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Mount Thor in Canada has the world s longest vertical drop. If you fell off it, you would fall for over a kilometer before you hit anything.

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Fun Fact: Mount Thor in Canada has the world’s longest vertical drop. If you fell off it, you would fall for over a kilometer before you hit anything.

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