A rock between two hard places

If you're looking for a high altitude fix when the snows subside, you may want to consider Norway's Kjeragbolten. Wedged firmly in place around 50,000 B.C, the boulder for bolder hikers bridges a 6 1/2-foot gap 3,228 feet above the stony abyss of Lysefjord, a 26-mile-long fjord popular with BASE jumpers. The same glacier that carved the fjord left Kjeragbolten stranded in Kjerag Mountain, jamming it in place before melting away during the last Ice Age. Kjeragbolten, which means "Kjerag Boulder," is a popular hiking destination as it can be reached without any special climbing gear, and, of course, most find the chance to pose on top for an irresistible photo op. Check out this scary stone skywalk below.

Mountain sheep are common to the area, and apparently fearless.

Kjeragbolten is wedged within a fjord named Lysefjord, which means "light fjord," a reference to the pale color of the granite

If you're standing atop Kjeragbolten, and can bear to look down, this is what you'll see

At 176.5 cubic feet, Kjeragbolten has much more substance than a tightrope, but balancing atop it is no less scary.

With a 3,228-foot drop below, plenty of visitors need a little encouragement.

The same large glacier that filled the valley and carved the fjords wedged Kjeragbolten into place during the last Ice Age.

With its high altitude and sheer cliffs, it's little wonder this area is very popular with BASE jumpers.

It's estimated that Kjeragbolten was wedged into place about 50,000 B.C., around the same time as the emergence of the first behaviorally modern humans.