5 Most Dangerous Routes in the World

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Shamelessly ripped from here... http://linkinn.com/_Top_5_most_dangerous_roads_of_the_world

#1 - “Road of Death” - Bolivia

North Yungas Road is hands-down the most dangerous in the world for motorists. This one clearly endangers your life. It runs in the Bolivian Andes, 70 km from La Paz to Coroico, and plunges down almost 3,600 meters in an orgy of extremely narrow hairpin curves and 800-meter abyss near-misses. A fatal accident happens there every couple of weeks, 100-200 people perish there every year.

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#2 - Guoliang Tunnel in Taihang mountains (China)

The wall of the tunnel is uneven and there are more than 30 “windows” of different sizes and shapes. Some windows are round and some are square, and they range from dozens of metres long to standard-window-size.

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#3 - Most Dangerous Tourist Hiking Trail (China)

This is a heavy-tourist traffic area in Xian (Mt.Huashan).

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#4 - Russian Siberian Road to Yakutsk

The official federal-government highway to Yakutsk, and it is also the only one to get there. This can turn into a major humanitarian disaster during rainy spells, when the usual clay covering of the road turns into impassable mud blanket, swallowing trucks and tractors alike.

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#5 - Nepal, Tibet & Bangladesh Roads

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imagine trying to get past someone coming the opposite way on #3 :)

Or any of them for that matter.

I've been on some pretty scary roads and hiking trails in switzerland and spain but nothing like those.
 
Gonzo0 said:
#3 route is crazy, gota have some balls to do that.
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Those chains look pretty decent, i reckon i could hang on them for some time if the floor did anything like disappearing..

Im more worried about route 1.. it just doesnt work for England and those high balls are wasted..

but seriously... route 1.. id stick to the inside all the bloody time and not budge..

kieranv raises a good point in my mind.. do they not have 1 way systems?!! could easily have another platform above the route 3 one.. possibly not so viable on the roads front..
 
I've been on similar roads as a passenger, going to Bhutan from North India.

The route was up through these mountains and was the only way in.

I was cackin' myself tbh at some parts, narrow bumpy roads, dodgy bridges, sheer drops. The scariest thing was how fast these drivers would take you, and it's not like the best vehicles for the job either.

Common practice up there was to get a flamed torch, and place it under the fuel tank on cold mornings to get started.

EDIT: looking back at OP pictures, it was pretty much like what they look in #1 not #5, sometimes worse :o
 
none of those are as dangerous as indian face E9 6C on cloggy.im a climber so my perception of dangerous routes may be different to most other peoples.that number 3 looks totally pedestrian compared to some of the things ive climbed:D
 
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How the hell did they get all the way up there let alone carve/build that thing back in the old old days in the first place :eek:
 
Its very hilly with plenty of blind turns and plenty of moisture on it. It freezes very, very quickly.
 
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