In Norway, “Sherpa stairs” refers to stone trails built in mountainous areas, often by Nepali Sherpas. They’re known for blending into the landscape, preventing erosion, and making hiking routes more accessible.

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  3. Average salary in Nepal seems to be 2500 Euro per year so that would be 25k euro for a summer’s work. If that money actually goes to the workers and not some agency in-between then it’s really good on them but I kinda doubt it.

    And I’ve seen photos in other places with them carrying huge stones in weird ways. Don’t they have work safety regulations in Norway?

  4. Are Norwegians not willing to build paths themselves?

  6. Shame the picture has text blocking the view of the most significant part of the steps. 🤦🏽‍♂️ 

  7. it’s insane that folks actually haul those rocks up there real MVP’s 👏 Now THAT’S effort.

  9. I have a love/hate relationship with these stairs. I go on a lot of mountain hikes in Norway, and the stairs certainly helps making some tops more accessible without equipment and i really appreciate the work put into them and the natural non-intrusive way they are made.

    HOWEVER its murder on the legs to walk freaking thousands of steps. I much prefer walking trails and jumping from rock to rock because the strain are divided on different muscles rather than just murdering your thigh with endless repetative movements.

  12. There are quite a few of them at many popular hiking destinations here in Norway and honestly, these stairs suck. Walking up stairs instead is exhausting on a completely different level than just walking up a path. It’s completely unnatural to walk stairs for hours, it’s an awful experience.

    Also, they make the destinations more accessible, with the consequence that a lot more people use them, which destroy the surrounding nature even more. We don’t have to make everything accessible for everyone all the time, even if the underlying motivation is noble.

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