Olav Peak, Mountain summit in Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena.
Olavtoppen, also called Olav Peak, is the highest point of Bouvet Island, a Norwegian volcanic island in the South Atlantic, rising 780 metres above sea level. The summit lies on the north-eastern crater rim, just south of Kapp Valdivia, and like 93 percent of the island it is glaciated.
Until 1898 the summit had no official name; from then until Norway occupied Bouvet Island in 1927 it was called Kaiser-Wilhelm-Pik, after German Emperor Wilhelm II in the year of the German Valdivia expedition. The first ascent was made on 21 February 2012 by Aaron Halstead, Bruno Rodi and Jason Rodi.
The name Olavtoppen is Norwegian, honouring King Olav; until 1898 the peak had no official name, and from 1898 to 1927 it was called Kaiser-Wilhelm-Pik after German Emperor Wilhelm II, in the year of the German Valdivia expedition. The Norwegian name dates from Norway's 1927 occupation of Bouvet Island.
Olavtoppen lies immediately south of Kapp Valdivia, the island's northernmost point, on the northeastern crater rim of the volcanic Bouvet Island. The summit and about 93% of the island are glaciated, so the climb crosses ice and snow. The first recorded ascent was on 21 February 2012, by Aaron Halstead, Bruno Rodi and Jason Rodi.
Olavtoppen was first climbed on 21 February 2012 by Aaron Halstead, Bruno Rodi and Jason Rodi. Before 1898 the peak had no official name; from 1898 until Norway occupied Bouvet Island in 1927 it was called Kaiser-Wilhelm-Pik, after German Emperor Wilhelm II.
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