> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Svellnosbreen Glacier - URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/svellnosbreen-glacier/ - Published: 2013-08-11T12:23:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-06T18:50:47.000Z - Description: The hike across the Svellnosbreen went straight into the top 10 of things I've done in my life so far. - Author: Ivar Hagendoorn - Tags: Photography On a perfect summer day I did a guided hike across the stunning Svellnosbreen glacier in Jotunheimen National Park. "Breen" actually means "glacier" in Norwegian, so technically adding the word "glacier" is redundant. I didn't know what to expect and it exceeded any expectations I might have had. It went straight into the top 10 of things I've done in my life so far. It marked the beginning of my fascination with glaciers. In the years since I've done several other glacier tours, but the hike across Svellnosbreen remains the best and the most spectacular, largely because of our wonderful guide, Karl, who took our group along an amazing adventure. ![Svellnosbreen glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-1.jpg) At the foot of the Svellnosbreen. In the distance another group of hikers. ![Svellnosbreen Glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-2.jpg) ![Svellnosbreen glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-3b.jpg) ![Svellnosbreen Glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-5.jpg) Close-up of the glacier. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-6.jpg) The Svellnosbreen glacier from above ![Svellnosbreen Glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-7.jpg) The awesome Svellnosbreen glacier At this point I'm already well onto or should I say into the glacier. ![Svellnosbreen Glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-8.jpg) A world of snow and ice. Hking on the Svellnosbreen glacier. ![Svellnosbreen Glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-9.jpg) ![Svellnosbreen Glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-10.jpg) I was the last in line ![Svellnosbreen Glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-11.jpg) Follow the guide... ![Svellnosbreen](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-12.jpg) I was the last in line allowing me to take these snapshots ![Svellnosbreen](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-13.jpg) A world of ice. On the Svellnosbreen. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-15.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-16.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-17.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-18.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-14.jpg) ![svellnosbreen glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-19.jpg) Side view of the Svellnosbreen glacier ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-20.jpg) Notice the border between "eternal" snow and glacier ![Svellnosbreen glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-21.jpg) Svellnosbreen from up close Goodbye Svellnosbreen. I wonder what will be left if I ever have a chance to visit again. ![Svellnosbreen](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/svellnosbreen-glacier-22.jpg) Svellnosbreen from a distance ### Related Posts **More glaciers!** [Gornergletscher](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/gornergletscher-revisited/) in Switzerland, [Aletschgletscher](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/aletschgletscher-tour/) in Switzerland, [Nigardsbreen](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/nigardsbreen-glacier/) in Norway, [Falljökull](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/falljokull/) in Iceland, [Glacier du Tour](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/refuge-albert-1er-glacier-du-tour/) in France, the [Glacier Trail Felskinn Mattmark](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/glacier-trail-felskinn-mattmark/) in Switzerland, the [Russell Glacier](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/russell-glacier/) in Greenland and the [Eqi Glacier](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/eqi-glacier/) in Greenland.