Problem

Source: Baltic Way 2009

Tags: vector, combinatorics proposed, combinatorics



A $n$-trønder walk is a walk starting at $(0, 0)$, ending at $(2n, 0)$ with no self intersection and not leaving the first quadrant, where every step is one of the vectors $(1, 1)$, $(1, -1)$ or $(-1, 1)$. Find the number of $n$-trønder walks.