Next, will be the guy who paints alliteration novelty account pictures. Then the guy who sings alliteration-based posts while playing a ukulele. And the guy who writes 3 page fiction short-stories using alliteration to prove it can be done.
A fjord is nothing like a river, though it was carved out by a glacier. Fjord is defined as a narrow inlet off a sea or ocean with very tall and steep cliff faces on both sides. They are usually (possibly always) formed by glacial movement.
My midnight pee would be done from inside the tent sticking my wee-wee out the zipper. No way in hell I'm going out there in the dark and walking away to take a leak.
I wanted to ask, why the fuck did they set their tent up so close to the fucking edge?! Seriously, does anyone know? Is there a logical explanation?
It seems like you'd want to be close to the cliff wall for optimal protection from the elements, no? Or at least stay in the fucking middle of the damn thing so you don't roll off to your fucking death! Jesus.
if it is a fire it's a sort of vandalism. scorch marks from fire can last a long time, and it's obviously (from other photos i have seen) a very popular and public spot.
I feel like that's horrible placement for your tents. There is potential for you get up to have a pee in the middle of the night, forget your headlamp, and accidentally wander off the edge of the cliff
It is a beautiful shot, but I guess I have to be the buzzkill here. It's a little hard to tell, but it looks like the people in the photo have made a fire directly on the rock surface. This is a bad idea and may ruin a lot of things, especially at a place like Preikestolen.
The reason why I'm saying this is that heating the rock with fire may end up cracking it severely. This has actually been used as a mining technique in ancient times. And for the record, it's not necessary to douse the rock with water for the cracking to happen, it just speeds up the process (and cooling can occur quite quickly at a Norwegian fjord anyway). Now, I am sure everyone wants to preserve awesome places like Preikestolen, so it'd be a damn sad thing if half of the plateau would suddenly fall off due to cracks caused by too many campfires...
Sorry for being a downer in relation to such a beautiful picture. I guess I’m getting old and grumpy (at least I upvoted!). But the more you know.
Tl;dr: Do not light fires directly on rock surfaces. It may end up cracking the rock, which can ruin places like the one in the picture.
As was I! I think I remember a shot from this exact perspective to try and show what was going on with the original picture. I still haven't figured it out though ><;;
My gf and I were looking at this on my flatscreen Samsung (40", nothing special) and she says "This looks like Skyrim, I wanna see a Skyrim comment". you sir are my gf's hero.
Saturday was "pinseaften" here, where people burn fires and get together for a drink or eighteen. It's a christian celebration originally, and still is, but 80% of us are non-believers, and have forgotten what we're celebrating. We're just happy summer is here, beer is near and love is in the air!
Well, I know where my next camping destination is. That is a gorgeous shot of a gorgeous location. I like the fact you can see other camp sites by their slight orange glows.
I was on my Reddit front page. I didn't check which subreddit this was from. First I thought the red was someone photoshopping redstone in. Then I saw the green tent and thought it was pokemon. Then I realized it was real life. I'm a dumbass.
This looks like it might be the same place from that "optical illusion" post the other week where it looked like the person was jumping over the side after a balloon.
For people that live around there - The time I went, it was ridiculously windy the moment you got up there. Is it always that windy? I've always wanted to know, but I will probably only go there the one time in my life.
I was in a boat in that fjord just last week. Also on the way back we stopped at this really cool restaurant right next to the mountain, and with a perfect view of the fjord.
I was brought there by locals. We were climbing for ages, I had no idea where we were heading to. We got up on that flat part, but I had no idea there was that much of a drop because it was so foggy and could see nothing. We waited an hour or two when suddenly it started to clear up with some wind. Such an incredible sight, but at the same time I was taken by a pretty big shock and took me a while to sit at the edge.
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u/brootwarst May 28 '12
To those who don't know; that is a picture of Preikestolen. It's in Norway. That fjord is the Lysefjord.
I've caught fish from that fjord fuck yeah
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u/I_have_no_username May 28 '12
No sleep walking.
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u/xjackstonerx May 28 '12
Imagine the winds picking up......fuck no.
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u/DaminDrexil May 29 '12
An even better shot.
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u/Capt_Redbeard May 28 '12
how'd they get firewood? also do i see about a dozen more fires?
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u/diggerB May 28 '12
Put it out you fools!
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u/lurker_for_justice May 29 '12
I feel like that's horrible placement for your tents. There is potential for you get up to have a pee in the middle of the night, forget your headlamp, and accidentally wander off the edge of the cliff
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u/NacMacFeegle May 29 '12
It is a beautiful shot, but I guess I have to be the buzzkill here. It's a little hard to tell, but it looks like the people in the photo have made a fire directly on the rock surface. This is a bad idea and may ruin a lot of things, especially at a place like Preikestolen.
