Jaw-dropping!
Monday, May 12th, 2008
El Caminito del Rey (”The King’s Pathway”), is a narrow walkway clinging to the sides of a steep gorge in the Andalusia province of Spain. Seven hundred feet above ground, the walkway winds along limestone rock formations, leading to a base popular with climbing. It was built between 1901 and 1905, as a path for workers at a nearby dam. The concrete and steel platform, never more than one meter wide, sinks deeper into decrepitude with each passing year. Wikipedia:
“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.”
A different video, which travels further along the same path, is here.
Awesome!
