How brave are YOU? - Page 2

Wombat125 · 05-13-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Superduper

Dumb or brave, whatever. But one thing is clear, the guy DOES have some skill. Doing that walk is difficult enough as it is. Doing it while holding a camera, especially on the parts where he is walking the steel beam.... I can't walk on flat ground sometimes without losing my balance.

I'm thinking that he might have one of those hat/helmet cameras stuck to his noggin, but still....

No way you'd get this flatlander up there.

PaulChristenson · 05-13-2008, 06:21 PM

This video immediately reminded me of movie...The Wages of Fear...

Salaire de la peur, Le (1953)

or as you younger types might have seen, the remake...Sorcerer...with Roy Scheider
Sorcerer (1977)

Iron Horse · 05-13-2008, 06:31 PM

I thought i was brave being able to walk up to a window in a high rise building .

barneyrb · 05-13-2008, 06:43 PM

Big brass, that's all I'm saying...

Kernopelli · 05-13-2008, 08:26 PM

Watching that makes me feel just like I did when I used to go to my father-in-laws place. Nauseous with impending death (his) about to happen at any second.

JDeerekid · 05-13-2008, 09:15 PM

you wouldn't get me up there thats for sure. Would you have to sign a waiver or something before you do this or is it something any crazy person can do???

Lasgambler · 05-13-2008, 09:45 PM

All I can say is he must be young. When I was young I would have done that walk. As I have gotten older I have either lost my nerve or gotten SMARTER!!

Ridgewalker · 05-14-2008, 05:31 PM

I used to jump off a 65' cliff into an old quarry when I was a kid. Today I can't get near the edge without getting the heebie jeebies!

highplanesdrifter · 05-14-2008, 08:10 PM

I've seen that walkway from the train window between Malaga and Toledo in Spain ... the area is called El Chorro ... here is the Wikipedia description. It appears that either the footage is old, or was taken without permission ... but it was a real path, used to get between two sets of waterfalls used for power on either side of a deep gorge:

El Chorro is a limestone gorge in Andalusia in southern Spain, through which passes the Guadalhorce river. It was dammed in 1921, forming three reservoirs which are flanked by pine forests.

It sits next to the 700m high Desfiladero de los Gaitanes pass, and is famous for the very dangerous path called Caminito del Rey (King's little path). The path took its name because it was officially opened by Alfonso XIII of Spain. However official access to the path was removed in 2000 after a tourist died trying to cross it.

... and further

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 ft) in width, and is over 700 feet (200 m) 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.

... and no, the US is about the only place in the world where you aren't allowed to take chances on public lands ... no waivers were ever required ...

Keep Safe

John

PaulChristenson · 05-14-2008, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by highplanesdrifter

... and no, the US is about the only place in the world where you aren't allowed to take chances on public lands ... no waivers were ever required ...

Keep Safe

John

You haven't taken this hike to the final sign-in book have you?...

Angels Landing Hike | Utah.com

Been here done this...My summer park ranger year...

Click on the more photos...

05-13-2008, 06:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
PaulChristenson Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,752	Re: How brave are YOU? This video immediately reminded me of movie...The Wages of Fear... Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) or as you younger types might have seen, the remake...Sorcerer...with Roy Scheider Sorcerer (1977) __________________ Paul in VT I used to own an ant farm but had to give it up. I couldn't find tractors small enough to fit it. -- Steven Wright

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Iron Horse Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orstraya , mate . Posts: 674	Re: How brave are YOU? I thought i was brave being able to walk up to a window in a high rise building . __________________ http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/s...2/ppuser/48202 Mad inventions etc .

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barneyrb Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 86	Re: How brave are YOU? Big brass, that's all I'm saying...

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Kernopelli Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Carterville Illinois Posts: 258	Re: How brave are YOU? Watching that makes me feel just like I did when I used to go to my father-in-laws place. Nauseous with impending death (his) about to happen at any second. __________________ Darryl

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Ridgewalker Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ozark Mountains of Missouri Posts: 114	Re: How brave are YOU? I used to jump off a 65' cliff into an old quarry when I was a kid. Today I can't get near the edge without getting the heebie jeebies!

05-14-2008, 08:10 PM	#19 (permalink)
highplanesdrifter Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near Cobourg, Ontario Posts: 27	Re: How brave are YOU? I've seen that walkway from the train window between Malaga and Toledo in Spain ... the area is called El Chorro ... here is the Wikipedia description. It appears that either the footage is old, or was taken without permission ... but it was a real path, used to get between two sets of waterfalls used for power on either side of a deep gorge: El Chorro is a limestone gorge in Andalusia in southern Spain, through which passes the Guadalhorce river. It was dammed in 1921, forming three reservoirs which are flanked by pine forests. It sits next to the 700m high Desfiladero de los Gaitanes pass, and is famous for the very dangerous path called Caminito del Rey (King's little path). The path took its name because it was officially opened by Alfonso XIII of Spain. However official access to the path was removed in 2000 after a tourist died trying to cross it. ... and further 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 ft) in width, and is over 700 feet (200 m) 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. ... and no, the US is about the only place in the world where you aren't allowed to take chances on public lands ... no waivers were ever required ... Keep Safe John

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