Read the following text, which is an article about the invaluable contribution made by Nepali Sherpas to the mountain paths of Norway. Norway's soaring mountain staircases Many people don't know that Norway is the world capital of outdoor stairways: superbly engineered wooden and concrete steps that lead to the country's most beautiful viewpoints. Content removed due to copyright restrictions. Over the course of a month, his team were creating more than 400 steps, made from up to 500 tonnes of local stone, and manoeuvring each one-tonne slab by hand after they had been airdropped into the wilds by helicopter.