Some 30 years ago, I walked along for hiking Huashan. Upon my arrival to the foot of this mountain, it was rainning . After 4 hours, before reaching those dangerous points, I decided to give up as the rain never stop ! Now, I'm over 70, not able to hike it again.
it is good time actually, if i am healthy at 70, i had lived up most of good time and had little to lose for risky stuff. i wont do it at 20-30 yrs old, too much to risk.
i am 57 years old now living in USA. 1984, I was a university student in Xi'an, which is about 150km west to this mountain, made my first trip in that year. In order to save time and money, people often climbed in the eveving, in that way, they would not need to wait in the very cold night, and could avoid hotel fees. The time they reached the East peak was just the time to see the sun rose above the horizon. During those years, some of the iron chains were not even there. I totally made 5 trips in my 13 years living there. My university class mate and his girl friend died there in the last week of our 4 years universtiy life. They climbed the mountain to memorize their 4 years life in this province. But unfortunately, the couple were killed in the storm flooding happened in this mountain. It was said that more than 50 people had been killed in that storm. May my classmate and his girl friend rest in peace. The scenery is beatiful there, but the mountain is rearlly dangerous. Some depressed people even like to choose this mountain as a suicide place. I am now surprised by my 5 climbings and stupidity during those years.
Stupid... Wasted lives...did not have to die...bad choices... Climbing a mountain...for what How does this serve God or humanity... Ot is only asking for trouble
I ve been there with my brothers in 2005!!! It was tiring uphill and worst down hill with your legs shivering alone when you stop for a moment. That was an experience !!!
@@misst.e.a.187Acrophobia is the extreme fear of heights. With vertigo you can get dizzy just walking through your house. Vertigo is more of a physical disorder, while acrophobia is psychological.
Just a small correction. Mount means mountain which is 山 (shan) in Chinese. So it's suffice to just say "Mount Hua" or "Huashan" . Mt Huashan would seem like a repetition of the word mountain. But I'm incline to say "Huashan" because that's what locals will know esp when asking for direction.
@@JamesOStanworth-Wang The pinyinised "Hua" does not mean Flower, which is written as 花。 The Chinese name for this mountain is 华, which of course both would still be meaningless and doesn't matter to you if you don't know Chinese.
It is not hundreds year old. And there is nothing unstable. The claims about "hundreds of dead every year" is nonsense. I was there twice, and will come again this winter.
The plank walk was indeed first constructed 700 years ago by Taoist monks. Of course the wood planks are replaced every few decades, because wood simply cannot last that long in those harsh conditions.
Safety harnesses are provided. Nobody has been killed. Such adventurous trails were developed only about 2 decades ago or less. There are plenty of safe trails. Teams of staff maintain ALL trails in good condition and an entrance fee is charged., Mount Huashan is closed during winter and has been a popular tourist nature destination for centuries.
I hiked this mountain back than when I was about 14 when it was in a frozen winter. And at that time it was -22 Celsius degrees. I was super terrifying about the height and the smooth floor. Still can’t forget that feeling.
I’d say this is one of the scariest walks I’ve seen, it’s not the deadliest, and far from the most deadly. The fact that there are ropes on every trail that you have the ability to strap onto already makes it very accessible.
If the figure cited in the video is correct...100 deaths a year....that would surely rank as one of the deadliest hikes in the world. But who knows if it's true?
@@ericsierra-franco7802 cant be true, it would be closed down, plus if everyone is strapped in its literally impossible to die, id be suprised if theres even 1 death every 3 years
华山的长空栈道。I went to university in Xi'an and went to HuaShan mountain 7 times, climb up at night to watch sun rise, go down during the day time, the next day still go to class like nothing has happened. At that time, there is no safety gears on the trail, there is a pine tree at the end of the trail, climb to the tree to have a break. I cannot image how I could do that. Now my legs cannot help shaking even just by looking .... actually I remembered I scraed of another trail in the same mountain more, it's called 鹞子翻身， going down with the angel greater than 90 degree, feel every step down is stepping into the cliff, every step needs to explore where to land ..... I only went there once on my 7 times visit because I was way too terrified ....
For those who think this is not the deadliest, let me remind you that the ropes were only added 20 years ago. For hundreds of years hikers were using their bare hands on the chains, without any rope.
It was built over a thousand years ago by ancient Chinese people. There are lots of stories about Mount Hua. If you read Manhwa or Manhua, you would have heard of something like a Mount Hua sect, only it’s real, but as a shrine/temple. A Daoist named He Zhizhen built the trail. There was also a shrine/temple at the west peak’s base. The daoists also believed a god lived in the mountain.
