Thalay Sagar
In 1983, the Norwegian climbers Hans Christian Doseth, Håvard Nesheim, and Frode Guldal, and the Polish climbers Janusz Skorek, and Andrzej Czok, achieved the first ascent of the formidable East...

A man wearing a yellow and blue jacket, helmet, and gloves is rock climbing with a yellow rope. He is looking up at the snow covered mountain face. He appears to be using a belay device and climbing toward a snow covered ridge.

Expedition

1984The First Ascent of Great Trango Tower
In the summer of 1984, a Norwegian expedition led by the Norwegian climbers Hans Christian Doseth, Finn Dæhlie, Dag Kolsrud, and Stein P. Aasheim set out for Pakistan’s Karakoram Range with an...

A man in a yellow, red, and blue jacket with a purple backpack, a white helmet with the words "Galibier" on it, and a patch on his jacket that says "Norrøna" is smiling into the camera. The man appears to be on a mountain and his face is covered in snow.

Expedition

1994The Everest North Side Expedition
In 1994, Norwegian climber Jon Gangdal led a Norwegian expedition attempting to climb Mount Everest from the mountain’s challenging north side in Tibet.

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History

2003The New Collection Names
In 2003, Norrøna introduced a new way of organizing its products by grouping them into collections named after iconic Norwegian destinations, beginning with the narvik collection.

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Products

2010The Launch of the Norwegian Alpine Rescue Groups Collab
In 2010, Norrøna began a close collaboration with the Norwegian Alpine Rescue Groups, NARG (Norsk Alpine Redningsgrupper).

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Design

2010The Red Dot Product Design Award
The new trollveggen Gore-Tex Pro Shell jacket received the prestigious Red Dot Product Design Award, one of the world's leading honors for industrial design.

A climber wearing a Norrøna jacket and helmet is on a snowy mountain peak. He's holding onto an ice axe. The view behind him is a snowy valley.

Products

2010The Relaunch of the trollveggen and narvik Collections
In 2010, Norrøna relaunched the trollveggen and narvik collections, bringing two iconic product concepts into a new era of technical performance and design.

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Norrøna ambassador Hedvig Hjertaker also made history by becoming the youngest woman in the world to ski solo to the South Pole.

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Noshaq
The tale of “The Norwegian Hindu Kush Expedition." Five young men. Two cars. And a long drive from Norway to climb the mountain Noshaq (7492 m) in Afghanistan.

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1972The Noshaq expedition

1979The First Winter Ascent of Jubileum Wall
In Easter 1979, four Norwegian climbers completed the first winter ascent of Jubileumsveggen, a nearly 1,000-meter wall on Store Midtmaradalstind in the heart of Jotunheimen.

1979The First Free Ascent of Rimmon Route in the Troll Wall
In the summer of 1979, Hans Christian Doseth and Ragnhild Amundsen made climbing history by completing the first free ascent of the legendary Rimmon Route in Norway’s Troll Wall.

1979Europe’s First GORE-TEX Jacket: The trollveggen
Introduced in 1979, the first Norrøna trollveggen jacket was built for demanding mountaineering in Norway’s harshest conditions – and became the first GORE-TEX jacket made in Europe.

1980The First Free Ascent of the Swedish Route in the Troll Wall
In the summer of 1980, Hans Christian Doseth, Steve Bancroft, and Chouinard Brooks achieved the first free ascent of the legendary Swedish Route on the Troll Wall.

1983The first ascent of the East Buttress of Thalay Sagar
In 1983, the Norwegian climbers Hans Christian Doseth, Håvard Nesheim, and Frode Guldal, and the Polish climbers Janusz Skorek, and Andrzej Czok, achieved the first ascent of the formidable East...

1984The First Ascent of Great Trango Tower
In the summer of 1984, a Norwegian expedition led by the Norwegian climbers Hans Christian Doseth, Finn Dæhlie, Dag Kolsrud, and Stein P. Aasheim set out for Pakistan’s Karakoram Range with an...

1994The Everest North Side Expedition
In 1994, Norwegian climber Jon Gangdal led a Norwegian expedition attempting to climb Mount Everest from the mountain’s challenging north side in Tibet.

2003The New Collection Names
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2010The Launch of the Norwegian Alpine Rescue Groups Collab
In 2010, Norrøna began a close collaboration with the Norwegian Alpine Rescue Groups, NARG (Norsk Alpine Redningsgrupper).

2010The Red Dot Product Design Award
The new trollveggen Gore-Tex Pro Shell jacket received the prestigious Red Dot Product Design Award, one of the world's leading honors for industrial design.

2010The Relaunch of the trollveggen and narvik Collections
In 2010, Norrøna relaunched the trollveggen and narvik collections, bringing two iconic product concepts into a new era of technical performance and design.

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1979The First Free Ascent of Rimmon Route in the Troll WallIn the summer of 1979, Hans Christian Doseth and Ragnhild Amundsen made climbing history by completing the first free ascent of the legendary Rimmon Route in Norway’s Troll Wall.

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1980The First Free Ascent of the Swedish Route in the Troll WallIn the summer of 1980, Hans Christian Doseth, Steve Bancroft, and Chouinard Brooks achieved the first free ascent of the legendary Swedish Route on the Troll Wall.

1983The first ascent of the East Buttress of Thalay SagarIn 1983, the Norwegian climbers Hans Christian Doseth, Håvard Nesheim, and Frode Guldal, and the Polish climbers Janusz Skorek, and Andrzej Czok, achieved the first ascent of the formidable East...

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1979The First Free Ascent of Rimmon Route in the Troll Wall
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1980The First Free Ascent of the Swedish Route in the Troll Wall
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1983The first ascent of the East Buttress of Thalay Sagar
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2010The Red Dot Product Design Award
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You're not in this alone. Getting to the highest peaks requires the right support – from the people you climb with and the gear you rely on.

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Arête des Cosmiques in Chamonix is so sharp that it cuts into the consciousness of every mountaineer.

First Ascents
“There is this big fascination about climbing on something that is very alive.” Norway has a rich history of ice climbing – and no one knows it better than Norrøna legend Tomas Carlström.

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