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Tourists stand on a boulder above a 3,000-foot drop

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High in the majestic Norwegian mountains, a massive round glacial boulder named Kjeragbolten sits precariously wedged within a deep vertical mountain crevasse. Thrill-seeking tourists constantly risk their lives simply to stand directly upon the tiny suspended rock, surrounded by an absolutely terrifying three thousand foot drop.

Tourists stand on a boulder above a 3,000-foot drop
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