@@quackyman796no maintainence for a thousand years? And the wood planks are still holding up to hundreds of thousands of tourists every year? Chinese love their legends.
@@Slla-th5vt there’s obviously maintenance. I never said anything of the sort. All I said was the history of mount hua and relating it to manga to explain it better.
have hiked this trail twice... and actually the chance of falling off the cliffs is remote as long as you follow the rules and use the safety devices properly..... 100 kills a year??? That is definitely a rumor!
indeed...as if the local municipality was happy to keep retrieving corpses every few days...a hike that kills so many would be closed to the public anywhere
indeed...as if the local municipality was happy to keep retrieving corpses every few days...a hike that kills so many would be closed to the public anywhere @@rayeisengoth6664
@@rayeisengoth6664 Not really. Multiple people die every year hike Half Dome or the Grand Canyon. It is all relative to the number of visitors. Supposedly there are nearly a million people a year making this Mount Huashan hike, so 100 dead people a year is a 1 in 10,000 risk of death. Halfdome only gets about 50k hikers a year and 10 of them usually wind up dead. That's 1 in 5,000.
@@rayeisengoth6664 Agree that it must be a rumor because I've been there and it was very safe to do the plank walk. That said, if you would look down from there, you would see an approximately 600 m drop, I don't think any corpse has ever been retrieved from there. Under the plank walk the terrain makes it impossible to reclaim a body IMHO.
@@mooplesquamp2783idk , I mean, the narrator said 100 ppl each year. Like what did they do, take selfish why harness is off? He only gave one example.
I traveled all the way from Europe to China to do this plank walk, only to find out at the start of the plank walk that it was closed for maintenance 😞
i was there in late Aug2024, taking the west side cable car first with the most amazing ride ever! after that, hiking to the west peak and the descending to north peak area cable car. did the descending hike in about 2 hours. it was misty but the views are beautiful. but my hubby and i did prepare for the hike as we do weekly hiking trips in our own country. please visit this mountain, and btw its the highlight of my 2weeks trip to China.
I would never call something like this a "hike". It's a death wish. A "hike" is something you do on a real path that takes you through beautiful scenery. The path is reasonably safe and does not threaten to unalive you at every moment that you're on it.
Mount Huashan is especiallly famous as the root of Chinese culture. On this one of the "Five Mountains" in China, you will encounter with the world most dangerous hiking trail, gorgeous sceneries, temples, stories...
Same here, I too was there in 2016, and had one of the best days of my life! I wish I could go back again and again and again, Huashan has such a marvelous air of mystery about it, the whole mountain , all five peaks are just too beautiful.
The dangerous path is optional, most people don’t go through. Actually Huashan Mountain is quite convenient and very safe, there are two cable cars to two of the 5 peaks. The mountain and the view are beautiful
if you fallow the safety rules you are ok. As a rock climber I can tell you this is a easy and safe run as long as the safety equipment and installation is good (I hope so).
@@pollypockets508 I was there in summer before (twice) so I would like to see it in a different season. Plus I only have to drive there 120 km as I live in Xi'an. On top of that, I have a special Shaanxi provincial card so I do not have to pay the entrance fee. But if I do take the cable car up and down, I have to pay for it. I think I will take an old cable car up and a new down.
Where I live you learn some respect for the mountains from youngest age, which means to bring at least fitting alpine clothing, some physical stamina and last but not least mountain boots for anything more than a short and easy hike. For exposed areas/routes you really should have a bit of experience and a head for heights. When I see how many people with jeans, sneakers and city backbags arrive there... you know what I mean...
@@andrewsnyder9262 bruh... its a tourist attraction. Tourism sites claiming that this is the "dealiest trail" doesnt mean shit. its high up and scary for sure if you dont like heights, but technically its a joke if you compared it to actual difficult summits. Its RUMOURED (not proven) to have claimed around 100 victims... over all... with thousands upon thousands of casual tourists each year, most of which have never mountaineered before. Thats a joke of a death count compared to a LOT of other popular peaks especially if you take the visitor/deaths ratio. Theres a higher chance of me being killed by a car tomorrow than someone who is using the climbing gear dying there.
I love that pompous deep voice narration videos, honestly it looks like grade A (easiest difficulty) via ferrata. It can be diffucult though, especially when you are wearing sandals like the guy on 2:36
This brought flashbacks of scaling the side of a mountain near Lake Tahoe. We were lost and my little doggy was so scared, she stopped right in middle and refused to go any further. Luckily e turned back before it got too dark
Four of us including my girlfriend at the time in March of 07 took a sleeper train for a 12 hour ride from Beijing to Xi'an city. Two days later we climbed Huashan and scaled the plank walk. Weather was good. Yes it could be dangerous if your stupid but like the narrator says always stay hooked to the cable lines while walking and only unhook one hook at a time when going around another climber. It was awesome and I didn't even give it another thought when my friend said lets do it! I'd do it again at 61 yrs of age. Remember DON"T BE STUPID and respect the Mountain.
With those planks, well maintained rope and harness it doesnt seem scary, difficult or dangerous in any way. I would say it's like european Via Ferrata's class A, maybe B - that means very easy and accessible to average person. Maybe scary for many people but actually very safe.
Yes - made me think of the famous Via Ferrata trails. It looks well equipped. If you use the gear properly. I'm curious if they give instructions on that.
Probably you missed the whole video...... watch it again and reflect how a place where at least 100 people every year die is "just like any easy via ferrata".
@@mikatu I watched the whole video and maybe I missed something but where is that difficult part? I don't believe those numbers. 100 casualties per year? That means in a season every day somebody is falling? Here you have an example of Via Ferrata class B: th-cam.com/video/6CiVDCMpRHs/w-d-xo.html at 3:30 you got the most exciting part. I went through it with my 16 yo daughter. And watching that video once again I would rate this route as class A - to me it means you can take your kids and your mum along.
@@mikatu Well probably 99 of those are candidates for the Darwin Award? Oh, yes, this 100 number comes near the start with the phrase "it is claimed . . . " . I claimed to be Superman yesterday . . . made me feel good ;)
Just think of the men hundreds of years ago that built the original mountain hiking 🥾 passage. Hanging off the side of the cliff, driving in the holder braces. Man.
Monte Huashan é uma lenda, icônico passeio na China. Perigoso, emocionante, não é para os corações fracos. Só podemos dizer GRATIDÃO a esta cultura milenar. Respeito e luz 🙏🌟🌟🌟
Great video. I'd not heard of this place. People are incredible. Building something like this & risking their lives climbing it. I thought I might try it. Given an opportunity. Then they said it's a two way path. That's a deal-breaker. Who came up with this? You'd think a city would be closer. Then, I suppose being hard to get to, is what keeps the number at 100 deaths. Seeing someone fall would reeaalllly suck. Not as bad as falling would. Imagine the increased level of danger. For those in the party of a person who falls. 2000+ meters up incredibly distracted.
You do know there’s stuff like this ALL OVER THE WORLD? Via Ferrata’s? Weird you know nothing of all this. This isn’t some spectacular wonder of the world it’s QUITE UNSAFE. They have much better ones and on way higher mountains. Via Ferratas will bring you up 8,000ft
Makes me think of the "Hallelujah Mountains" in Avatar. Vertigo and Lions are my stuff of nightmares. Phew! These people a nuts or brave. I'll stay my South African butt right here and live vicariously through you guys.😮😮😮
Never been a daredevil. Don’t plan to start now. Thanks but no thanks not me too risky.😁😎 I think it’s really cool that people have the courage to do things like this. The most dangerous things I ever did was ride motorcycles. I quit doing that a long time ago. I have a safe hobby I’m a solo instrumental guitar is a lot safer than being a daredevil. Thanks for the video. It’s super cool and super scary.👍🏼😁😎 I wouldn’t wanna die this way💀🎸❤️
No, I'm happy lying on my bed
Lets go hike bro 👊
Same
Makes me think of the dude in Florida who was in his bed when a sinkhole opened underneath and swallowed him.
Right, I literally am having anxiety watching this. I'd never attempt this. It's crazy.
🤣🤣🤣
This is insane! Salute to the workers who made this structure.
its started with a man that lived thousand years back then. he was a taoism master
This was built by ancient Chinese people in 40 years
@@vn01208503 thousand years??? Yuan Dynasty is just 700 years away from us
@@landflame "As early as the 2nd century BC, there was a Daoist temple known as the Shrine of the Western Peak located at its base."
It IS insane , I believe insanity is part of every human being...100 die each year here in this climbing!
I'm checking this off my bucket list...this video counts!
Fkn right it does. I damn near couldn't watch 😆
please do it! its the highlight of my 14day trip to China! amazing views and its truly great trip
now, 144hr visa free. come.
Some 30 years ago, I walked along for hiking Huashan. Upon my arrival to the foot of this mountain, it was rainning .
After 4 hours, before reaching those dangerous points, I decided to give up as the rain never stop !
