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world s most dangerous path is reopening to hikers

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by: ProblemAgain Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 6 years ago   Apr 14, '17 11:05pm  
The world’s most dangerous path is reopening to hikersPublished April 14, 2017Facebook Twitter livefyre Email Print (David Soanes)The "most dangerous path in the world" is reopening for its third season after a gruesome accident caused it to close for 15 years.The Caminito del Rey is a precarious walkway pinned to the edge of a gorge in southern Spain. After five people plummeted to their deaths in two years, the wooden walkway was closed for renovations in 2001.But it has since been reopened with tighter safety regulations. The three-foot-wide path is now secured to the side of the gorge with steel bolts. It takes visitors between three and four hours to complete the five-mile route. Everybody is now required to wear a helmet as they cross the walkway.More From Travel + LeisureThese Are the Cheapest Days to Fly This SummerQueen Elizabeth Wants You to Help Her Decorate Buckingham PalaceInside the Mesmerizing World of Miniatures Coming to New York CityAdrenaline Junkies Should Head to Oman for This Heart-stopping Hike The path dangles over a 300-foot drop and provides fantastic views of the El Chorro gorge. It was built over 100 years ago to give workers access to two hydroelectric plants in the area.Since its reopening in 2015, daredevils have flocked to the Caminito in Spain's Málaga province. In the past two years, over 600,000 tourists -- mostly foreign -- have walked across and lived to tell the tale.Those who thrive on adrenaline rushes should make a special stop at the walkway's glass platform, where visitors can get a bird's eye view of the drop below.Adventure-seekers must make a reservation in advance to walk across the Caminito. Tickets cost about $11 (10 euros) and are available starting this month.For those who want to test the waters before booking a trip, Google Maps released a Street View interactive exploration of the walkway.https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9162636,-4.7735699,3a,75.9y,237.04h,81.95t,9.1r/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1siAnHh9s5StpQmRnOyu8j-Q!2e0!3e2!7i13312!8i6656 4951
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QueenB Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 6 years ago   Apr 14, '17 11:15pm  
OMG, this has been on my bucket list for decades! I can't believe they've reopened it. Last I saw it there were huge holes in the walkway that a person could easily drop thru to the bottom of the gorge, but what a view on your way down! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw 4951
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~ 6 years ago   Apr 14, '17 11:36pm  
Because wearing a helmet while plummeting to your death 300 feet into a gorge will at least save your skull for identification purposes later. 😳😂. How about a harness Spain?! 4951
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~ 6 years ago   Apr 15, '17 10:03am  
The Caminito del Rey is a precarious walkway pinned to the edge of a gorge in southern Spain.

@ProblemAgain: Lets see .. how do I want to cheat death in Spain , walk the Caminito del Ray or run with the bulls? 4951
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~ 6 years ago   Apr 15, '17 11:17am  

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>> The Caminito del Rey is a precarious walkway pinned to the edge of a gorge in southern Spain.
 
@ProblemAgain: Lets see .. how do I want to cheat death in Spain , walk the Caminito del Ray or run with the bulls?

@uneasyrider: You forgot to add telling the Basque people you support Spain.
 
 
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~ 6 years ago   Apr 15, '17 2:39pm  

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>> The Caminito del Rey is a precarious walkway pinned to the edge of a gorge in southern Spain.
 
@ProblemAgain: Lets see .. how do I want to cheat death in Spain , walk the Caminito del Ray or run with the bulls?

@uneasyrider: Whichever you choose, I'm in.
 
 
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~ 6 years ago   Apr 15, '17 2:43pm  
Just watched the video. Uh, hell to the no. 4951
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