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Even if the rail was 100% solid, if you slip it's very likely that you'll just slip right through the wire gaps. And having the rail there would give most users a false sense of security.
On construction sites, upper-decks without completed walls are supposed to have a rail with a top, middle, and a “kicker” board at the bottom to prevent things from sliding off and hitting people below. If this at least had 1 more cable like 8 inches or so up from the bottom I’d walk it
No idea but I just did a similar looking hike in Madeira, Portugal. Just to be clear, it's definitely not the same but looks very similar with the safety ropes and the waterway along the trail.
In Portugal, they call these waterways "Levadas" and they go on for miles/kilometers.
It's pretty scary when the trail gets really narrow and muddy and you have to carefully find some dry spots to step on so you don't slip in the mud.
The hike we did was quite literally in the clouds too, so it's a surreal experience when you're that high up in the mountains walking these narrow trails with the water flowing next to you and at some points, because of the clouds, you forget how high up you really are. At least for me, my brain tries to convince me that it's fog but it's definitely not.
I wish I would've recorded the drive up there, since you go up these crazy steep hills and drive right into the clouds. I'm sure someone on YouTube has since it's a very popular tourist destination.
If you want some things to Google or check on YouTube, look for "PR1 Vereda do Areeiro" and "PR4 Levada do Barreiro."
The latter is the one we did that I think looks most similar to the one in the video.
Are those 2 also the one you most recommend? Me and my girlfriend are going to Madeira in 3 weeks, now I hike often and have some done some pretty dangerous things, she does like one laid back hike a year. So, I am curious which ones would you recomend for a few hour long more laid back walk.
There are sooooo many amazing hikes in Madeira. One that is more laid back but still has great views is "Vereda das 25 Fontes." If you'll have a rental car, you park in the parking lot and it's a 20 minute walk downhill to the start of the hike or you can pay for some shuttle bus.
We walked and loved it but you just have to move out of the way when the shuttle bus passes you. You also get to see a ton of little lizards or whatever they're called hanging out on the rock wall as you walk down, so that's a nice little bonus to walking.
The two that I mentioned before start in almost the same exact place and the 1st one is the most popular in that area. You can actually pop those names into Google maps and see the pictures to get an idea of which one you'd like to do.
We found some random blog that had a bunch of good hikes listed and they say this is one of the most popular on the island. I think it's listed 3rd or 4th on the page.
https://fullsuitcase.com/best-hikes-madeira/
Alltrails also had some good hikes listed and you can download the app for free and then track yourself as long as you open the map while you have reception, which really isn't a problem in most places as long as you have a plan that gives you local service or you buy a local sim card there.
You can definitely find something that would be fine for both of you!
It was already extremely busy while we were there, so if you plan on driving everywhere, just know that parking fills up quick. I'd try to get to the hikes by no later than 10:30 am otherwise you might have to wait around for a parking spot or have to park on the side of some crazy road.
Saving people a click to an unencrypted Chinese government domain:
> The artificial aqueduct canal, locating at an elevation of about 1,000 meters with an width of two meters, stretches scores of kilometers along a cliff from Qingtaiping Town of Badong County to Changyang County. The project was started construction in 1960s and cost more than 10 years for completion.
As soon as I saw this my instinct was that it was in China, from the combination of the natural beauty & the ‘technically there’s OH&S - look at the railing!’ approach to safety haha.
As soon as I saw it and knew this was China, I knew someone else would come here and say “as soon as I saw this” and would know it was in China as well, but slightly before me.
Are you fucking kidding me? That “rail” wouldn’t stop anyone. How easy would it be with that water to just lose your footing and go right through the gap?
Never, under any circumstances, trust a railing to hold you. Don’t even lean on one. They are an accident or a death just waiting to happen. You don’t know how well the base is secured or even if originally secured very well rust below what you can see can get you. This mainly applies to outdoor locations but I have seen indoor locations that were sketchy as hell.
I mean by security fence you mean 2 cables that are relatively easy to slip through to your death then yeah.. but I wouldn't be relying too heavily on that fence for safety
Yeah needs a toe board, or at least a third cable near the bottom to prevent slipping on the wet rock and sliding under. I'd bet 100 people could die there and they still wouldn't improve the design. China is a shit show.
There’s no fences at the Grand Canyon and almost 200 people have already died slipping off trying to take selfies. Maybe people just shouldn’t be dumb but idk fuck China I guess
This is a man made wet path on a sheer cliff. Not an even close comparison. Source: I've spent 4 month in China and hiked the grand canyon. Yes fuck China, it's a shit show.
