Cult hike to Preikestolen

The decision to undertake the cult hike to Preikestolen despite the poor weather forecast paid off. Even though the route requires a lot of coordination, a head for heights and fitness, many hikers set off when the sun is shining to experience the breathtaking view from the 600 meter high cliff into the Lysefjord below at the end of the hike. During our hike, forecast rain and snow showers prevented many from starting and so there were only a few of us on the way to the "preacher pulpit" at Preikestolen. These hikes are rightly one of the most beautiful in Norway. The 8km route takes you over varied terrain through swampland, forests and stone steps built by Nepalese Sherpas. From the base camp, which can be reached by car from Stavanger in around 30 minutes, you first go along partly steep rocky paths to various plateaus, the moors of which can be crossed with dry feet thanks to wooden footbridges. The destination, the Preistolen, is a plateau that drops steeply at the edges for 600 meters to the Lysefjord below. Looking into the abyss leads to various tests of courage and even in the bad weather with slippery stones and strong gusts of wind, a queue had formed during our hike so that the brave ones could have themselves photographed alone at the abyss, some with their legs dangling over the abyss. I did that too and am waving to the interested reader from a little distance from the edge of the cliff in the picture 9.