It was to cloudy to see the 600m drop off. 10 people fell off that day, mainly Italians... A few tourbus guides were pushing... Anyway. Preikestolen is in the south of Norway, Lysefjord. It is a few hours hike towards this place. Below there is a parking place which is crowded with tourists in summer time. So if you want to see Preikestolen for your self, not shared with hundreds of other tourists, it might be a good idear to start rather early (or come in winter). One last thing: don't go up there when it is cloudy or raining. Because then you won't see this incredible view. See more photos at www.nielsbreve.nl
- Cee Bee
from Bookmarklet
i would not want to be anywhere near that edge. click the photo. it's much more dramatic blown up
- Cee Bee
If anybody was wondering, the name "Preikestolen" means pulpit (?), or up where the priest stands in the church while preaching. (Actually I just like to bump up everything Norwegian;))
- Thomas Bøhm
omg, my muscles are tensing! *breathe* *breathe* *thinks of puppies*
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
being a photographer , I would like to know where the Photographer was to capture such a great angle ...
- johnpiercy
looks like it may have been taken from an even more precarious location
- Cee Bee
There's a place like this in Utah...only narrower. Lone Peak. Heheh
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
johnpiercy: My guess is helicopter or airplane. Tutivillus: No, there´s not. Don´t listen to him!
- Thomas Bøhm
This is cool. I'm glad some bureaucrats have made someone fence the edge ;-)
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
I'd have the kids on reinforced leashes fo' shizzle... and anchored to the rock. Oh hell, full rocklimber harnesses all around. Yo what's with the lack of love for our Italian tourist brothers and sisters?
- Adrian
For extra fun, we can mount your sleeping bag on wheels!
- Andrew C
I doubt I could get past the first crack in the surface, let alone the second or out to the edge - though I suspect it looks less forbidding if you are standing on it then it does in this aerial view.
- Brian Sullivan
Don't think I could handle this. I get nervous walking across a footbridge! I went rock climbing once, and the instructor was impressed at how fast I climbed the face. He said "you're not a beginner are you?" and I said "yes, I was scared to death and wanted to get it over with!"
- Rick Cogley
Added to my list of places to visit when in Norway
- Abbas Haider Ali