An important milestone for the Hoven Loen project this week, with the completion of the topmast. The work was carried out by Garaventa's Swiss team, with good assistance from Førde Kranutleige. Garaventa has installed such courses all over the world, but none as steep as this one, and the installers really got to breathe with 1000 meters under their feet.
On Saturday, the topmast was "topped out" in accordance with an old tradition for this type of building. "Topping out" means putting a spruce and a flag on top when the steel installation has reached its highest point.
The spruce and flag mark the completion of the topmast at Hoven (1011 m.a.s.l.)
Here are more photos from the breezy week at Hoven.
An excited bunch from Garaventa's Sweitzer team together with the general manager of Hoven Loen. From left: Lucas, Richard, Daniel, Lucas and Jonas.
