Pulpit Rock is a flat granite stage hanging 604 metres above the Lysefjord, and the walk to it is a well-built eight-kilometre round trip of stone staircases and boardwalk — steep in bursts, entirely manageable in trainers with tread. The final ledge has no barriers because Norway trusts you; sit down and shuffle if the drop disagrees with your knees. Leave the Preikestolen lodge car park by 7am in July, or come in September when the coach crowds thin dramatically.
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