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Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 02 Jun 2008, 04:39 ]
Post subject:  Caminito del Rey - Insane walkway in Spain

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=226_1212012431

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From Wikipedia:

Caminito del Rey

El Caminito del Rey (English: The King's pathway) is a walkway or via ferrata, now fallen into disrepair, pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Álora in Málaga, Spain. The name is often shortened to El Camino del Rey.

History

In 1901 it was obvious that the workers of the Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls needed a walkway to cross between the falls, to provide transport of materials, vigilance and maintenance of the channel. Construction of the walkway took four years; it was finished in 1905.

In 1921 the king Alfonso XIII crossed the walkway for the inauguration of the dam Conde del Guadalhorce and it became known by its present name.

In some places the walkway has collapsed

The walkway has now gone many years without maintenance, and is in a highly deteriorated and dangerous state. It is one meter (3 feet) in width, and is over 200 meters (700 feet) above the river. Nearly all of the path has no handrail. Some parts of the concrete walkway have completely collapsed and all that is remaining is the steel beam originally in place to hold it up and the wire that follows most the path. One can latch onto the wire to keep from falling. Many people have lost their lives on the walkway in recent years. After four people died in two accidents in 1999 and 2000, the local government closed the entrances; however, adventurous tourists still find their way into the walkway.

The regional government of Andalusia budgeted in 2006 for a restoration plan estimated at € 7 million.

Author:  bOse [ 02 Jun 2008, 10:52 ]
Post subject:  Re: Caminito del Rey - Insane walkway in Spain

OMFG

Author:  [SpA]Nutty82uk [ 02 Jun 2008, 12:45 ]
Post subject:  Re: Caminito del Rey - Insane walkway in Spain

Jesus, you wouldn't want to do that walk on the way home from the pub :|

Author:  [SpA]Noxious [ 02 Jun 2008, 12:57 ]
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That's insane! :shock:

Author:  needy [ 02 Jun 2008, 14:48 ]
Post subject:  Re: Caminito del Rey - Insane walkway in Spain

Let's go to Spain for some hiking. Who's with me? :ugly:

Author:  [SpA]futari [ 02 Jun 2008, 14:58 ]
Post subject:  Re: Caminito del Rey - Insane walkway in Spain

That pathway does need a few repairs..
I'm not going down such a dangerous pathway 0_o

Author:  [SpA]Nutty82uk [ 02 Jun 2008, 15:02 ]
Post subject:  Re: Caminito del Rey - Insane walkway in Spain

Check out the aptly named "Bolivian road of death" aswell:

http://www.ssqq.com/archive/vinlin27b.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT24RfutkjY

Who the hell designs these things :?

Author:  [SpA]Noxious [ 02 Jun 2008, 20:59 ]
Post subject:  Re: Caminito del Rey - Insane walkway in Spain

I've seen that road before.
I prefer walking this one than driving :|

Author:  [SpA]9mmNL [ 08 Jun 2008, 13:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: Caminito del Rey - Insane walkway in Spain

Urban walking :P It look's amazing, when you are in the need for an adrenaline rush you definitly should do this!

Author:  bOse [ 09 Jun 2008, 01:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Caminito del Rey - Insane walkway in Spain

definetly insane

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