Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles.
- 7.6km (4.8mi)
- round-trip 3-4 hours plus Pulpit time
- elevation differential 334m (1,096 ft)
Preikestolen (English: «Preacher’s Pulpit», «Preacher’s Chair» or «Pulpit Rock’») … is a steep cliff which rises 604 metres (1,982 ft) above the Lysefjorden. …
Tourism at the site has been increasing in recent years, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors in 2012 …
It’s crowded on a sunny day in August.
And it’s certainly going to get more crowded now that Tom Cruise was here.
If you want to have the Pulpit all to yourself, tent up there and go late evening or early morning. Tenting is legal, but not on the Pulpit itself.
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… authorities have opted not to install fencing or other safety devices as they felt it would detract from the natural beauty of the site and the fact that fatalities at the site are extremely rare …
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Up top I realized I’d left my good camcorder and tripod on my rent-a-car in the very busy parking lot. Surprise, surprise … it was still there when I got back 4 hours later.
related – Victoria’s trip report
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