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[15 Incredible Cliff Faces of Asia]Trango Towers, Pakistan

The Great Trango Tower's east face is the world’s tallest near-vertical drop. The Trango Towers, a group of granite spires of the Karakoram range in northern Pakistan, are known for their large cliffs and therefore challenging climbs. Their highest point is the summit of Great Trango Tower, which stands at 6,286 m (20,608 ft). So the next time you watch a movie that shows a spectacular jump from..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces Cliffs of South America]Angel Falls, Venezuela

Angel Falls as seen from Isla Raton. Next up is Auyantepui or Devil’s Mountain in the Canaima National Park in Bolivar State, Venezuela, where Angel Falls (Santo Angel in Spanish) drops from a cleft near the summit. Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 m (3,212 ft), with the height of the longest drop 807 m (2,647 ft). As a comparison, the Angel Falls are more than 19 times higher..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces of North America]Kalaupapa Cliffs, Hawaii

The lush green cliffs of Kalaupapa as seen from a plane in 2006, with the village on the left. The Kalaupapa Cliffs in Hawaii are the highest sea cliffs in the world, dropping about 1,010 m (3,315 ft) into the Pacific Ocean. The Kalaupapa peninsula was created during the eruption of the underwater Kauhako Volcano, and the small village of Kalaupapa is nestled right at the base of the cliffs Read..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces of North America]Half Dome, Yosemite

The aptly named Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Half Dome is a granite dome at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park in California. Its granite crest stands more than 1,444 m (4,737 ft) tall above the valley. Called “perfectly inaccessible” at the end of the 19th century, the cliff today is ascended by thousands of climbers each year, via a 13.7 km (8.5 mi) trail, aid..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces of North America]Mount Thor, Canada

Mount Thor is the greatest vertical drop on earth. Auyuittuq National Park is also home of Mount Thor or Thor Peak. It is popular with climbers because at 1,250 m (4,101 ft), it is the world’s greatest purely vertical drop, with an average angle of 105 degrees. Just like Mount Asgard, Mount Thor gets its name from Norse mythology and Thor, the god of thunder, specifically. Did you know that Thor..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces of North America]Mount Asgard, Canada

Mount Asgard's 1,200 m (3,900 ft) tall twin peaks featured in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me when a stuntman performed a BASE jump off the top. Norwegian mythology has also influenced Mount Asgard in Auyuittuq National Park, many thousand miles away on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Asgard is said to be the realm of the gods in Norse mythology and looking a..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces in Europe]Ramnjefellet, Norway

Troll Wall is Europe's tallest vertical rock face. Troll Wall or Trollveggen in the Romsdal Valley on the Norwegian west coast is, at 1,100 metres from base to summit, the tallest vertical rock face in Europe. The wall can be climbed via one of 14 official routes but is recommended for advanced climbers only. Troll Wall used to be popular with BASE jumpers, especially in the eighties, but the sp..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces in Europe]Ramnjefellet, Norway

Ramnjefellsfossen is the 11th-highest waterfall in the world. As we have seen, Norway is a whole treasure trove of cliffs and Ramnjefellet in Styn, Nesdalen, is no exception. This mountain even has the famous Ramnjefellsfossen waterfall at its summit. Its total drop is 818 m (2,685 feet) over five free-leaping cascades. Read more at http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/incredible-cliff-..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces in Europe]Kjerag, Lysefjorden

Lysefjorden as seen from Kjerag. Directly opposite Preikestolen in Norway is another breathtaking cliff, Kjerag or Kiragg. Its highest point is 1,110 m above sea level and its northern drop is 984 m (3,228 ft). It is popular with many hikers who prefer Kjerag to the more crowded Preikestolen and with BASE jumpers who dive off the cliffs. Would you dare to go there? Another popular pastime is jum..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces in Europe]Preikestolen, Norway

Preikestolen offers breathtaking views Prekestolen or Preikestolen is a massive cliff 604 metres (1982 feet) above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag plateau in Forsand, Norway, about one hour away from the town of Stavanger. Read more at http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/incredible-cliff-faces/10012?image=9#ZzbXm76mD5qtcbpi.99

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces in Europe]Cabo Girao, Madeira, Portugal

The southern part of the Madeira Islands, belonging to Portugal, are home of Cabo Girão, a 589-m-high and 1 km long sea cliff that is a popular lookout point.

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces in Europe]Croaghaun Cliff, Ireland

Croaghaun is Europe's third-highest cliff. The mountain with the highest cliffs in Ireland is Croaghaun in County Mayo. At 664 m (2,178 ft), they are also the third-highest cliffs in Europe. The Croaghaun Cliffs loop around the uninhibited northwest of Achill Island and are accessible only by climbing to the top of the mountain. Hikers are then rewarded with breathtaking views of a vast array of..

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces in Europe]Cliffs of Moher

Beachy Head is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m (530 ft) above sea level. Beachy Head is the name of chalk cliffs on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters, a series of chalk cliffs close to the English Channel.

[15 Incredible Cliff Faces in Europe]Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters

Beachy Head is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m (530 ft) above sea level. Beachy Head is the name of chalk cliffs on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters, a series of chalk cliffs close to the English Channel.