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Watch Two Hikers Trek on Ice So Clear it Looks Like They’re Walking on Water

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Two hikers have come close to reenacting that stunt of Biblical renown: walking on water.

Well, it’s not water, but it is H20 in its solid form. A YouTube video uploaded Monday shows hikers walking on a frozen lake in the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia. In just two days, the video has amassed over 600,000 views.

The Tatra mountains are part of the Carpathian range, and its highest peak has an elevation of 8,711. The range is home to bears, wolves and wild boar, as well as some very clear and beautiful frozen lakes, it seems.

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