Why Denmark Has Never Really Been Sure Where Its Highest Point Is

PLEASE NOTE: thanks to a schoolboy error, this video didn't get published to your subscriber feeds, and you didn't get your usual notifications. Accidentally unticked the "notify subscribers" box in the video settings didn't I? And apparently once it's published, it's too late, you can't re-tick it and re-send the notifications. (I guess it would be open to abuse if you could). So. Er. This is embarrassing. Might reupload it if the views don't pick up soon. But if you're reading this, then maybe they did...

Respect for climbing both summits on the same trip without additional oxygen, and still pronouncing everything correctly!

Dear Tim. You not only found your own town in Denmark, but you also master the pronunciation of some rather famous mountains in Denmark. That's a straight A+ for you. Well done.

"We're going to be attempting a winter ascent of the east face of the mountain." Love it. Such bravery in the face of hostile conditions.

As an experienced mountaineer, I've scaled the highest points in Tuvalu, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Estonia, and the Netherlands. I'm willing to take on Denmark's highest summit once they decide what it is, and if they provide free Carlsberg.

Came for the history lesson, stayed for the pedantry 😀

If Mallory had survived his quest to climb Everest I’m sure his next challenge would have seen him set up base camp somewhere in the vicinity of Tebstrup. Whether he would have scaled the correct mountain we can only speculate.

As a Dane I must say that your song choices were spot on. That use of the piano cover for "Stor mand" had me laughing quite a bit. Also, great pronunciation!

Historical reference for the international audience; The inscription on the Tower at @04:54 reads "North-Schlesvig reunited with the Motherland" - Denmark was actually neutral in WW1, but after Germany was defeated, large parts of Jutland (which had been occupied by Prussia, and later Germany) since the war of 1864 were returned to Denmark in 1920, in an event known as the "reunification". It is a massive part of the national romance of Denmark, and there are a great number of monuments just like this tower.

Tim solving the world's most pressing problems yet again. You never fail to deliver!!

Danish archaeologist here. "Bavnehøj" literally means "burning hill", which was a common manmade construction in the iron and viking age to as a system to alert your territory about oncoming enemies by lighting a visible fire. The reason why the height is so hard to determine (man made/natural) is that they were often built on already constructed Bronze age grave mounds which were also already constructed centuries before, because of their natural peaks in the landscape, but some and many were over-plowed. So yeah, considering this history and erosion, who knows.

I love it. You really made me laugh (I'm Danish by the way). Back in the 70's (remember, no internet) my aunts an uncles could use an entire evening argueing over this. And every time my grandmother brought out her Encyclopedia (from 1800-something) claiming Himmelbjerget to be the highest point. Just love your story, a stroll down memory lane. And you had a very skilled teacher learning you city names, they are close to perfect!!

Your pronunciation of the danish placenames is almost flawless. As a sidenote, am I the only one appreciating how well thougt out the choice of background music in your videos is? (0:12 Ain't No Mountain, while talking about mountains, 2:02 QI Theme, because of pedantry😄, Heaven Is A Place On Earth, talking about Himmelbjerget or "Heaven/Sky Mountain" and at 8:10 Stor Mand, a massive danish pop hit last year. Love the videos, keep it up

Being a danish guy who grew up in Luxembourg (now living in not so flat Norway) and who used to go skiing in the Alps, I can without a doubt say I was underwhelmed by Himmelbjerget. As kids, my sister and I were so excited to see ‘the famous mountain’ but it soon turned into disappointment when our parents said “We are here!” (While dring in to the parking lot) and we could only reply “where is the mountain”. Keep up the good work!

8:09 that rendition of "Stor Mand" was amazing! One of my favourite songs, and you absolutely smashed it with the piano! ❤️

The most amazing fact in this video might be that they bothered to put a lift in that monument. That's dedication to accessibility.

Talk about making a mountain out of a mill hill! 😁 Also, I'm not trying to grind any axes, and it is no big meal, but appropriately, that's a mill stone marking the top of "Mill Hill." 🌬

Stunning vistas of the Danish Alps from up there! I bet you're knackered from summitting not one, but two mountains in one day.

Playing "Heaven is a Place on Earth" while discussing Himmelbjerget is a stroke of genius, I loved that.

I'm Danish and this was explained to me better than anything I have ever come across. Kudos!