Caminito del Rey - very dangerous route (19 pics)

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El Caminito del Rey or The King's little pathway is a walkway pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Álora in Málaga, Spain.
The construction of Caminito del Rey began in 1901 and the main purpose was to provide the workers at the hydroelectric power plants at Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo with a walkway to cross between falls.
The walkway was ready in 1905.
In 1921 King Alfonso XIII crossed the walkway for the inauguration of the dam Conde del Guadalhorce and it became known by its present name.
Now the walkway is in very dangerous state - it has handrail, some parts have completely collapsed.
It is one meter (3 feet and 3 inches) in width, and is over 300 meters (984 feet) above the river.
After several torrists have died in the accidents, the local government closed the walkway.
But it couldn't stop a lot of crazy tourists. And there are still a lot of people trying to cross the walkway every day.




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№1 Author: tapatio (21 Sep 2009 04:46) Total user comments: 2047


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nice pics.
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№2 Author: unknownj (21 Sep 2009 10:20) Total user comments: 427


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crazyyy... the fear and danger won't let you enjoy the nature...
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№3 Author: rentzo (21 Sep 2009 18:06) Total user comments: 273


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№4 Author: aseman_569 (21 Sep 2009 19:33) Total user comments: 9


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wooooow 19
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№5 Author: salsapopo (21 Sep 2009 20:06) Total user comments: 12723


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№6 Author: Ty Webb (22 Sep 2009 01:12) Total user comments: 6156


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Watch out for that first step its a doozy!!
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№7 Author: mudassargold (4 Oct 2009 15:27) Total user comments: 1951


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Nice pictures and nice work
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№8 Author: cowkiller (27 Oct 2009 16:37) Total user comments: 235


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wow
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№9 Author: Wariat (30 Dec 2009 00:14) Total user comments: 0


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11 wow
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№10 Author: boredom (11 Jan 2010 05:38) Total user comments: 144


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wanna go there, do that
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№11 Author: mollina (1 Aug 2010 05:40) Total user comments: 102


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lol...I'm too fond of my skin in one piece! Pretty enough scenery, but I'd rather see pretty places that are a little safer...
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№12 Author: fluorescentG (25 Sep 2010 04:16) Total user comments: 3958


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this is dumb. i hope i find a better way to die
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№13 Author: lamedrvr (11 Jun 2011 09:09) Total user comments: 86


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'Heaven' for xtreme sport lover/adrenaline junkie!

'Heaven' for xtreme sport lover/adrenaline junkie!
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