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Huashan plank walk - not for those scared of heights!!!

submitted by Hybrid

1 decade 4 years 7 months 1 week ago

"This is the second time I have visited Hua Shan mountain located near the city of Xi'an. Luckily this time it wasn't windy so I was able to traverse the amazing plank walk.

PS. Many apologies for swearing in video

Before reaching the planks it is necessary to walk along a narrow ledge and then climb down a near vertical chain ladder on the cliff side. For safety reasons a harness must be worn which has attached to it 2 clips. One or both clips are connected to a series of thick metal cables that run all the way down the cliff side, along the plank walk and beyond.

So all in all the so called "Most Dangerous Hike in the World" is actually quite a safe hike. As long as you don't do anything stupid that is :-)" - David Goorney @ YouTube

NSFW for some swearing.

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There's an interesting book by translator and poet Bill Porter (also publishes as "Red Pine") titled "Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits". Porter hikes and climbs these sort of trails and interviews many Taoist and Buddhist hermits living in the huts and caves of these same mountains.

http://www.amazon.ca/Road-Heaven-Encounters-Chinese-Hermits/dp/1582435235/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281393253&sr=1-1

It's certainly congested, I'd love to go there.

*eia

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jqpublick says...

>> ^qualm:

There's an interesting book by translator and poet Bill Porter (also publishes as "Red Pine") titled "Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits". Porter hikes and climbs these sort of trails and interviews many Taoist and Buddhist hermits living in the huts and caves of these same mountains.
http://w
ww.amazon.ca/Road-Heaven-Encounters-Chinese-Hermits/dp/1582435235/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281393253&sr=1-1

I just picked up this book this weekend, currently on page 83! His description of that walk doesn't exactly do it justice. A very interesting read, nonetheless.

*quality

I assume a walk along those planks would cure even the worst constipation. I know I'd have the runs after just a few meters.

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by radx.

Eh I prefer the camino del rey speed run...

Mcboinkens says...

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>> ^Mcboinkens:

Just watching this made my palms get sweaty. Scary stuff!

Give this one a shot.

http://videosift.com/video/Paris-la-Dfense-200-Meters-High-Crane-Climbing

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