Sunday, 1 January 2012

Would You Stand on The Kjeragbolten?

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The name means the Kjerag Bolt - a massive 5 m³ boulder wedged in to a crevasse on the edge of the Kjerag mountain in Lysefjorden, Norway. Without the help of any mountaineering equipment, brave visitors can walk on to the bolt - it is said to bring good luck.

Yet there are consequences for those unsteady of foot: the nearest ledge is 241 meters (790 feet) below. Once you bounce off that there is a drop of a further 735 meters (2,411 feet). So, the question is, would you stand on the Kjeragbolten?

9 comment(s):

Anonymous said...

I absolutely would not.

BoholstWife said...

no way

slab99 said...

Oh hell to the no.

Anonymous said...

Not without a Parachute or Life Insurance!

Deven said...

Never, never, never!!!

Hundewanderer said...

Yes, I would.

Anonymous said...

Buckleys chance.

Anonymous said...

Perhaps yes! :)

Gareth said...

I don't see the problem. It doesn't look like it's going to move any time soon.