Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

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WALKING ON THE TROLL’S TONGUE
A spur of rock projecting out above a glacial blue lake, Trolltunga is
one of Norway’s most legendary, and legend-laden, hikes.
It’s a grey autumn morning in the mountains of western Norway. A shroud of
cloud is suspended over the black peaks above Lake Ringedalsvatnet as I strap
up my boots and begin to climb. It’s early, and the forest is quiet. Morning dew
glitters on the mossy boulders, and mist filters between the trees, tinting everything
in a silky smoke-glow, as though the world’s being viewed through a pane of