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Want to go for a hike?

Not me.

Wow.

I was enjoying it until they got to the parts with just the supports remaining. Vertigo from a freaking video!

Dude

Where is this? Incredible place. Like your own real Indiana Jones adventure.

No way, I couldn't do it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caminito_del_Rey

I would have no problem at all with this if I was latched onto that support wire. My wife would probably watch from the ground

That's insane. Even worse, the dude is doing it while holding a video camera!

I chuckled when I read that and thought "Yeah, right!"

I'm out at 01:41. By 2:00 my palms were sweating. By 04:30 I just about couldn't watch any more.

Outstanding video quality, BTW. That guy has more guts than brains.

Did you notice the guy in the green T with the two safety lines about 4 or so minutes into the video, whenever he would get to a place where the safety cable was anchored into the side of the mountain he would connect a secondary safety harness/clip prior to disconnecting the first safety harness/clip?

To me ... I *could* be wrong, but to me it almost looks as though the camera person is not using any safety lines for a couple of reasons, first I never did see any movement from the safety cable on the mountain that may have indicated this person was connecting/disconnecting a safety harness and second the movement of this person looked too fluid to be stopping for connecting or disconnecting of any harness.

Video editing may play a role in this train of thought though. Either way, count me out on this hike.

Cool video Rick. I say do it. Of course we must invite Indiana Jones to accompany. Oh the life of the thrill seeker.

I saw that a few weeks ago, gives me the shivers just watching it....

That was cool, shipped it off to my action junkie daughter, she'll probably make it her next outing

Looks cool! I think I would use a harness though.

I was the 2nd guy who waved at the camera.

Damn Dan - you are just as crazy as the other guys! Several years back I was big into backpacking and did a few trails in Montana that hugged some cliff sides but nothing that required me to tightrope across a steel tube! I'll pass on that hike.

I'd love to do that hike. Amazing views and would never be forgotten.

I too wondered if the cameraman wasn't using safety lines. I won't kid you though, my heart would be pumping!! But that's what makes it memorable.

Edited to add that I have this thing that when I'm over adrenalized, my hands, arms and legs shake. People often confuse it as fear or nerves but it isn't. It occurs when I play sports hard as well. Rugby coach would know if I was totally burnt out when I stopped shaking. Either way, I was thinking after, that that would not be a good place to get shaky. Nerves or not nerves. heh heh.

I would be using safety lines for sure.

My palms are literally sweating right now...

I'd wear a shoot. The "safety line" doesn't look too safe to me.

Super cool video Richard. Thanks for sharing.