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HIGH ROCK IN NORWAY ( WARNING: VERTIGO ALERT )

Oznell — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:44:45 GMT

Have you ever heard of Pulpit Rock, in Norway? It overlooks one of their beautiful coastline fjords. I never knew about it..

There are no guardrails. Surprisingly, there have been very few accidental falls, although several suicides.

The Norwegians are known for their hardiness, but oh my goodness. There is no way I could lounge as close to the edge as many of those hikers do.

What about you?

I might go there, if I could stay in the very middle of the stone "platform", and not budge, but would still feel 'queasy', I think.

One of the "Mission: Impossible" films had Tom Cruise scaling that side of Pulpit Rock's cliff. Wonder if he works with a net, ha.

The majestic beauty of nature can at least be enjoyed from a distance...

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PA Mom-mom — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:46:57 GMT

NO!!

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Oznell — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:50:14 GMT

Ha, ha, I hear you, @PA Mom-mom . I may be TOO risk-averse, but it's perplexing to me that some would deliberately go so close to the edge as to risk a mis-step.... ack.

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cindyNC — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:52:52 GMT

I second the NO!

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twinsister — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:54:13 GMT

No!!!

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Kachina624 — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:57:32 GMT

There's also a huge crack in the rock and is though by. some experts to be unstable. Imagine the front of that hunk of rock breaking off and falling into the fijord below. What a splash it would make!

It would take a lot of stamina just to hike up to that location.

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on the bay — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:59:07 GMT

NO! Just NO!😱

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:08:24 GMT

Wow ..... and no way, Jose!

Even a mild breeze would make me nervous .... although I bet drone photography done at different angles would be astounding!

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SilleeMee — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:16:08 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
There's also a huge crack in the rock and is though by. some experts to be unstable. Imagine the front of that hunk of rock breaking off and falling into the fijord below. What a splash it would make!

It would take a lot of stamina just to hike up to that location.

There would be a big splash alright. Then a bunch of little splashes if you know what I mean. After that there would be quite a tsunami down in the bay.

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chrystaltree — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:22:09 GMT

Nope! Not even if they paid me a million dollars.

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Icegoddess — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:33:29 GMT

Yeah, I would do it, but not in ski boots. I have hiked partially down one of the trails at the top of the Grand Canyon when I was a kid. I also scared my parents by running up to the edge and looking over. Of course there was a railing there, so, for me, no reason not to.

The place I go ski has a tram that goes to the top, but you have to ski to get to the tram. There's a small building at the end of the tram and then around back there's a small, snow-covered hill. I won't go up that hill because I'm afraid when I come down the hill I won't be able to stop in those boots and go off the side.

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Cakers3 — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:34:42 GMT

@Oznell No.

I had enough trouble at the Grand Canyon-and that was before that skywalk was constructed. Never saw, didn't want to see it, glad it wasn't there at the time. LOL

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Citrine1 — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:19:45 GMT

Oh dear Lord -- made me dizzy just looking at the picture!

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tototwo — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:25:53 GMT

Must take a heckava tall ladder to get up there.

Beautiful scenery, though. But no!

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Vivian — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:28:45 GMT

Having visited Norway several times, I concluded that being rough and tough are national traits. Their vacation homes are often in the middle of nowhere and are all off the grid. They ride their bikes in the most awful weather, and their food is nourishing but not particularly creative. They are warm hearted people, generous and hospitable, but it doesn't surprise me to see them up there on that rock.

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kitcat51 — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:29:29 GMT

Wow, that's beautiful & yes to the edge.

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Karie2022 — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:30:26 GMT

No, Nope, Nada, Nein, Non, Née....i get vertigo climbing a ladder🥵

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Puppy Lips — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:34:23 GMT

DH and I went to the Grand Canyon in July (my first time there.) We took a tour and went to about 6 or 7 different look out spots. At one location, there were a bunch of people who walked away from the trail, stepped over the railing and walked out to a ledge similar to the one picured and stood very close to the edge. A strong gust of wind could have done them in. I don't know what they were trying to prove, other than being stupid.

There were two other locations with trails that start you down into the canyon. There were no railings. I started down on one of them, but I was literally shaking the whole time. At the other location, which had a narrower path than the first one, I declined. I declared to my DH that I have a stronger survival instinct than those who dared go on those paths, lol.

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colliemom4 — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:35:07 GMT

Very pretty but not my thing.

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SharkE — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:41:27 GMT

Tom Cruise is so great. Love him.