THIS is the world’s most terrifying ladder that sits a whopping 2,600ft in the air – scaring off even the most avid climbers.
The 120-step ladder rests at a shocking 45-degree slope but has stunning views leading to the summit of Norway’s Mount Hoven.
To reach the infamous ladder, adrenaline junkies must take the notoriously hard ‘Route 2’ climb towards the top of Mount Hoven.
Footage shows the terrifying near-vertical drop as the rickety ladder, called ‘Stigull’, sits at a stomach-churning angle.
While the gorge looks initially to be lush green, the mountain tops are all covered in snow – really showing just how high the ladder is.
If you’re looking to cure a fear of heights, this would be the best place to try as climbers may find themselves up among the clouds.
Loen Active staff member Per Helger Bø said the ladder “has a relatively low level of difficulty” but leaves climbers looking as if they’re “floating in thin air”.
Per said: “We encourage all adventure seekers to try Stigull and get a truly unique fjord experience.”
As part of the route, climbers can cross the Gjolmunne via ferrata suspension bridge – which is a whopping 2,460ft above sea level and nearly 400ft long.
The course also crosses a terrifying 524ft deep gorge.
Even the best climbers may want to challenge themselves with a different route to the summit, dubbed the ‘Ragnarok Extreme’.
This is labelled as the toughest via ferrata in Norway.
Adrenaline junkies that want to climb the ladder would not only have the view to look forward to at the top.
Climbers can visit the Hoven restaurant and perhaps even go a step further to enjoy the ‘Flying Fox’ ziplines – a shocking 3,280ft up.
Despite the hardships to reach Hoven’s summit, the journey down only takes five minutes via Loen Skylift cable car.
For those who suffer with acrophobia and would rather remain firmly on the ground, the area has a lot of land-based fun like kayaking ad pedal boating on the lake.
There’s also a chance to go biking around the nearby Lodalen Valley.
Similar to Norway’s Stigull is the Sky Ladder, or the Stairway to Heaven, in Gosau at Dachstein, Austria.
Part of the challenging via Ferrata (the iron way) climbing route, the Ladder to Heaven is typically reserved for hardened hikers and thrill-seekers.
The route is equipped with steel cables and ladders, which aid climbers in reaching Donnerkogel’s 400m-high peak.
Climbers will face the Ladder to Heaven after completing 75 per cent of the route.
At this point, holidaymakers can expect to find a 40m-long metal ladder that connects a giant gorge from one side to the next.
