Preikestolen

It appears that every man and their dog, child, granny who goes to Stavanger wants to see and /or climb to the famous cliff top. We decided to join them and be prepared to be patient. The first horror to overcome is the fact that it costs 200 Krone to park your car or van; an amazing cost even worse than the Lake District. After parking and getting ready we set off on the trail. It is advertised as about 4 kilometres with a height difference of 400 metres, conveniently ignoring the fact that the path goes up and down, and taking 2 hours. We’re far from fit, but also not unfit either, so it was one long wait and then overtake until we reached Preikestolen, Pulpit Rock, itself. We were passed once and I admired the determination of people who had obviously not been up a hill in years. Saying all that the path is delightful with great views and the honey pot at the end shrugs off its visitors. The blip is of the rock and Lysefjorden below with a sightseeing boat just leaving; it’s 600 metres straight down. We then went away from the crowds and up the actual hill of Preikestolen, which is just over 700 metres and has great views out to Stavanger and also inland. The sxtra is on the way down showing the crowds and up Lysefjorden to the higher hills beyond.