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11-16-2008, 01:34 PM #1
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Not for those with a fear of heights!
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A friend sent me this link, and I couldn't stop watching it (with jaw dropping). According to the comments, this path in Spain has been closed due to people falling to their deaths on it, and you can certainly see why if you watch it. Not for the faint of heart but kinda wild to see!
http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/pe...hike_in_spain/
Would you hike it? Not me!
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11-16-2008, 01:46 PM #2
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11-16-2008, 03:18 PM #3
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Sheesh, talk about having sweaty palms!
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11-16-2008, 03:39 PM #4
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Yeahbut (I didn't explain very well), the folks who are on it in the video found their way on it even though it is closed and obviously very dangerous!
Originally Posted by salsabike
Emily
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11-16-2008, 04:57 PM #5
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Wow.
Thanks for posting that.
here's some more photos.2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
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11-16-2008, 05:17 PM #6
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Oooh, thanks for those -- I would definitely have enjoyed walking it in its "heyday", but def. not now! Can you imagine what they went through building this?! Originally Posted by Zen
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11-16-2008, 05:43 PM #7
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Reminds me of the thread we had about this guy:
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11-16-2008, 06:32 PM #8
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I get slightly nervous just riding here
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11-17-2008, 12:07 AM #9
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cool
I'd walk up it..as long as i had something to hold on to...
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11-17-2008, 04:43 AM #10
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Zen -- where is that spot on the C&O? East of Great Falls, there is a blind corner. I'm always worried I'll end up in the drink.
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11-17-2008, 04:56 AM #11
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This is between Fort Frederick and Williamsport. I like to call it the Redneck Riviera.
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11-17-2008, 06:49 AM #12
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I'm hoping to ride out that far sometime next year.
Are you getting snow tonight? I saw that WV and Cumberland are under a snow advisory.
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11-17-2008, 07:15 AM #13
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I have a phobia of falling. Heights per se don't bother me, but if an elevation feels unprotected I go into full-blown panic even if it's only a few feet. (Climbing antenna tower = fine. Getting off tower onto roof = can't do it. Open spiral staircase in lighthouse = cling to wall, don't turn eyes left or right, crab-walk all the way up, fight back tears, coming down is even worse. Outside 200' up on the catwalk around the light = fine.)
SO... I'm not even going to watch that video.
Your comments are scary enough for me. 
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11-17-2008, 07:40 AM #14
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That walk is enough for a panic attack for me.
Glad that guy walked along, doesn't look too enjoyable or relaxing which is what I like in a hike.
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11-17-2008, 07:50 AM #15
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Gah! No way in fricking h#ll would I ever go near that thing! (Even though the view is spectacular.) And the dude in the video is doing it so casually: Oh, the ancient, broken concrete path has fallen away? No problem, I'll just use the 3-inch-wide rusty steel beam to get across. Nevermind that 500-foot plummet to certain death if I lose my concentration for a split second.
Oy!
