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Stigull StairwayNordfjord, Norway
Okay, we’ll put you out of your misery.
The Stigull Stairway, consisting of a 40-metre-long ladder suspended above the Norwegian Fjords, sits a staggering 790 metres above the ground. Yep, 7-9-0. That’s the height of almost two and a half Eiffel Towers (sorry, it’s taken us longer than expected to get the Olympics out of our brains).
The ladder’s made up of 120 teeny tiny steps and sits at a slope of 45 degrees, which is enough to make even the steadiest of climbers a little shaky. Luckily, the attraction has a very low difficulty rating and experience level, so as long as you’re not deathly afraid of heights, you should be okay.
And when you make it to the end, hopefully with your lunch still firmly in your stomach, you’ve got the epic views from the top of Mount Hoven waiting for you. There’s also a restaurant, a gift shop (we’re sensing an ‘I survived’ t-shirt purchase in your near future) and the fjord’s famous Leon Skylift cable car to keep your adventure going.
But the stairway isn’t the only adrenaline-inducing attraction the Norwegian village of Leon has going for it. It’s also home to the Via Ferrata, one of the most spectacular climbing routes in the world, as well as a death-defying zipline and an only slightly less terrifying suspension bridge.
The Via Ferrata Leon, Zipline and return with Loen Skylift which includes the Stigull Stairway is around US $200.
Purely depends on your fear of heights!
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