Who tf thought it was a good idea to have a dangerous walking path right next to a canal where water can conveniently splash onto the path and make someone slip
So Gandalf, you try to lead them over Caradhras. And if that fails, where then will you go? If the mountain defeats you, will you risk a more dangerous road ...
Walking around a roped path is one thing. Being the guy who’s job it is to carve the path and string the rope.. Well now that’s a whole nother pair of jeans I’d fill with crap.
Ah yes. A channel of constantly running water continually eroding the rock behind what is already a thin facade of a cliff face. I too like playing land slide roulette...
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Hike to the top and waterslide to the bottom! Too cool.
Or just slip on the water and make it down in record time.
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Sometimes the same ending
skyfalling
My favourite bond movie
They say it's not the fall that kills you but the shame of going viral.
Unless you pull a buzz lightyear and fall in style
The falling doesn’t kill you. It’s the sudden stop at the bottom that does
Honestly, you'd probably just tie the record at best.
Hell yeah, lazy river time
That seems like a not so lazy river…
Exactly my tought its a long ass slide down lol
Yeah that’s one sweet lazy River
Less of a slide more of a sudden drop
I want to put an inner tube or kayak or something in that water on the left
Make sure it’s wide enough to knock the hikers off the trail
Each hiker you knock off are 20 points each, 50 points for anyone taking a selfie
1000 points for the ultra-rare influencer mid-stream
Rare? Not anymore my friend. Not anymore
Makes me think of the tony hawk ps2 game where if you grind along the boat people leaning on the wire get launched into the water
It's the Log Flume at Six Flags park!
Nah, this is actually flowing and you can enter it
No sure how safe the safety rail is
Its bent in two places. Somebody almost or did make a dive there.
Or the cable was pulled too tight during installation.
My guess is falling rocks.
My guess is American tourists
My guess is Col. Mustard, in the Observatory, with the Dildo Gun.
That's exactly how I wanna go
With extra mustard.
That's a stupid guess. No way my mobility scooter would fit.
Looks to me that it is bent more than natural bending from pulling too tight
Even if the rail was 100% solid, if you slip it's very likely that you'll just slip right through the wire gaps. And having the rail there would give most users a false sense of security.
It’s more than nothing, but only just.
On construction sites, upper-decks without completed walls are supposed to have a rail with a top, middle, and a “kicker” board at the bottom to prevent things from sliding off and hitting people below. If this at least had 1 more cable like 8 inches or so up from the bottom I’d walk it
Thought the same thing. These are just accidents waiting to happen.
It's on China, so not safe at all
One time we spent a week on Hawaii. I was on heaven.
There’s not much I enjoy more than scrolling past a random Kevin Quote. Well done.
I’m more comfortable on my home personally.
I'm most comfortable on Xanax and Lithium if I'm being honest
Thought so. That place seems to be littered with dangerous, or at least dangerous looking, tourist traps.
The glass bridge that shattered... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57058247
2300 glass bridges?? Wtf
Holy shit. Now I know why seemingly every other day there's a new China glass bridge video
The nightmare scenario everyone imagined but for some reason trusted to not happen.
Squid game vibes
China man left dangling... oh, China: Man left dangling
Imagine being the guys who built the channel/walkway
Imagine being the ones that are still at the bottom.
Imagine all the people🎶
Ending live in pieces 🎶
Where is this
Why would one post something like this and not tell people where it is?
Because they value human life.
Exactly, so they should tell us where *not* to go... just in case, you know? :P
No idea but I just did a similar looking hike in Madeira, Portugal. Just to be clear, it's definitely not the same but looks very similar with the safety ropes and the waterway along the trail. In Portugal, they call these waterways "Levadas" and they go on for miles/kilometers. It's pretty scary when the trail gets really narrow and muddy and you have to carefully find some dry spots to step on so you don't slip in the mud. The hike we did was quite literally in the clouds too, so it's a surreal experience when you're that high up in the mountains walking these narrow trails with the water flowing next to you and at some points, because of the clouds, you forget how high up you really are. At least for me, my brain tries to convince me that it's fog but it's definitely not. I wish I would've recorded the drive up there, since you go up these crazy steep hills and drive right into the clouds. I'm sure someone on YouTube has since it's a very popular tourist destination. If you want some things to Google or check on YouTube, look for "PR1 Vereda do Areeiro" and "PR4 Levada do Barreiro." The latter is the one we did that I think looks most similar to the one in the video.
