HuaShan Plank Path Walking on the Wild Side

[forlivese94]

why is there porn music?

[supadupagmailcom]

Spooky Cool!

[TheHYSET]

Dude loose the security video and i be impressed!

[54321Rambler]

I take it this is a one way footpath?

[jacklazzell]

he's ascared.... like he seen a rabbit!

[GrGrGrGrGrGreg]

I really want to climb this! Do you need much experience, I'm assuming you do! Is a harness used throughout the entire course?

[Octamed]

THIS is why 3d cameras were made

[squanto2]

Not if my family's life depended on it.

[Tom884201]

'This part does not look to safe'... No part is safe to me lol

[thezuse]

A year or two ago I remember watching a video of someone doing this trail (or an identical one) with no harness (so they claimed) while filming. I remember at one point them waving their foot in the air to the side to show off a little (so, they were standing on one foot). I remember it creeped me out so bad (especially at the end of the planks). Does anyone remember this?

[yellowkitchen1]

@thezuse ; SearchYoutube or Goggle "Huashan Cliffside Path (No Harness)" and you will see the dude's video.  This video gives me such vertigo I can hardly stand to watch them. Never. In a million. YEARS.

[thezuse]

@yellowkitchen1 Thanks!!!

[zackhanscom]

yes i like the two harness system. so you don't fall off immediately from a gust or fainting.

[SMOAJ]

Zenrising...People like you suck



[tomlovegod]

I feel dizzy as you use one hand to hold the camera XD

[scotttlp109]

2:26 little rest area!? I don't think I can rest there.

[SeaBassVamp]

Exceptional Video.

Exerting.

[estuard010]

hijo de las mil putas facilmente me mato a esa altura

[Th3Ak0StA]

already shit my pants nbd v_v

[caimefoss]

I wonder who built the "sidewalk" ?

[lightronger]

@caimefoss

It was originally built in the Yuan dynasty, circa 1300's, by a group of Taoists.

[dinomagic]

amazing

[SibelCatana]

I so want to visit this place!!! Awesome video.

[kyelek]

I was wondering what I should do while I'm in Xi'an in two weeks, besides the warriors. Problem solved :D

[mrgixxer100]

i just poo my self

[masshred]

i get dizzy climbing a 12 foot ladder. shit, i just fell off my chair!

[Djulimee]

This would have been a really good video if we had seen more of the scenery and less of the guys face as he filmed it.

[nacht98]

132 died last year trying to do this....

[ronja130370]

wow there is no chance that i do this nooo never wow respect :-)

[lfatx]

I will try to get there and do it!

[Hitchiker100]

I just shit myself..............

[78selhurst]

Wow, fair play mate. Your braver than me! That looks so intense

[gssq]

This is quite far out

[Swood44]

please. i can mountain bike this with no hands and my eyes closed.

[eds946]

This is amazing! I think that I wlll do this but with a helmet cam

[Kevin19700]

You are a braver man than I will ever be! No way could I ever do that.

[lunarshift]

Will it blend, that is the question.

[WilliamTheSilverBack]

i have a question for you....do you not fear heights at ALL, i piss myself when i walk down a steep hill, doing this would have me shitting my pants

[LeeCarl1974]

You can read the floating text caption in about 4 seconds. Why does it stay on screen for 45 seconds? Bit irritating.

[HikaruYamamoto]

what a wimp... hes using safety equipment, so whats the point? -_-

[InsightVidya]

what kind of batshit insane person would do this

[wafflethug]

I don't understand how you can even build something like that. Good thing for China's lax labor laws.

[waihope]

exciting trail

[alfok]

2:37 omfg i pee on my pants

[rontayan]

This is the best video I've seen so far on the Plank walk.

Thank you for putting this together. Now I know what to expect for this.

[Rio4me4ever]

nope not for a million dollars

[witchdoctor666ful]

How old is this trial ? .. and how the hell did these guys scale this mountain side ?....

[wellstevenn]

陕西政府应该拨款让安全设施免费才是

[TigrisJK]

I did this recently and it was so worth doing. Sooo much fun. Course, you have to get up there first, haha! Word of warning, if you hire a local guide, make sure they don't take your camera away before getting on. I was told by a guide that it was verboten to bring camera gear on the via ferrata and it was a crock of ... excrement. She was just trying to get clientele for a friend up there with a shitty fujifilm instant film camera. As a photographer, that really screwed with my experience a bit

[ProvidentTools]

I think I just shit my pants

[Nat3skiz]

this looks amazing.

*adds to list of things to do before I die*

[hcn9]

holy fuck that must be scary

[adambarker96]

Amazing

[CashCreep]

jesus that wouldve made me shit myself

[chihlitiger]

This trail was built by He Yuan-xi and his disciples. He was a Quanzhen Taoist monk from Gansu. At the end of the trail there is another cave, He Zu Cave, which was the cave craved out by him in late 1200's. There is a big crave of 3 Chinese characters 'Quan Zhen Yan' at the cliff above, the cliff is facing down. It is also thought that he was the guy who craved the 3 big characters.

[chihlitiger]

This plank trail is just below Southern Summit, which is 2160 meter high. There are actually 3 sections of the trail: the 'Upper Part' begins with Nan Tian Meng (Southern Heavenly Gate) and ends at Chao Yuan Cave. It is about 20 meter long and the trail is half meter wide, all craved along the cliff. Then you climbed down an iron ladder, which is the 'Middle Part', afterwards you walk towards the west and it is the last part shown in this video.

