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Caminito del Rey


If you are one of the many with a fear of heights, or rather a fear of falling from heights, you might want to skip this video. Caminito del Rey is a pathway between the Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls in Spain, built over a hundred years ago. It's 700 feet from the bottom of the gorge. Many people have fallen from it. After four people died in 1999 and 2000, the entrances were closed. But someone with a camera made the trek, so you can get your thrills. If you get really queasy, remember you've been warned. I didn't make it all the way through the video, so can't say for sure how they made out.

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very ballsy to try and cross that. if you didnt see the whole video you missed the worst part, at the very end the walkway has a change in level where the person walking has to JUMP from the high part to a lower one. now that part made my stomach queasy.

said etantao on April 4, 2008 1:22 PM.

BALLS OF STEEL!

said Mofongo on April 5, 2008 3:50 PM.

That reminded me of the Surface Tension sequence of Half Life - so much so that I kept on moving my mouse around trying to keep the camera dude on track...

said munky on April 6, 2008 5:31 PM.

The actual name is Caminito del Rey

Greetings,

Lucía

said Lucía on April 7, 2008 7:02 AM.

Ah, you're right, Lucia. Thanks. I can't believe I misspelled it, must've been focusing on spelling Caminito right. Fixed it.

said Miss Cellania on April 7, 2008 8:28 AM.

Hi Guys!

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack...

Just wanted to thank you guys here for posting this, I have sent it to tons of people...

I finally got internet access and since I have no friends to drink with I got myself a 6er of Bud tall boys and I'm gunna sit here and catch up...

said Jeni Gump on June 27, 2008 6:51 PM.

Hey Jeni! We literally just had a YBNBY author drink up in NY the other night, and one question was where the heck you disappeared to! Great to have you back.

said Scaramouch on June 28, 2008 12:05 PM.

Thanks for thinking of me!

I had to finish moving in and get everything settled before I would allow myself to get internet access. I knew if I didn't, I would procrastinate the fuck out of myself and never get anything done and I wanted to save your site (or the best) for last to catch up with!

said Jeni Gump on June 28, 2008 4:53 PM.
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