Martin W. Bartnes (born 11 April 1978) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

and

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

. Bartnes was born in

Levanger Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, ...

. In 2006, when he started ski mountaineering, he competed in his first race in

Oppdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region and the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønse ...

, and became a member of the national team. Together with

Ola Berger Ola Berger (born 15 March 1979) is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier. Berger was born in Trondheim. He started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in 2006. He studied at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. ...

Ove-Erik Tronvoll Ove-Erik Tronvoll (born 21 September 1972) is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). World Cup Season standings Selected results * ...

and Ola Herje Hovdenak, he placed eighth in the relay event of the 2007 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering.''relais hommes / men''
, FFME He currently lives in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

.Personal information
Facebook His club is Steinkjer SK.

External links

Martin Bartnes
at ''skimountaineering.org'' *

References

1978 births Living people Norwegian male ski mountaineers Norwegian male cross-country skiers Sportspeople from Levanger Skiers from Trøndelag {{Skimountaineering-bio-stub