Even the original walkway looks like a cakewalk in comparison to the Huashan plank walk in China.

But +1 for adding wifi so you can look up what to do when hyperventilating up there.

http://videosift.com/video/Huashan-plank-walk-not-for-those-scared-of-heights

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hua

>> ^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

Cheers for the quality!!

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*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.

Your video, Huashan plank walk - not for those scared of heights!!!, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

>> ^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.