Mardalsfossen

Arne Næss, Mardalsfossen, Mardøla protests, Norway, 1970

*Mardalsfossen*

_In 1970 Arne Næss, the Norwegian founder of the Deep Ecology movement, tied himself with 300 others in protest against the building of a dam and the subsequent removal of the waterfall._

*NRK, 17 June 2010*
_40 år siden Mardøla-aksjonen_
_40 years since the Mardøla campaign_
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*Aftenposten*
_40 år siden Mardøla - Hardanger neste?_
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*Wiki:*
Mardalsfossen is one of the ten highest waterfalls in Europe. It is located in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The falls are on the Mardøla river which flows into the lake Eikesdalsvatnet, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the village of Eikesdalen. The waterfall is depicted in Nesset's coat-of-arms.

The total fall is 705 metres according to SSB, 657 metres according to World Waterfall Database. It consists of two large drops and several smaller ones lower down. The highest vertical drop, which is 358 metres, is one of the tallest in Norway. It is on average 24 metres wide. It is a tiered waterfall. (Note: cannot find the translation for tiered.)

*The water, which has been tapped for hydroelectric use, flows over the falls during the summer tourist season of 20 June to 20 August. At other times the water is channeled through the hydroelectric scheme. The highest rate of flow ever recorded in the falls is 45 cubic metres per second. Currently in the summers, the flow limited to less than 3 cubic metres per second.*

_*In 1970 Arne Næss, the Norwegian founder of the Deep Ecology movement, tied himself with 300 others in protest against the building of a dam and the subsequent removal of the waterfall.*_


*Another Time, Antony Gormley*
_From summer 2014 Antony Gormley ANOTHER TIME is on view in the mist from the waterfall._


_Due to the immense success of the project, the exhibition has been extended to 20th August 2015._ The show is curated by Be Andr and is sponsored by Nesset Municipality, Nesset Sparebank, Nesset Kraft AS, Kverneland Bil and Galleri Opdahl. Accompanying the installation is a limited edition book which includes a foreword by Marit Wadsten focussing on the Mardøla campaign of 1970 and the development of resources in Eikesdal; an essay by Eckhard Schneider, director of the Pinchuk Art Center, Kiev, which explores the artist’s practice; and finally a conversation between Antony Gormley and the project's curator Be Andr.


*Mardalsfossen on the Map*

The highest waterfall in Northern Europe

Mardalsfossen, the highest waterfall in Northern Europe. Located in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
A total fall of 705 meters.
A place worth to visit at least once in a life time!

Inspelad/ recorded: 2013

Nesset kommune.Goksøyra

Høsttur til Goksøyra Nesset kommune Møre & Romsdal
Norwegian mountains
Goksøyra,Eikesdalsvatnet and the wild mountains araund

Nesset prestegard - på kirkevei.wmv

På kirkevei er en av flere videoer som omhandler Nesset prestegard og historier i tilknytning til prestegarden fra Romsdalsmuseet.

Top 10 Waterfalls in Europe

Most beautiful waterfalls in Europe. The top ten waterfalls in Europe.

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01. Gullfoss
Location: in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Number of drops: 2. Total height: 32m. Longest drop: 21m. Average flow rate: 140 m3/s.

02. Dettifoss
Location: in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland. Number of drops: 1. Total height: 45m. Average flow rate: 193 m3/s. The most powerful waterfall in Europe.

03. Plitvice Falls
Location: Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. A sequence that goes like waterfalls-lake-waterfalls-lake. The highest waterfalls: Large Waterfall (78 m) and Galovac Waterfall (25 m).

04. Langfossen
Location: in the municipality of Etne in Hordaland county, Norway. Number of drops: 1. Total height: 612m. Average flow rate: 8 m3/s. One of the worlds ten most beautiful waterfalls.

05. Skógafoss
Location: on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland. Number of drops: 1. Total height: 60m. Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days.

06. Gavarnie
Location: in the Cirque de Gavarnie, near the village Gavarnie, France. Number of drops: 2. Total height: 422m. Longest drop: 281m. Average flow rate: 3 m3/s. The highest waterfall in mainland France.

07. Staubbach
Location: above Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. Number of drops: 2. Longest drop: 300m. The height of the cascade is between 800 and 900 ft, one of the highest in Europe formed of a single unbroken fall.

08. Mardalsfossen
Location: in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Number of drops: 2. Total height: 705m. Longest drop: 358m. One of the ten highest waterfalls in Europe.

09. Haifoss
Location: ear the volcano Hekla in the south of Iceland. Number of drops: 1. Total height: 122m. The second highest waterfall of the island.

10. Rhine Falls
Location: on the High Rhine between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen, in northern Switzerland. Number of drops: 1. Total height: 23m. Average flow rate: 250 m3/s. The largest plain waterfall in Europe.

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Eikesdalsvatnet /Eikesdals Lake - Norway

One part of our two day ride in the Western parts of Norway in late June 2015. It starts in Eresfjord, riding along side the Eikesdals Lake, and ending where the climb up the gravel road to Aursjøen is. Not the most challenging part of our ride, but the scenery is just great. The challenge came later, riding the Aursjø road :-)

Eikesdal Norway

Summer 2010

Molde 4k 60f

Trollstigen - Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Trollstigen