Now, I'm over 70, not able to hike it again.
But you are alive
Climb it again
it is good time actually, if i am healthy at 70, i had lived up most of good time and had little to lose for risky stuff. i wont do it at 20-30 yrs old, too much to risk.
Congratulations to you 🎉, more years full of happiness and good health
放弃是明智的，不然有可能活不到现在😅
i am 57 years old now living in USA. 1984, I was a university student in Xi'an, which is about 150km west to this mountain, made my first trip in that year. In order to save time and money, people often climbed in the eveving, in that way, they would not need to wait in the very cold night, and could avoid hotel fees. The time they reached the East peak was just the time to see the sun rose above the horizon. During those years, some of the iron chains were not even there. I totally made 5 trips in my 13 years living there. My university class mate and his girl friend died there in the last week of our 4 years universtiy life. They climbed the mountain to memorize their 4 years life in this province. But unfortunately, the couple were killed in the storm flooding happened in this mountain. It was said that more than 50 people had been killed in that storm. May my classmate and his girl friend rest in peace.
The scenery is beatiful there, but the mountain is rearlly dangerous. Some depressed people even like to choose this mountain as a suicide place. I am now surprised by my 5 climbings and stupidity during those years.
吓死了，84年我还没出生。
RIP。and welcome back to xian😃
Stupid...
Wasted lives...did not have to die...bad choices...
Climbing a mountain...for what
How does this serve God or humanity...
Ot is only asking for trouble
No ,it wasn't stupidity,ok what matters is that you're alive.
5 times? Unreal. I wouldn't go 10 feet. I wonder what the total is for how many who lost their lives?
How to survive: stay on the ground & watch everyone else do it... I can't even watch the video...sends my anxiety through the roof...
Same here... 😬
And here.
Ditto! 🙈
Heights make my feet & legs tingle so bad I can't move; & these people got me froze to my own couch. 😬 Lol
For real! 😆
So glad to see this! With my vertigo triggered by the video alone, this does NOT go on the Bucket List!
Same
I have cerebral palsy and not much control of how my legs move, so I’d be dead almost instantly lol
My dad has vertigo
@@countryppl3183 I’m sorry about that.
@@MatthewsAviationChannel oh his isn’t that bad
I ve been there with my brothers in 2005!!! It was tiring uphill and worst down hill with your legs shivering alone when you stop for a moment. That was an experience !!!
I was there in the same year :)
but i didn't try the crazy paths
You forgot to mention the terrible harnesses they use that anyone can easily slip through
Why?
My legs went numb just watching this video...😂
No thank you!!!!
Epic. Epic behavior.
Imagine the people that had to install the planks and safety cable
That road was made by people a thousand years ago.
@@sherry3662 they too real for doing that
@@sherry3662 Yeah, a thousand years ago, they didn't mind falling to their death.
@@sherry3662 planks don't last 1000 years.
@@sherry3662the carved out footings and holes are old, the wooden planks are replaced and maintained by modern day people
Who's laying in bed watching this with extremely sweaty hands that can barely hold your phone??? 🎉😂
Me, I could barley watch.
Me, and on the ground I shall stay!🙏🏼
I've got my junx in one hand
Yeah me too, I did not even finished watching the video
I watch it on a projector which turns it into almost real...
Forget about going on a hike, I don't have acrophobia but just watching them took my breath way 😱😱
I’m afraid of heights
Don't you mean vertigo?
@@misst.e.a.187Acrophobia is the extreme fear of heights. With vertigo you can get dizzy just walking through your house. Vertigo is more of a physical disorder, while acrophobia is psychological.
An anxiety inducing clip! Watching this made me feel like I was going to fall off the edge even though I am sitting comfortably my chair. Hard no!
Just a small correction. Mount means mountain which is 山 (shan) in Chinese. So it's suffice to just say "Mount Hua" or "Huashan" . Mt Huashan would seem like a repetition of the word mountain. But I'm incline to say "Huashan" because that's what locals will know esp when asking for direction.
I guess it actually translates as flower mountain? This is a bit too deep, though, for our drama-queen narrator ;)
@@JamesOStanworth-Wang The pinyinised "Hua" does not mean Flower, which is written as 花。 The Chinese name for this mountain is 华, which of course both would still be meaningless and doesn't matter to you if you don't know Chinese.
@@JamesOStanworth-Wangit is not Flower Mountain. That is not the character for that. It actually translate more accurately as Chinese Mountain.
For the OP. I don't think this correction is needed. It is easier for English speakers and Chinese speakers to relate to Mount Huashan.
@@JamesOStanworth-Wang It's right. The mountain as a whole looks like a lotus flower
That plank trail constructed hundreds of years ago looks incredible
Not sure it is actually that old - see the clip of workers replacing or repairing sections. :)
hundred years ago mean last week!
Trail itself was made back then, but those boards have been replaced numerous times over the centuries...
It is not hundreds year old. And there is nothing unstable. The claims about "hundreds of dead every year" is nonsense. I was there twice, and will come again this winter.
The plank walk was indeed first constructed 700 years ago by Taoist monks. Of course the wood planks are replaced every few decades, because wood simply cannot last that long in those harsh conditions.
Looks absolutely terrifying, particularly the part where you will be going one way and others coming back over that tiny walkway. No, thank you.
Just watching this gives my crazy anxiety, no way I’m going there, I have a severe fear of heights,
Me too, this vid is making my legs shakey
I hate when I have to fly on a plane
join the club lol .. i almost fainted by just watching this vid 🤐
Glad im not the only one yikes!!!
I just take cable car to the top, enjoy views the peaks, no fear of heights.
Safety harnesses are provided. Nobody has been killed. Such adventurous trails were developed only about 2 decades ago or less. There are plenty of safe trails. Teams of staff maintain ALL trails in good condition and an entrance fee is charged., Mount Huashan is closed during winter and has been a popular tourist nature destination for centuries.
I hiked this mountain back than when I was about 14 when it was in a frozen winter. And at that time it was -22 Celsius degrees. I was super terrifying about the height and the smooth floor. Still can’t forget that feeling.
Parent's be like this is how we went to school or groceries shopping back in the days lol
😂😂😂😂u forgot to add the while being chase by a animal or something g
Good for them. Glad they took pictures. This is not on my bucket list. Thanks for the adventure. 😳☮️
Watching this is physically painful.
"Life is short, make it shorter" - Sun Chu
They do war very often
Sun Chu: No, I didn't say that...
😂😂
@@goldenrules5697
And chinese lost all wars.
Who is Sun Chu?
I'm Dutch. Our nation's highest point is 322m (1056 feet). I have sweaty palms just from watching this 😅
Lol I learned something new, that’s incredibly flat for a nation
@@TheSunshineRequiem the danes are even flatter
Here in California, that's what we call an ant hill lol
@@TheSunshineRequiem That's why 'The Nether lands' was a good shout to name the place
I’d say this is one of the scariest walks I’ve seen, it’s not the deadliest, and far from the most deadly. The fact that there are ropes on every trail that you have the ability to strap onto already makes it very accessible.
Yeah every video ive seen, theres even old ladies going through it, i wonder in what cases people died, heart attacks or suicidal ones maybe?
@@lowserver2 Yeah the 100 deaths a year is kinda doubtful. I hope I'm wrong.
If the figure cited in the video is correct...100 deaths a year....that would surely rank as one of the deadliest hikes in the world. But who knows if it's true?
@@ericsierra-franco7802 cant be true, it would be closed down, plus if everyone is strapped in its literally impossible to die, id be suprised if theres even 1 death every 3 years
@@lowserver2 the death may be due to their own madness or due to fear.
I'd never understand why someone would do this voluntarily....
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It seems the young and old are all taking the hike. The hike looks like the traffic jams on Everest.
because it is fun
Because they are masochists! There's no other explanation. I would never ever take such a silly risk.
@@Kenan-Z if you simply fallow all security rules it becomes less risky than driving your car on high speed roads
华山的长空栈道。I went to university in Xi'an and went to HuaShan mountain 7 times, climb up at night to watch sun rise, go down during the day time, the next day still go to class like nothing has happened. At that time, there is no safety gears on the trail, there is a pine tree at the end of the trail, climb to the tree to have a break. I cannot image how I could do that. Now my legs cannot help shaking even just by looking .... actually I remembered I scraed of another trail in the same mountain more, it's called 鹞子翻身， going down with the angel greater than 90 degree, feel every step down is stepping into the cliff, every step needs to explore where to land ..... I only went there once on my 7 times visit because I was way too terrified ....
nothing faze us during our university days... we dont understand the word "death" or accident
@@mazwinrothman3096 that's so true.
I haven't stopped shaking my head in a resigned NO! Definitely NOT! NO WAY! I don't need the adrenalin, thank you.
For those who think this is not the deadliest, let me remind you that the ropes were only added 20 years ago. For hundreds of years hikers were using their bare hands on the chains, without any rope.
probably why 100 people died there every year
DOES DYING IN THE MANNER PROVE ANYTHING ?
yeah, my uncle told me when he climbed on this trail ,there was no safety gear what so ever.
That's instant virtigo, crazy anxiety
Imagine fall from the mountant
🤩 Forget about the selfies. Just focus!!!
No way. I would be in a foetal position blocking the 'foot wide' walkway until they threw me off.
Imagine being the workers there. Especially the construction workers
It was built over a thousand years ago by ancient Chinese people. There are lots of stories about Mount Hua. If you read Manhwa or Manhua, you would have heard of something like a Mount Hua sect, only it’s real, but as a shrine/temple. A Daoist named He Zhizhen built the trail. There was also a shrine/temple at the west peak’s base. The daoists also believed a god lived in the mountain.
@@quackyman796no maintainence for a thousand years? And the wood planks are still holding up to hundreds of thousands of tourists every year? Chinese love their legends.
@@Slla-th5vt there’s obviously maintenance. I never said anything of the sort. All I said was the history of mount hua and relating it to manga to explain it better.
I got real anxiety watching that dude take off his railsecurething. 3:50
have hiked this trail twice... and actually the chance of falling off the cliffs is remote as long as you follow the rules and use the safety devices properly..... 100 kills a year??? That is definitely a rumor!
indeed...as if the local municipality was happy to keep retrieving corpses every few days...a hike that kills so many would be closed to the public anywhere
indeed...as if the local municipality was happy to keep retrieving corpses every few days...a hike that kills so many would be closed to the public anywhere
@@rayeisengoth6664
@@rayeisengoth6664 Not really. Multiple people die every year hike Half Dome or the Grand Canyon. It is all relative to the number of visitors. Supposedly there are nearly a million people a year making this Mount Huashan hike, so 100 dead people a year is a 1 in 10,000 risk of death. Halfdome only gets about 50k hikers a year and 10 of them usually wind up dead. That's 1 in 5,000.
@@rayeisengoth6664 Agree that it must be a rumor because I've been there and it was very safe to do the plank walk. That said, if you would look down from there, you would see an approximately 600 m drop, I don't think any corpse has ever been retrieved from there. Under the plank walk the terrain makes it impossible to reclaim a body IMHO.
Thanks, I was wondering how anyone could fall and die with safety cables. Wouldn't imagine that many people not using them and dying
No way I could do that hike but I respect those that do.
I went there 30 years ago and only 20 fell to their deaths! I was so scared back then and now it even busier than ever.
I never could feel sorry for people attempting extremely dangerous things and losing their lives.
You wear your callousness like a badge of honor
@@mooplesquamp2783idk , I mean, the narrator said 100 ppl each year. Like what did they do, take selfish why harness is off? He only gave one example.
It would be my guess that people fell to their death. Just a guess.@@Movie2Documentary
MASTERS DEGREE IN STUPIDITY
Mad respect to the people that built this
I traveled all the way from Europe to China to do this plank walk, only to find out at the start of the plank walk that it was closed for maintenance 😞
I think there's other plank walks
They had to replace the wood pieces regularly 😢
And there are a multitude of via ferrata’s all over Europe, the alps, Pyrenees, you name it that offer similar if not more stunning views.
So you were kind of lucky, don’t you think?
@@EvaArt-ud6gwari In a way I guess I was lucky. It's better than plummeting to your death due to bad maintenance.
Just added this to my sick bucket list.
I walked on a Trail similiar to this in Alaska. A Path on the Mountainside with a long way down. But no way I'd walk this one.
i was there in late Aug2024, taking the west side cable car first with the most amazing ride ever! after that, hiking to the west peak and the descending to north peak area cable car. did the descending hike in about 2 hours. it was misty but the views are beautiful. but my hubby and i did prepare for the hike as we do weekly hiking trips in our own country. please visit this mountain, and btw its the highlight of my 2weeks trip to China.
Two words come to mind "No Way" or "No Thanks"
I would never call something like this a "hike". It's a death wish. A "hike" is something you do on a real path that takes you through beautiful scenery. The path is reasonably safe and does not threaten to unalive you at every moment that you're on it.
I was there in 2018 but didn't do this trails and took the scenic tourist trail and gondola even then the height was scary enough
My feet start tingling just watching the video. Let alone getting up there hiking.
Mount Huashan is especiallly famous as the root of Chinese culture. On this one of the "Five Mountains" in China, you will encounter with the world most dangerous hiking trail, gorgeous sceneries, temples, stories...
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😅😅😊
happy to be watching this from my couch
I went there in 2016. I can boast about this experience for my whole life.
