These people are Daredevils. What happens if a strong gust of wind comes along?
Howdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas!
I'll admit I get a little skiddish when I get higher than 50 feet in the air and close to an open edge or ledge. I'm fine on tall ladders and running around on top of house roofs and so forth.
In fact, when I worked on a grain elevator construction crew we'd be so comfortable a hundred feet in the air that we'd jump across that point where the two bins came together. You can see what I mean in this photo:
Side note
By the way, there was no guard rail or fence around the top unless we got word that OSHA was coming, then suddenly a guard rail according to specifications would spring up! lol. The same way for the immigration raids.
The crew was all illegal Mexican workers so we'd be working along and get word that immigration was coming and everyone would scatter. After immigration left the site then everyone would show back up and continue working.
Back to my post
Anyway, sorry for the sidetrack. Today I'm showing some of the most dangerous "paths" in the world although "paths' seem like a very generous term. I'm a total chicken when it comes to this type of height and situation:
I think this is in China and incredibly, it looks like someone has a little concession stand set up. Probably selling water and tranquilizers!
At least there's a line to hold on to here but no thanks:
No way!
Not sure where this one is and I don't want to know!
This path is known as the world's most dangerous but of course that's open to debate. It's called the Caminito del Rey and it's pinned to the side of a gorge in southern Spain. Here's a couple shots of it from a few years ago:
I think it was in 2004 that 5 hikers plunged to their deaths on the Caminito del Rey so it was closed for 15 years. They just reopened it to hikers with a new path with guard rails. I could handle this one:
No problem. Almost boring. But at least it's safe.
What really got me was when I found out about the Portaledges! These are the little tent-like platforms that climbers use to spend the night.
I'm so ignorant of mountain and rock climbing that I didn't even know that people DID spend the night on the side of a mountain. (As far as sheer rock cliffs)
To me, these are thrilling, breath-taking, and terrifying at the same time but I admit I'm a wimp. Are these the bravest people in the world or the craziest?
Just a leisurely evening on the mountain:
Look at this guy trying to figure out how to go, climbing up from his team's Portaledges:
What happens when you have to go to the bathroom?
I don't know what drives these people but they're amazing:
I know we have some thrill seekers out there, anyone up for this type of hiking and climbing? The great sir 
Thanks for stopping by folks, God bless you all!
-jonboy
Texas
