Preikestolen

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The English translation of Preikestolen is Pulpit Rock and that's a pretty apt name. It towers above Lysefjorden with a sharp drop of 600m on almost all sides. It's amazing to see a place like this so uncontrolled with no safety rope or boundaries, just a 25 x 25 meter ledge with amazing views of Forsand. There's no record of anyone accidentally falling off, just a few suicides and base jumpers.

You can't get all this without a short hike of 3.8k each way. That transfers into about an hour and a half from what I've read. Stay at the Preikestolhytta Youth Hostel near the beginning of the trail. Also check out the granite replica in Denmark's sister city Langeskov if you're there.

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