In Norway we don’t put fences around everything that is dangerous. This picture shows, from the left, Trolltunga, Kjeragbolten and Prekestolen. No fences. Yes, you can fall off. If you do, you will die.
Some things are so dangerous that we do put fences in front of them, e.g. glaciers.
This is the glacier Nigardsbreen. Do you see the bit of ice in the red ring?
That block of ice killed two tourists in 2014. They passed several warning signs and evaded the fence, so they could get closer to the glacier.
This picture was taken at Nigardsbreen the day after the accident. That is a Police perimeter they are crossing:
Nigardsbreen the day after the accident, inside the fenced-off area, inside the Police perimeter:
Glaciers are not huge innocent stationary ice cubes. They are in motion. As they move, they break up.
Most people know that sheer drops and wild rivers are dangerous, but when natural phenomena are fenced off in Norway, it means that they are way more dangerous than you think! So, for the love of all you hold dear, stay on the right side of the fence near a glacier! If there is no fence, keep your distance!
Update July 6th, 2017. Nigardsbreen, a few metres away from where the accident happened in 2014:
According to Norwegian public broadcaster NRK they were having lunch.
Update August 5th, 2018. Nigardsbreen. Three people ended up in the water when the glacier calved. One of them did not survive. NRK: Tre personar fall i Nigardsbrevatnet
This picture was taken a few hours before the 2018 accident: