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Other Stuff => The Blue Oyster bar => Topic started by: Anonymous on July 18, 2008, 17:14:40

Title: Off Topic But Worth It If you Havent Seen It
Post by: Anonymous on July 18, 2008, 17:14:40

Wow!  This video is incredible!  It's a hike up El Chorro in Spain.  Be
 prepared to feel a bit uneasy in some parts.  Why?  The concrete paths, once
 quite good, are now in serious disrepair.  Yet the hiker moves on, from time to
 time, doing a balancing act as he places one foot in front of the other,
 navigating narrow railway-like ties, all that remain of some parts of the paths.
 And he makes a point of showing us the dizzying heights.  One slip-up, and you
 would careen down thousands of meters, having time to think about your impending
 death.  Apparently, El Chorro is one of the most famous rock climbing areas in
 Europe.  With more than 650 bolted climbing routes in an area accessible on foot,
 El Chorro is an "El Dorado" for climbers (or a "Whipsaw" for off-roaders).
 Because of its location in  southern Spain, rock climbing is possible throughout
 the winter, though it can sometimes be cold and the paths snow-covered.  The
 routes are mostly hard climbs, which is why El Chorro attracts rock climbers
 from the whole world.


         Watch this video in full-screen! It is really worth it.
 
          http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562 (http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562)

Title: Re: Off Topic But Worth It If you Havent Seen It
Post by: barnabas on July 18, 2008, 20:57:06

Brilliant video  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Title: Re: Off Topic But Worth It If you Havent Seen It
Post by: KLV-Rider on July 18, 2008, 21:29:36

Great stuff, spent a bit of time climbing.....but that would scare the crap out of me..... :shock:

Title: Re: Off Topic But Worth It If you Havent Seen It
Post by: Piglumps on July 21, 2008, 10:50:43

Errrmmm, no thanks.

Walking it is scary enough but imagine being the blokes building it!