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Scariest hiking trail in the world

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Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Did you guys miss the safety line that runs all the way along the path. That kind of kills it for me. I would do that no problem as long as I was clipped in like that.
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did you see how well maintained the trail was? do you think the safety line was as maintained? i sure in the hell don't.

 
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Did you guys miss the safety line that runs all the way along the path. That kind of kills it for me. I would do that no problem as long as I was clipped in like that.
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did you see how well maintained the trail was? do you think the safety line was as maintained? i sure in the hell don't.
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I'd be pretty confident in it actually. They probably can't repair the trail because its impossible to get the equipment in those places, but its not hard to maintain a safety wire. And the fact that there even is a safety wire or that people are aloud to travel on it says enough for me. Its not as if they would let people they don't know, possibly inexperienced hikers, balancing on round poles thousands of feet up. I'd do it.
 
When I climbed Mt. Rainier in 2007, there was a section of the route that was as scary as that - even with safety lines. No joke.
 
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Did you guys miss the safety line that runs all the way along the path. That kind of kills it for me. I would do that no problem as long as I was clipped in like that.
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did you see how well maintained the trail was? do you think the safety line was as maintained? i sure in the hell don't.
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I'd be pretty confident in it actually. They probably can't repair the trail because its impossible to get the equipment in those places, but its not hard to maintain a safety wire. And the fact that there even is a safety wire or that people are aloud to travel on it says enough for me. Its not as if they would let people they don't know, possibly inexperienced hikers, balancing on round poles thousands of feet up. I'd do it.
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Official access to the path was removed in 2000 after a tourist died trying to cross it.

 
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Did you guys miss the safety line that runs all the way along the path. That kind of kills it for me. I would do that no problem as long as I was clipped in like that.
Click to expand...

did you see how well maintained the trail was? do you think the safety line was as maintained? i sure in the hell don't.
Click to expand...

I'd be pretty confident in it actually. They probably can't repair the trail because its impossible to get the equipment in those places, but its not hard to maintain a safety wire. And the fact that there even is a safety wire or that people are aloud to travel on it says enough for me. Its not as if they would let people they don't know, possibly inexperienced hikers, balancing on round poles thousands of feet up. I'd do it.
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from Wiki:
Several people have lost their lives on the walkway in recent years; after four people died in two accidents in 1999 and 2000[citation needed], the local government closed the entrances. However, many adventurous tourists still find their way onto the walkway to explore it.


So its been closed (so NO maintance) for 8 years. yeah i would consider that line safe. 😀

 
Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
Jeez what's up with the long gaps of missing concrete. The fuck.
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Lack of infrastructure stimulus spending.


edit: not anymore, "The regional government of Andalusia budgeted in 2006 for a restoration plan[1] estimated at ? 7 million."


Love Andalusia!
 
Originally posted by: Cookie
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Did you guys miss the safety line that runs all the way along the path. That kind of kills it for me. I would do that no problem as long as I was clipped in like that.
Click to expand...

did you see how well maintained the trail was? do you think the safety line was as maintained? i sure in the hell don't.
Click to expand...

I'd be pretty confident in it actually. They probably can't repair the trail because its impossible to get the equipment in those places, but its not hard to maintain a safety wire. And the fact that there even is a safety wire or that people are aloud to travel on it says enough for me. Its not as if they would let people they don't know, possibly inexperienced hikers, balancing on round poles thousands of feet up. I'd do it.
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Official access to the path was removed in 2000 after a tourist died trying to cross it.
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Not to diminish your reply, but wiki has no citation for that fact. I'm sure people have died though. "However, many adventurous tourists still find their way onto the walkway to explore it." So its not like people randomly stumble across this path and say "hey this could be fun". The hikers in the pictures on wiki are geared as if they knew damn well what they are getting into.

About that safety cable though 🙂 If they officially shut it down in 2000 and it hasn't been checked or maintained in 9 years then that's a little concerning. I think if I was with people that have done it before or could assure me that its doable I'd do it.
 
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Originally posted by: Cookie
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Did you guys miss the safety line that runs all the way along the path. That kind of kills it for me. I would do that no problem as long as I was clipped in like that.
Click to expand...

did you see how well maintained the trail was? do you think the safety line was as maintained? i sure in the hell don't.
Click to expand...

I'd be pretty confident in it actually. They probably can't repair the trail because its impossible to get the equipment in those places, but its not hard to maintain a safety wire. And the fact that there even is a safety wire or that people are aloud to travel on it says enough for me. Its not as if they would let people they don't know, possibly inexperienced hikers, balancing on round poles thousands of feet up. I'd do it.
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Official access to the path was removed in 2000 after a tourist died trying to cross it.
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Not to diminish your reply, but wiki has no citation for that fact. I'm sure people have died though. "However, many adventurous tourists still find their way onto the walkway to explore it." So its not like people randomly stumble across this path and say "hey this could be fun". The hikers in the pictures on wiki are geared as if they knew damn well what they are getting into.