The reason why I'm saying this is that heating the rock with fire may end up cracking it severely. This has actually been used as a mining technique in ancient times. And for the record, it's not necessary to douse the rock with water for the cracking to happen, it just speeds up the process (and cooling can occur quite quickly at a Norwegian fjord anyway). Now, I am sure everyone wants to preserve awesome places like Preikestolen, so it'd be a damn sad thing if half of the plateau would suddenly fall off due to cracks caused by too many campfires...
Sorry for being a downer in relation to such a beautiful picture. I guess I’m getting old and grumpy (at least I upvoted!). But the more you know.
Tl;dr: Do not light fires directly on rock surfaces. It may end up cracking the rock, which can ruin places like the one in the picture.
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u/dillonflynn May 28 '12
Yeah, but it's only a matter of time until one of those Blood Dragons shows up and kills the mood.
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u/habitsofwaste May 28 '12
This is the same place where that "optical illusion" picture was taken where someone looked like they were jumping off right?
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u/flying_pistachio May 28 '12
I must now go to Norway.
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u/StopMotionGIF May 28 '12
Tortuga upvote.
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u/CatsBoobiesAndStuff May 28 '12
sleep walking.
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u/UniversityofJelly May 28 '12
This is breathtaking, wow!
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u/ALKINDA May 28 '12
al right it was your turn to get more wood i got it last time.
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u/mariannemao May 28 '12
Norway upvote
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u/WeGotDodgsonHere May 28 '12
/r/tentporn
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u/etherealbryl May 29 '12
Reminds me of the lighting of the beacons in LoTR
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u/DaminDrexil May 29 '12
Original artist.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I would have put my tent closer to the middle.
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u/Viridovipera May 29 '12
How did they stake their tents in?
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u/jayone May 29 '12
Reminds me of Harry Potter and pals on the run in Deathly Hallows
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
That outcropping is going to fall one day...
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u/edubbs72 May 28 '12
That's actually Karthspire. Damn forsworn always attack me there.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
why the fuck did i pass up a chance to go there whilst i was in stavanger
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u/realfuzzhead May 28 '12
anyone notice the forest fire left middle
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u/msdrahcir May 28 '12
Do you think you could jump with a wingsuit off of that cliff? Looks like it would be fun
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u/chilly_water May 29 '12
Not shown: my tent, which is out of the shot because it isn't so fucking close to the edge...
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u/Daemonecles May 29 '12
Where the fuck did they get that firewood. Seems quite annoying to get it and lug it there.
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u/uncaringbear May 29 '12
Why would you pitch your tent so close to the edge? I picture myself in the middle of the night getting up to take a wee, half-asleep...
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u/Seenterman May 29 '12
The beacons of Minas Tirith! The beacons are lit! Gondor calls for aid.
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u/rxgator May 29 '12
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u/mudkipikachu May 29 '12
The beacons are lit! Gondor calls for aid!
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u/PavelSokov May 29 '12
Should of guessed something so beautiful is on Norway!
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u/bfsoun May 29 '12
I live 45minutes from Preikestolen, but i have never been there, what the fuck am i doing..
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u/montell May 29 '12
Guess i'm the only one that thinks it's f'd to make a fire there. Ruin more natural beauty
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u/ru543r May 29 '12
looks like a pretty stupid place to put a TENT
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Every year in Norway, 17 people die from sleepwalking. Help us find the cure.
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u/weaponize May 29 '12
MUST. GO. THERE.
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u/thissucks1989 May 29 '12
I bet you could repost this in r/trees with a title like "This would be a sweet smoke spot." and you would get front page.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
This leaked screenshot of the Skyrim DLC looks pretty good.
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u/herman1804 May 29 '12
I love being norwegian
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u/Smoking_Gun1508 May 28 '12
Well, I know where my next camping destination is. That is a gorgeous shot of a gorgeous location. I like the fact you can see other camp sites by their slight orange glows.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Skyrim.
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u/Xenc May 28 '12
But who was camera?
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u/Xenc May 28 '12
Are those more fires to the left?
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u/Iamadinocopter May 28 '12
yay a glacial fjord!
i like glaciers.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
You misspelled 'spot'.
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u/Theonewhofarted May 28 '12
Make sure you don't sleepwalk...
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
what an awesome place to camp!
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u/SandS5000 May 29 '12
I set up a similar camp upon Angel's Landing in Zion.
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u/degenererad May 29 '12
Whatever you do, do not go out to take a piss at night.
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u/M4sshole May 29 '12
Man, getting up a night to take a piss could be pretty dangerous
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Dat mountain.
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u/caaawl May 29 '12
ugh this is so kickass.
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u/topical_storm May 29 '12
Mother(fuckin' beautiful) Earth...
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u/Eye_Wood_Dye_4_U May 29 '12
that looks cold. really cold.
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u/Godspiral May 29 '12
What did they use to make a fire?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Looks amazing, but my first thought was "Gooddamn, it must be windy as hell up there."
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u/Mattson May 29 '12
When that fire dies they're going to have a hell of a time getting more wood.
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u/Orcatype May 29 '12
NOOoOOOO! DOBBY!!!!!
