need help finding video (dangerous cliff walk)

Jonnybmac · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:15

hey, in need of help if anyone can remember a video where it starts out on a trail, then he ends up walking over all these paths that have vertical drops and the skinniest of parts you would have to shimmy across.

i remember it having death in it, although i could be mistaken. sorry for being a bit vague, its been a while since i seen it

VaderDSL · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:17

Jonnybmac · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:17

YES! thanks

fornowagain · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:18

El Camino del Rey

Edit, too slow.

Efour · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:19

this is one of the scariest things ive seen in my life... no lies.

Robbo · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:20

That has done my legs no good. Thanks a lot. :mad:

SKYNHEDD · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:20

LOL. You have to be mental to do this, or a very good climber!

Salsa · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:25

Is that the one with a restaurant at the top where if you make it you eat for free?

/Salsa

Jonnybmac · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:27

a different vid of it. insane seems to fit the scene lol

Bunka · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:29

SKYNHEDD said:
LOL. You have to be mental to do this, or a very good climber!

Maybe a bit of the first, but none of the latter. I did it a couple of years ago and providing you've got some balls, it's a pretty straight forward walk.

Bunka · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:29

Salsa said:
Is that the one with a restaurant at the top where if you make it you eat for free?

/Salsa

It's in an area called el Chorro in southern spain. No restaurants nearby as far as I know!

SKYNHEDD · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:29

Bunka said:
Maybe a bit of the first, but none of the latter. I did it a couple of years ago and providing you've got some balls, it's a pretty straight forward walk.

Surely one slip, and your dead then if you cant climb back up out of trouble?

VaderDSL · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:31

SKYNHEDD said:
Surely one slip, and your dead then if you cant climb back up out of trouble?

Most people seem to clip onto the wires that are anchored into the cliff walls, so if you slip you don't fall to your death.

Bunka · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:33

VaderDSL said:
Most people seem to clip onto the wires that are anchored into the cliff walls, so if you slip you don't fall to your death.

Exactly, otherwise known as via ferrata which is mainly in the Italian Dolomites.

joxang · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:33

VaderDSL said:
Most people seem to clip onto the wires that are anchored into the cliff walls, so if you slip you don't fall to your death.

Still wouldn't do it. Not if you harnessed me to a helicopter that followed me all the way across.

Bunka · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:36

This gives you a decent view of how high the path is running:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Caminito_del_Rey_3.jpg

valkia · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:38

got balls?

Skillmister · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:38

Bunka said:
This gives you a decent view of how high the path is running:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Caminito_del_Rey_3.jpg

Incredible

robfosters · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:39

Fella who recorded it is now dead.

Died in an accident in the Himalayas. And if you watch the rest of his videos. It's no real surprise.

Bunka · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:45

robfosters said:
Fella who recorded it is now dead.

Died in an accident in the Himalayas.

There's plenty of video's of it knocking around on youtube.

A few pictures I took up there:

Toward the start of the walkway before the drop increases.

One of the many sketchy sections where the walkway has been smashed away by falling rock.