Don't look down.

April 7, 2008 3:55 PM

El Caminito del Rey is a walkway hundreds of meters high along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, Spain. Now fallen into disrepair and officially closed, the path still attracts the adventurous. [via]
posted by telstar (8 comments total)

Double
posted by schyler523 at 3:58 PM on April 7, 2008

You know, your post is better because it doesn't link to scumsucker ebaum's world, but unfortunately, this is a double. See yesterday's thread. There's fantastic comments in that thread in spite of the link, though, so you should check it out :-).
posted by Happydaz at 3:59 PM on April 7, 2008 [1 favorite]

Sorry. Searches for caminito didn't spill anything, and the links weren't found either. I'll enjoy the other post anyway....
posted by telstar at 4:01 PM on April 7, 2008

Searches for caminito didn't spill anything...

Be sure to check out all of the search tabs. From the comments tab:

"The slackline didn't bother me nearly as much as the crane video... or the Huashan pictures! It's the sense of being untethered that gets me. I felt much better about El Caminito del Rey once I noticed people can clip on a harness. I would get an enormous(ly irrational!) temptation to let go or just fall off. I can barely walk over a bridge without wanting to toss something over the side just to ...
posted to MeFi by kitkatcathy at 10:37 AM on April 7, 2008

One climbing newsletter gives an account including a local's advice: "When you get to the walkway you will see these cables. You must use your harness and a sling and a carabiner and clip into them. Please use these cables! They have been put there for a reason!" This site says "Nowadays it is very damaged, and even some sections have fallen down, so the hikers must pass them ... (keyword in HTML)
posted to MeFi by Miko at 12:37 AM on April 7, 2008

For a little bit of background, the path that this was shot on is El Caminito del Rey, a path constructed for workers at the beginning of the 20th century. It is real, and it's fallen into disrepair as a result of its lack of use.
posted to MeFi by invitapriore at 11:18 PM on April 6, 2008

Ok. That's pretty damn high. OK. OK. Gah! JESUS CHRIST! El Caminito del Rey El Caminito del Rey (The King's pathway) is a walkway, now fallen into disrepair, pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Álora in Málaga, Spain. ... The walkway has now gone many years without maintenance, and is in a highly deteriorated and dangerous state. It is one meter in width, ...
posted to MeFi by maudlin at 11:17 PM on April 6, 2008

posted by ericb at 4:06 PM on April 7, 2008

What is point?
posted by Flashman at 4:10 PM on April 7, 2008

...and the links weren't found either.

Strange.

Your video link: http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1206536039/Mountain_Walk_2...

is the same as that of maudlin's post in the previous thread...

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1206536039/Mountain_Walk_2.
posted by ericb at 4:10 PM on April 7, 2008

I remember when I played this level in Half Life. Really freaked me out.
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 4:19 PM on April 7, 2008

no the links are only searched in the FPP (when doing preview). And even then if you don't get it exact (with the "www") it won't show up. It's not a great way but better than nothing. Deep searching the full messages is the best way but takes some effort.
posted by stbalbach at 4:20 PM on April 7, 2008