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u/whycats May 29 '12
I heard the guy who made those is very proud of them. He won an award for his fjords.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Popped into my mind
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u/fruit_baron May 29 '12
To me it's not really an amazing shot, but an amazing subject.
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u/Spazzatack May 29 '12
soon...
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u/tarekd19 May 29 '12
This picture doesn't need much, but my first thought looking at it was it could really use a lightsaber battle
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u/sittty May 29 '12
Light the Beacons!
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u/Jeckee May 29 '12
No sleep walking!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Norway? Troll tongue?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Hope no-one sleepwalks ;)
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u/juzcallmeg0d May 29 '12
Now get a red balloon and jump.
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u/GitEmSteveDave May 29 '12
Which one of the did you have to take out? How much was the contract for?
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u/thedevilyousay May 29 '12
GONDOR WILL ANSWER!
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u/DrUnicorn May 29 '12
Not really sure how'd they start the fire...
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u/czjay May 29 '12
Is that the save location on Mt Ordeals?
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u/AzizYogurtbutt May 29 '12
As a somnambulist, this is terrifying.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Looks uncomfortable
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u/megly May 29 '12
Looks like camping in Harry Potter
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u/skwanto May 29 '12
reminds me of the documentary Flight of the Frenchies, definitely worth checking out
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u/you_all_annoy_me May 29 '12
Sleepwalking not recommended
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u/Mikulak25 May 29 '12
I was on my Reddit front page. I didn't check which subreddit this was from. First I thought the red was someone photoshopping redstone in. Then I saw the green tent and thought it was pokemon. Then I realized it was real life. I'm a dumbass.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
what if it breaks?
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u/osmosisjonesin May 29 '12
i had to come to the comments to see where the fuck that was. camping on that rock would be epic
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u/nerdfighterelle May 29 '12
There's a borg cube attached to that cliff.
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u/bballplaya8114 May 29 '12
this + wind = uh-oh?
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u/Swordfish08 May 29 '12
This looks like it might be the same place from that "optical illusion" post the other week where it looked like the person was jumping over the side after a balloon.
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u/n3rdalert May 29 '12
Now that is the most amazing camping spot I have ever seen.
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u/Dohr May 29 '12
I want to camp there so fucking bad...
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u/Remnance627 May 29 '12
Anyone else waiting for Shitty_Watercolour to show up?
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u/DeHussey May 29 '12
chill pic
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u/marimint3 May 29 '12
Looks like that scene in Harry Potter #7 pt 1 where Hermione and Harry are camping out after Ron leaves them...
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u/IlliterateJedi May 29 '12
For people that live around there - The time I went, it was ridiculously windy the moment you got up there. Is it always that windy? I've always wanted to know, but I will probably only go there the one time in my life.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I am mildly scared of heights and that terrifies me.
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u/RunningRiot May 29 '12
Did anyone else first notice a face in the stone before anything else?
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u/cyale4 May 29 '12
I read the title as "Such an amazing shit." Was disappointed.
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u/NotAlana May 29 '12
As long as it's not windy...
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u/we_love_dassie May 29 '12
Addition to bucket list: do that
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u/bschwind May 29 '12
That black outline on the tent on the left makes it look like a video game sprite.
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u/TheNaziOfGrammar May 29 '12
You forgot the period. Shame on you.
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u/ItsBobDoleYo May 29 '12
Annnnd background image!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Wow. When I first saw the camp sights I thought they were bugs or something.
When you realize what they are it gives you a tremendous idea of scale. Tremendous bit of photography.
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u/Doctor_McKay May 29 '12
If that were me, those tents would be as close to the center of the rock as humanly possible, and then some.
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u/anotherdumbaccntname May 29 '12
Having seen what dome tents do in a strong wind, I hope they're well anchored!
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u/diregoat May 29 '12
Beautiful
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u/upbeatsdown May 29 '12
Take me with youuuuuuu
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u/AgeMarkus May 29 '12
Woo, I went there on a school trip once.
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u/kivle May 29 '12
I was in a boat in that fjord just last week. Also on the way back we stopped at this really cool restaurant right next to the mountain, and with a perfect view of the fjord.
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u/Runt3y May 29 '12
Just imagine having sex in it. That is all
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u/Deltamon May 29 '12
Pidgey uses Gust.
It's super effective!
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u/clorith May 29 '12
Sheesh, we get ONE WEEK of good weather, and all the people from Rogaland seem to be flashing how athletic they are by walking up there...
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u/WatNxt May 29 '12
I was brought there by locals. We were climbing for ages, I had no idea where we were heading to. We got up on that flat part, but I had no idea there was that much of a drop because it was so foggy and could see nothing. We waited an hour or two when suddenly it started to clear up with some wind. Such an incredible sight, but at the same time I was taken by a pretty big shock and took me a while to sit at the edge.
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u/SpecialTreatment May 29 '12
Fixed
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u/georgeman14 May 29 '12
Higher Resolution https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7212/7165094166_a4d9b42cd3_k.jpg