Same here, I too was there in 2016, and had one of the best days of my life! I wish I could go back again and again and again, Huashan has such a marvelous air of mystery about it, the whole mountain , all five peaks are just too beautiful.
What? Boast about being a twat?
This is horrific! It amazes me that ppl can be so high in the air & be okay. I could never 🥶
my dream is to walk the plank at Mount Huashan next year.
Be safe. Please.
Your memories are only good, as long as you are.
Go, it's safe. I've been there three times.
@@thomask6798 joke
My dream is a bit simpler...5 hookers and a pound of cocaine 😀
My knees were shaking by just watching this video!
Is there a weight or size limit for who can go on the plank? Imagine 2 lineman going in opposite directions on the 1-foot plank.
There's no limit. I've never seen Chinese people who get super big like in the US so they probably never took that into consideration.
The dangerous path is optional, most people don’t go through. Actually Huashan Mountain is quite convenient and very safe, there are two cable cars to two of the 5 peaks. The mountain and the view are beautiful
Im astonished that people are willing to do this. Is this hike worth your life?
if you fallow the safety rules you are ok. As a rock climber I can tell you this is a easy and safe run as long as the safety equipment and installation is good (I hope so).
People eat garbage and sit an their ass all day. Take your pick.
@@pascaljutras178 it's basically a via ferrata...and yes they check the cables and planks at the start of each season
@@rayeisengoth6664these people really think it’s the same wood they built it with 1000 years ago and they just never maintained it
It’s a once in a lifetime kind of experience .
Very cool. I’ll put this on the list of things I’ll never do.
That is actually a very nice and very safe walk. I have been there twice and I plan to go there this winter again.
Why in the winter?
@@pollypockets508
I was there in summer before (twice) so I would like to see it in a different season. Plus I only have to drive there 120 km as I live in Xi'an. On top of that, I have a special Shaanxi provincial card so I do not have to pay the entrance fee. But if I do take the cable car up and down, I have to pay for it. I think I will take an old cable car up and a new down.
@@pavelneuzil6457 Very interesting. Have fun.
Thank you@@pollypockets508
😀
Where I live you learn some respect for the mountains from youngest age, which means to bring at least fitting alpine clothing, some physical stamina and last but not least mountain boots for anything more than a short and easy hike. For exposed areas/routes you really should have a bit of experience and a head for heights. When I see how many people with jeans, sneakers and city backbags arrive there... you know what I mean...
I went there in 2017 and it was safe. I saw kids and grandmothers doing it.
That’s child endangerment
@@andrewsnyder9262 bruh... its a tourist attraction. Tourism sites claiming that this is the "dealiest trail" doesnt mean shit. its high up and scary for sure if you dont like heights, but technically its a joke if you compared it to actual difficult summits. Its RUMOURED (not proven) to have claimed around 100 victims... over all... with thousands upon thousands of casual tourists each year, most of which have never mountaineered before. Thats a joke of a death count compared to a LOT of other popular peaks especially if you take the visitor/deaths ratio. Theres a higher chance of me being killed by a car tomorrow than someone who is using the climbing gear dying there.
I love that pompous deep voice narration videos,
honestly it looks like grade A (easiest difficulty) via ferrata.
It can be diffucult though, especially when you are wearing sandals like the guy on 2:36
It is rumoured to have claimed a 100 lives in total, not every year.
-Most dangerous hike in the world
-Hundreds of people standing in line
It’s always like that.
This brought flashbacks of scaling the side of a mountain near Lake Tahoe. We were lost and my little doggy was so scared, she stopped right in middle and refused to go any further. Luckily e turned back before it got too dark
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There is no way 100 people die on this trail a year!!!..it looks risky but all the harnesses make it safer than it may look.
I survive this hike by watching it on TH-cam rather than experiencing it in person....but his ways work, too.
Scary bro
The safest way is just to scratch that one off your bucket list.
There’s no way I would hike there!
Seems like a luxury vs the first hiker
Why would you risk your precious life for that?
cause they had nothing going for them in life anyway.
Garri R 😂😂😂👏
Adrenaline rush for most of these people! Same reasons why people jumps off airplane for fun.
Four of us including my girlfriend at the time in March of 07 took a sleeper train for a 12 hour ride from Beijing to Xi'an city. Two days later we climbed Huashan and scaled the plank walk. Weather was good. Yes it could be dangerous if your stupid but like the narrator says always stay hooked to the cable lines while walking and only unhook one hook at a time when going around another climber. It was awesome and I didn't even give it another thought when my friend said lets do it! I'd do it again at 61 yrs of age. Remember DON"T BE STUPID and respect the Mountain.