[Vagabund92]

hey  mike,

one question, can you rent the safty equipment?

[beijingmike]

@Vagabund92 Yes you can and it's super easy. There is a vendor stationed at the start of the plank walk renting the safety harness for about $5.50 US

[Hitchiker100]

@beijingmike  Mate,There is no f....n way I would do that with equipment made in China ....your one brave son of a bitch ..and I mien that in a good way.......I would never have the balls ..Cheerio

[kgmachine]

how the hell did they put that track there

[Rico8458]

i walked it back in 1980 and no harness back then.

[pizzafrenzyman]

Anyone know the altitude of the plank trail?

[haldol0340]

Explore TCM Tours

[haldol0340]

If you want to do this, contact me. It's awesome!

[catascouts]

somewhat like via ferrata in Italy - Dolomites

I like it!

[misa1987]

how much did u pay?

[beijingmike]

@misa1987 Hello, the plank walk now requires a harness at a cost of 40rmb which is about $5.90 US dollars. Entry to HuaShan itself is about 100rmb and another 70rmb for the cable cars. I'll try to put up some more video later on the park itself. The buses from Xi'an to Huashan take two hours and cost only 30rmb ($4.30US). It's really a beautiful place.

[XxMissNoNamexX]

@beijingmike You have to pay to almost die a lot?

[klassetompa]

I pitty the foool who falls over the edge!!

[schmizi010]

at the end of the path is a statue carved into the rock.

i dont know who it is but probably someone important in the taoist religion since i saw a few people praying there.

[dropj3]

they should re-establish the path with a steel structure because it looks very dangerous.

never bin there but i wan't to see it in real life.

looks amazing.

5/5 for the vid

[Orhorhorhorh]

the path isn't for leetle babies afraid of danger

[haldol0340]

@dropj3 :  Explore TCM Tours. Tell time and date, we'll go!

[phoenixrisen1970]

@r1ccardo I believe it leads to a temple. Look for the moderngonzo clip, "The world's most dangerous hike" in related videos, he shows the temple. Doing the trek is an offering of devotion by the faithful.

[KWalsh554]

@phoenixrisen1970 No, it leads to a look-out area.

[jegenek]

wohow got blue balls watchin this vid!

[iaintheslaughter]

i know, pity the text wont fall off the cliff

[TrollMonitor]

Iaintheslaughter, just ignore the troll SG55OVCam. He spends his time stalking and harassing various Youtube members.

[zenrising]

Holy crap that's some annoying floating text.

[HollyApple777]

@zenrising

Totally agree - and was going to write the same. 20 seconds of it is enough - time to watch someone else's video of the same.

[xX20lindsay08Xx]

me too! lol. i want to do it now.

[Goorney]

Nice Video, well done for holding the camcorder whilst moving along the planks. I did the plank walk about a month ago, it was a great experience.

[kfclover37]

WTF scary .

[kornswag]

lets do it!

[haldol0340]

@kornswag : Explore TCM Tours, Tell time and date, we'll go!

[earlymusicus]

Fantastic video! But, considering this "path" is in China and we know how little they think of quality of workmanship and safety, I'm not sure I'd trust those boards!

[SomeoneNamedTom]

I dont know if i'd trust those boards even if i knew they weren't from china!

[pointsur]

Fear?? not even. More like common sense.

[pointsur]

Yeah? Well nice knowing ya...

[a24q7]

Wow.... it was hard for me to watch because I have a fear of heights! I wouldnt be able to even come close to doing what you did there. Fine work!!

[osurac67]

Hi Mike. Glad you liked my video. I have to say that this looks much more intimidating. Those planks "look" ok, though I do not have much faith in man made pathways. ;-)

Curious, at the end of the plank pathway, there looked to be more chain to continue the journey. It this the case? Did you continue?

Stay adventurous!!

[mijnnaamisaaron]

I heard he died, it was on the news

[hsbyan1]

holy crap... they have a store in middle of cliff??

[LasVegasProducer]

Hi Mike! You did it! Your email indicated soon and sure enough. I'm getting the same feeling I did when I first watched Kings Passageway (!). Beats any old ride at Disneyland. Wish your video could include the trip there and shots of the surrounding things which would depict the local scene. I travel through your travels while I'm grounded here in Las Vegas, tied to too many responsibilities. You lead an amazing life. Thanks for sharing. I'll forward this to my local friends and the crew at REI.

[beijingmike]

Howdy sterling,

Thanks for the comments my friend. I actually do have some video of the surrounding HuaShan area that I'll have to process when I get a chance. Have a great day!

Mike

[tomoyagetsuei]

一見危険なように見えるけど上のほうに安全帯をかける場所がちゃ­んとあるのでそれほどでもないかも

[sidewyz76]

Mike thats awesome you do all these outdoor activities! Nothing beats the outdoors.

[LASexpress]

Crazy, wish I had more game in me to do this

[bumming66]

No way

[mojavemine]

very cool.

[earthquakelax]

I do enjoy hiking in the mountains but man is this really called a hike. You got bigger balls than me doing this.

[jeep44WD]

Is it true Starbucks is trying to put a coffee shack at the end of the plank walk?

[jeep44WD]

Next time I dare you to do it flip flops.

[Hollywoodjive]

holy cow

[smfbikeman]

Hey, I saw your video and I have to say a few of those boards do look a little "rickity" and I don't think they have a replacement schedule for them.