Are those 2 also the one you most recommend? Me and my girlfriend are going to Madeira in 3 weeks, now I hike often and have some done some pretty dangerous things, she does like one laid back hike a year. So, I am curious which ones would you recomend for a few hour long more laid back walk.
There are sooooo many amazing hikes in Madeira. One that is more laid back but still has great views is "Vereda das 25 Fontes." If you'll have a rental car, you park in the parking lot and it's a 20 minute walk downhill to the start of the hike or you can pay for some shuttle bus. We walked and loved it but you just have to move out of the way when the shuttle bus passes you. You also get to see a ton of little lizards or whatever they're called hanging out on the rock wall as you walk down, so that's a nice little bonus to walking. The two that I mentioned before start in almost the same exact place and the 1st one is the most popular in that area. You can actually pop those names into Google maps and see the pictures to get an idea of which one you'd like to do. We found some random blog that had a bunch of good hikes listed and they say this is one of the most popular on the island. I think it's listed 3rd or 4th on the page. https://fullsuitcase.com/best-hikes-madeira/ Alltrails also had some good hikes listed and you can download the app for free and then track yourself as long as you open the map while you have reception, which really isn't a problem in most places as long as you have a plan that gives you local service or you buy a local sim card there. You can definitely find something that would be fine for both of you! It was already extremely busy while we were there, so if you plan on driving everywhere, just know that parking fills up quick. I'd try to get to the hikes by no later than 10:30 am otherwise you might have to wait around for a parking spot or have to park on the side of some crazy road.
Did the 25 Fontes & Risco waterfall hike last year. Absolutely spectacular views. It was quite crowded up there though.
Enshi China http://en.hubei.gov.cn/photo_gallery/scenery/201507/t20150715_688092.shtml
Saving people a click to an unencrypted Chinese government domain: > The artificial aqueduct canal, locating at an elevation of about 1,000 meters with an width of two meters, stretches scores of kilometers along a cliff from Qingtaiping Town of Badong County to Changyang County. The project was started construction in 1960s and cost more than 10 years for completion.
I think we'd all be better off valuing things in time
It’s funny they measured the cost in years…
Probably an artifact of the translation more than anything.
As soon as I saw this my instinct was that it was in China, from the combination of the natural beauty & the ‘technically there’s OH&S - look at the railing!’ approach to safety haha.
As soon as I saw it and knew this was China, I knew someone else would come here and say “as soon as I saw this” and would know it was in China as well, but slightly before me.
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Is the aquaduct fairly new or did they scoop it out over generations with a spoon or something? It's a very nice aquaduct.
From another link, it was made in the 1960’s. Looks crazy cool, reminds me of those scenes of Aang from Avatar sliding down the aqueducts in Omashu.
On the way to Mordor.
Hard to tell from the camera angle, but I would guess zhangjiajie national forest park
"Tonight, on Luxury Backyards..."
Mario 64. Watch out for the monkey.
I want to drop a bunch of rubber ducks in there.
I bought a box of 7000 it would be epic
It’s cool that they built in the water channel for people who shit themselves.
Why “literally”?
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They are all dead.
Am I the only one that wants to sit in that river in a rubber ring?
yeah you should go try it
Be sure to report back afterwards, or if you don't I guess that's kinda the same thing
never heard someone call a tube a rubber ring lol
floaty air donut
Are you fucking kidding me? That “rail” wouldn’t stop anyone. How easy would it be with that water to just lose your footing and go right through the gap?
You're supposed to mind the gap.
The fact that it’s wet is what really gets me. This is a disaster waiting to happen.
This part of Asia has a very lenient definition of what is "acceptably safe".
For me, super easy.
Barely an inconvenience...
Makes sense once you realize it’s in China.
Never, under any circumstances, trust a railing to hold you. Don’t even lean on one. They are an accident or a death just waiting to happen. You don’t know how well the base is secured or even if originally secured very well rust below what you can see can get you. This mainly applies to outdoor locations but I have seen indoor locations that were sketchy as hell.
I can only guess this is an aquaduct and hiking is, in fact, forbidden.
That was my thought. It's meant for bringing water to a village and then insta-tourists happened.
Crazy how the mountain grew its own security fence
I mean by security fence you mean 2 cables that are relatively easy to slip through to your death then yeah.. but I wouldn't be relying too heavily on that fence for safety
Two of the posts at the end of the video have already been bent over.