I might have nightmares if I go there
Y’all stay safe out there coz that definitely AIN’T going to be me 😂
"Once in a lifetime" Yeah
LITERALLY
This would be insane to do alone but there are SO MANY PEOPLE! That actually scares me more bc one person's mess up could kill you.
Crazy how many stupid people risk their lives for nothing
i will go there, find a safe place to sit, and let my drone do the hiking. the views are magnificent
Brilliant 😂
These people should not be allowed to claim insurance.
I did it few years ago. If you're not afraid of heights it's really not bad. But i also climbed few world summits so that helps🙃
With those planks, well maintained rope and harness it doesnt seem scary, difficult or dangerous in any way. I would say it's like european Via Ferrata's class A, maybe B - that means very easy and accessible to average person. Maybe scary for many people but actually very safe.
Yes - made me think of the famous Via Ferrata trails. It looks well equipped. If you use the gear properly. I'm curious if they give instructions on that.
Probably you missed the whole video...... watch it again and reflect how a place where at least 100 people every year die is "just like any easy via ferrata".
@@mikatu I watched the whole video and maybe I missed something but where is that difficult part? I don't believe those numbers. 100 casualties per year? That means in a season every day somebody is falling?
Here you have an example of Via Ferrata class B: th-cam.com/video/6CiVDCMpRHs/w-d-xo.html at 3:30 you got the most exciting part.
I went through it with my 16 yo daughter.
And watching that video once again I would rate this route as class A - to me it means you can take your kids and your mum along.
@@mikatu Well probably 99 of those are candidates for the Darwin Award? Oh, yes, this 100 number comes near the start with the phrase "it is claimed . . . " . I claimed to be Superman yesterday . . . made me feel good ;)
Just think of the men hundreds of years ago that built the original mountain hiking 🥾 passage. Hanging off the side of the cliff, driving in the holder braces. Man.
How to survive Mt Huashan? Never go there
I’ve been there. It’s amazing! The gondola up is worth it.
Literally people pay to visit here💀
Yeah, its probably a crazy adrenaline rush
Plank walk is also known as the highest rest stop in the world as proven by the stains on the planks.
Monte Huashan é uma lenda, icônico passeio na China. Perigoso, emocionante, não é para os corações fracos. Só podemos dizer GRATIDÃO a esta cultura milenar. Respeito e luz 🙏🌟🌟🌟
I'd rather climb this than Everest (you don't see dead people)
You will when you join them at the bottom
@@makearunat I'd climbed it and didn't fall or see dead bodies! I have great imagination
Props to the people who somehow built the steps ,and built it well qnd definitely needs to be checked when wood rota eventually
Great video. I'd not heard of this place. People are incredible. Building something like this & risking their lives climbing it.
I thought I might try it. Given an opportunity. Then they said it's a two way path. That's a deal-breaker.
Who came up with this?
You'd think a city would be closer.
Then, I suppose being hard to get to, is what keeps the number at 100 deaths.
Seeing someone fall would reeaalllly suck. Not as bad as falling would.
Imagine the increased level of danger.
For those in the party of a person who falls. 2000+ meters up incredibly distracted.
You do know there’s stuff like this ALL OVER THE WORLD? Via Ferrata’s? Weird you know nothing of all this. This isn’t some spectacular wonder of the world it’s QUITE UNSAFE. They have much better ones and on way higher mountains. Via Ferratas will bring you up 8,000ft
OMG this looks ultra exciting, but way too much for me. Good luck to those ready for it!
In my bucket list- NOT TO GO
Makes me think of the "Hallelujah Mountains" in Avatar. Vertigo and Lions are my stuff of nightmares. Phew! These people a nuts or brave. I'll stay my South African butt right here and live vicariously through you guys.😮😮😮
It doesn’t take much to put yourself in harms way but some people like to go that extra mile !
“West is quickest and smoothest hike” showing people literally crawling up steps
Mount Everest: "Am I a joke to you?"
This's the most perfect voice on this channel ❤
I'll definitely send some of my "friends" there...all expenses paid!
This is a really good video for thrill seekers on the couch.
Never been a daredevil. Don’t plan to start now. Thanks but no thanks not me too risky.😁😎 I think it’s really cool that people have the courage to do things like this. The most dangerous things I ever did was ride motorcycles. I quit doing that a long time ago. I have a safe hobby I’m a solo instrumental guitar is a lot safer than being a daredevil. Thanks for the video. It’s super cool and super scary.👍🏼😁😎 I wouldn’t wanna die this way💀🎸❤️