and posting this gave me the heebie-jeebies,
just looking at the photographs, the article is by Kailey Wright, who is a travel writer currently based in New
York, but mostly on the move. She loves sharing interesting stories from her
experiences with the local culture, food and adventure activities through her
writing. When she is not eating french fries and sipping wine, you can find her
traveling to different areas, capturing new stories, teaching yoga, or working
on her helicopter license, these photographs are from Mt. Huashan,
which is famous for the hiking trail known as the “Death Trail”. Many tourists call it “the most dangerous hiking trail in the world” because of its narrow passes made only of wooden planks and carved rock faces,
known as the most precipitous mountain under heaven, Mt.
Huashan in Huayin City, China is a natural wonder to behold. Standing 2,154
meters tall, the Hua is widely known for its breathtaking cliff faces and sharp
crags in its high mountain range, posing a tough challenge to the mountaineers
who dare to conquer it,
Climbers do not need any technical skill to go on the hike,
but extreme caution is advised. Besides the rusty chain handles and the worn
wooden pass, the biggest danger to safety is often the overcrowding during the
summer season,
many tourists pilgrimage to Mt. Huashan for its many historical Taoist monasteries as one of the five sacred Taoist mountains of China. It is also the center for the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts,
so how dangerous is walking the path? surprisingly there appears to be no figures available of any casualties, but I did stumble across this, needless to say this is not on my 'to do' list!
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