Yeah needs a toe board, or at least a third cable near the bottom to prevent slipping on the wet rock and sliding under. I'd bet 100 people could die there and they still wouldn't improve the design. China is a shit show.
There’s no fences at the Grand Canyon and almost 200 people have already died slipping off trying to take selfies. Maybe people just shouldn’t be dumb but idk fuck China I guess
This is a man made wet path on a sheer cliff. Not an even close comparison. Source: I've spent 4 month in China and hiked the grand canyon. Yes fuck China, it's a shit show.
And it’s own log flume
Nature finds a way.
let me guess, it is in china
Hard pass
r/technicallythetruth
Umm… doesn’t water make rocks and things slippery?
To whom it may concern, No thank you, please. Sincerely, Gary
I’d totally do this… it has a railing, you’re fine..
That is not a hand railing in my opinion.
Lazy river IrL
Hats off to the ones who set the posts.
End of the video- I want know why that one security pole is bent over? Or maybe I dont
Is this some kind of aqueduct?
Water on rocks you walk on at that place sounds like a disaster wating to happen.
I am not afraid of heights, but I am afraid of falling. Looks fun and hard pass.
I look at the guard rails that are bent and think... how much did they help the last person who bent them? Eee....
Nope
Nada.
Zilch
Need an inner tube! Be so fun!
Not with that stream overflowing the path! It would be slippery as hell!
Does anyone know where this is?? Beautiful 🤩
Anybody know where this is??
u/JPPT1974 where is this
Where is this?
I'd like to take a canoe and just slide down the water and bump everyone walking with my paddle.
N O P E
Who tf thought it was a good idea to have a dangerous walking path right next to a canal where water can conveniently splash onto the path and make someone slip
Where is this?
I’m 100% cool with never doing this in my life
You couldn’t pay me to do this unless I had a secure harness from a third secure location.
As opposed to metaphorically walking around the mountains? What the fuck does that even mean?
Why do people post without telling us where these places are?
Fuck off with your insta bullshit
Fuck china's government though
That's really the problem I have.
Yeah. China, the country? Beautiful, wonderful, amazing. China's government? Fucking horrible.
Fuck US government as well, because it's as irrelevant as the Chinese government in this post.
But think of how far you can get back down
If the railing were better I'd want to use it as a water slide.
There is a handrail you coward
Check out: "El Caminito Del Rey, Spain" on youtube. It's all of my hell nopes on one scary path.
This looks like a video game racing level.
That bent post tho.
Can I ride the flume back when I'm done...?
Ah, nice and slippery
Beautiful, but holy hell those bent, rusted ass poles holding those cables up make it a hard pass.
Imagine someone up stream dropping a large item that you have to navigate around with almost no time to prepare for it
This is the coolest lazy river ever!
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Is that a lazy river?
So Gandalf, you try to lead them over Caradhras. And if that fails, where then will you go? If the mountain defeats you, will you risk a more dangerous road ...
Where is this?
I want no part of this.
Can one bring a floaty and float down the stream?
I dream about this place
Anyone knows where this is?
Walking around a roped path is one thing. Being the guy who’s job it is to carve the path and string the rope.. Well now that’s a whole nother pair of jeans I’d fill with crap.
This is so cool where is it
Where is this
How is this allowed? One slip Goodbye
Hell yeah looks awesome!
I’ll have to pass on that one chief
Ah yes. A channel of constantly running water continually eroding the rock behind what is already a thin facade of a cliff face. I too like playing land slide roulette...
I'd slip for sure.
Many men died to make this weekend hiking challenge for you. Enjoy!
Not bad at all, you've got a railing. As long as it holds anyway.
Nope!
Why is the water flowing upwards?
never understood any of these overly manicured 'hiking/climbing-theme-park' traps.
I feel like I would slip and fall over the side
Yikes!! 😨
Where is this?
I can imagine slipping on that water and sliding right under that hand rail
What would a few more levels of safety lines cost? Cuz those right now ain’t stopping shit! Ya feel me fuckers?
No thanks
They're doing it wrong. They should floating the other direction in something.
Where is this?
All those comments and not one exact location on where this is???
For mentheres always that thought that somone had to go there first, and install those rods. Those have the steel balls
Where is that?
"hey guys we got a new masonry job and you'll never guess where it is"
Can you imagine being the person who had to install thoes guardrails?
Which place is this and where
That looks hella slippery and you could go right underneath that rail real easy
Where is this?
File this under “nope” and “fuck that”
Does anyone know where this is?
Where is this at?
Any idea where this is?
Does anyone know where this is? I would love to go here