Yes, some time ago there was postings about the infamous path 'Camino del 
Rey' in Andalucia, southern Spain, with a video clip on YouTube.  Well, now 
there is a serious rival in China, and in my opinion far worse!  Take a look 
at the following, one a short YouTube clip, and further down the page a 
Chinese TV documentary about the 'path' ................. but is that a 
path!

http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Videos/Search-Results/Fun--misc/Is-THIS-the-scariest-path-in-the-world/

Don't forget to wear your helmet and harness before watching 
..................

-- 
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'

sandy saunders wrote:
> Yes, some time ago there was postings about the infamous path 'Camino 
> del Rey' in Andalucia, southern Spain, with a video clip on YouTube.  
> Well, now there is a serious rival in China, and in my opinion far 
> worse!  Take a look at the following, one a short YouTube clip, and 
> further down the page a Chinese TV documentary about the 'path' 
> ................. but is that a path!
> 
> http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Videos/Search-Results/Fun--misc/Is-THIS-the-scariest-path-in-the-world/ 
> 
> 
> Don't forget to wear your helmet and harness before watching 
> ..................
> 
URK!

-- 
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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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> URK!

Yeh!  ...... and I saw one lady walking down with a plastic supermarket bag 
in her hand .... just like a stroll around the shop!

-- 
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'

In message <wswsk.90107$lO6.19282@newsfe20.ams2>, sandy saunders 
 writes
>> URK!
>
>Yeh!  ...... and I saw one lady walking down with a plastic supermarket 
>bag in her hand .... just like a stroll around the shop!
>
Makeshift parachute?
-- 
Gordon H

In message <b3vsk.28015$3s.414@newsfe10.ams2> you wrote:

> Yes, some time ago there was postings about the infamous path 'Camino
> del  Rey' in Andalucia, southern Spain, with a video clip on YouTube. 
> Well, now  there is a serious rival in China, and in my opinion far
> worse!  Take a look  at the following, one a short YouTube clip, and
> further down the page a  Chinese TV documentary about the 'path'
> ................. but is that a  path!
> 
> http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Videos/Search-Results/Fun--misc/Is-THIS-the-scariest-path-in-the-world/
> 
> Don't forget to wear your helmet and harness before watching 
> ..................
> 

The videoclip referenced above makes it obvious that this section at
least is equipped Via-Ferrata style with a cable that you can clip into
with a harness. There are lots of Via-Ferratas in the alps that have
similar exposure and also no planks to walk on, but instead you need to
use iron rungs or the rock for your feet.

Via-Ferratas are a lot of fun, in the last few years I've done 20-30 of
all different grades and characters in Italy, France, Switzerland and
Austria. Some of them are simply sports routes, others allow you to get
to the tops of peaks and can be combined with an interesting days
walking in the mountains.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_ferrata

Similarly caving within the UK can often involve traverses over large
drops where you protect yourself with a cows tail clipped into a rope.

Mike
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In article , mrc7
@nospam.cam.ac.uk says...

> see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_ferrata
> 
> Similarly caving within the UK can often involve traverses over large
> drops where you protect yourself with a cows tail clipped into a rope.
> 

I like the look of the Omani VF (on the beeb over the w/e)