About that safety cable though 🙂 If they officially shut it down in 2000 and it hasn't been checked or maintained in 9 years then that's a little concerning. I think if I was with people that have done it before or could assure me that its doable I'd do it.
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Wiki may not have a citation for that fact, but I found it on many other sites as well.

http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/11989.html

I do agree though, if I was certain of the safety wire and had proper gear, I'd do it. Especially if the restorations are completed.
 
I'll be in Germany for the next two years, I plan on making a road trip out of this and the running of the bulls in Pamplona 🙂

edit: omg definitely going to go a day early... 😀
 
Originally posted by: Cookie
I do agree though, if I was certain of the safety wire and had proper gear, I'd do it. Especially if the restorations are completed.
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Well, if you are certain of the safety wire then it is a cake walk. It is the uncertainty that makes it challenging.
 
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Originally posted by: Cookie
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Did you guys miss the safety line that runs all the way along the path. That kind of kills it for me. I would do that no problem as long as I was clipped in like that.
Click to expand...

did you see how well maintained the trail was? do you think the safety line was as maintained? i sure in the hell don't.
Click to expand...

I'd be pretty confident in it actually. They probably can't repair the trail because its impossible to get the equipment in those places, but its not hard to maintain a safety wire. And the fact that there even is a safety wire or that people are aloud to travel on it says enough for me. Its not as if they would let people they don't know, possibly inexperienced hikers, balancing on round poles thousands of feet up. I'd do it.
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Official access to the path was removed in 2000 after a tourist died trying to cross it.
Click to expand...

Not to diminish your reply, but wiki has no citation for that fact. I'm sure people have died though. "However, many adventurous tourists still find their way onto the walkway to explore it." So its not like people randomly stumble across this path and say "hey this could be fun". The hikers in the pictures on wiki are geared as if they knew damn well what they are getting into.

About that safety cable though 🙂 If they officially shut it down in 2000 and it hasn't been checked or maintained in 9 years then that's a little concerning. I think if I was with people that have done it before or could assure me that its doable I'd do it.
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I'm sure thats what everyone that died on the trail said...

hahhah jk

I want to know why the fuck and how the fuck that was all built.

 
Originally posted by: Chryso
Originally posted by: Cookie
I do agree though, if I was certain of the safety wire and had proper gear, I'd do it. Especially if the restorations are completed.
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Well, if you are certain of the safety wire then it is a cake walk. It is the uncertainty that makes it challenging.
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Oh yes, let's have the floor drop out from under you with only that relatively thin and unmaintained wire holding you up and let's see how "challenging" you think it is.
 
Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
I fully admit I am a big clumsy oaf, but the sections where he had to walk on just the metal beam made me a little queasy. Unless this is less scary in real life than it appears on the video, I would be too afraid to hike it.
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Yeah that happens in real life. When have you seen a video that was less scary than the real thing...
 
Originally posted by: HeXploiT

Yeah that happens in real life. When have you seen a video that was less scary than the real thing...
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It's just that it's hard to judge perspective on video sometimes, so it's hard to know for sure how the reality tracks with what that video shows. The videographer here appears to be more athletic than me, but he makes it fairly easily across the beam sections. I'm fairly sure I'd be too paralyzed by fear to even try, but sometimes these things are not as bad as they seem. Honestly, though, knowing myself as I do, I don't see the point in my trying to do this just to do it - the risk to reward ratio just doesn't support it. Actually I will be in Andalucia in April, so I could try it then, but I won't!
 
Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
Originally posted by: HeXploiT

Yeah that happens in real life. When have you seen a video that was less scary than the real thing...
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It's just that it's hard to judge perspective on video sometimes, so it's hard to know for sure how the reality tracks with what that video shows. The videographer here appears to be more athletic than me, but he makes it fairly easily across the beam sections. I'm fairly sure I'd be too paralyzed by fear to even try, but sometimes these things are not as bad as they seem. Honestly, though, knowing myself as I do, I don't see the point in my trying to do this just to do it - the risk to reward ratio just doesn't support it. Actually I will be in Andalucia in April, so I could try it then, but I won't!
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I can identify and concur with your logic.😀
 
That trail doesn't look that bad - I've seen a few of the ridgeline spine trails for mountain bikers - literally a two foot across trail and it drops on both sides. I really wish I could find the pictures, but that's hella more scary than this ...
 
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