I cringe everytime I view this video walk of El Chorro in Southern Spain.
Apr 27th, 2008, 04:40 AM
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And "cojones" is another name for "nuts" which is what these guys are. I swear the videographer actually started running after he saw the "wuss" using the safety line. Seems like the perfect locale for the next Bond movie.
Apr 27th, 2008, 05:12 AM
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Knoxvillecouple......here is your reason why El Caminito del Rey was built. Found by googling and quoted below.....
"In 1901 it was obvious that the workers of the Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls needed a walkway to cross between the falls, to provide transport of materials, vigilance and maintenance of the channel. Construction of the walkway lasted four years. It was finished in 1905.
In 1921 the king Alfonso XIII had to cross the walkway for the inauguration of the dam Conde del Guadalhorce, and it became known by its present name.
After four people died in two accidents in 1999 and 2000, the local government closed the entrances. However, adventurous tourists still find their way into the walkway.
As the video suggests, the walkway is the approach to El Makinodromo, the climbing sector of El Chorro".
"In 1901 it was obvious that the workers of the Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls needed a walkway to cross between the falls, to provide transport of materials, vigilance and maintenance of the channel. Construction of the walkway lasted four years. It was finished in 1905.
In 1921 the king Alfonso XIII had to cross the walkway for the inauguration of the dam Conde del Guadalhorce, and it became known by its present name.
After four people died in two accidents in 1999 and 2000, the local government closed the entrances. However, adventurous tourists still find their way into the walkway.
As the video suggests, the walkway is the approach to El Makinodromo, the climbing sector of El Chorro".
Apr 27th, 2008, 06:03 AM
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My stomach is in knots from watching this video. I expected it to end with the guy swirling to his death off of the edge of the cliff. There is no amount of money or inducement that would cause me to take this walk but hats off to the brave fools who have accomplished it. We should all remember them fondly as I feel confident that they will not be around long with such a show of "bravery".
Apr 27th, 2008, 07:34 AM
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I was also amazed to see how many other people were there at the same time. I wonder if this was a group of hikers that meant to be there together? If not, it's incredibly that that many crazy hikers were there at one time.
May 2nd, 2008, 11:41 AM
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From a posting on the Costa Del Sol website regarding this walkway.....
"The Diputación de Málaga provincial government unanimously approved a measure urging the Junta de Andalucía to perform restoration work on the 'Caminito del Rey', a cliff-hugging iron walkway pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge at the El Chorro reservoir in Ardales.
Diputación President and Ardales Mayor Salvador Pendón says the estimated cost of the restoration work is seven million euros".
"The Diputación de Málaga provincial government unanimously approved a measure urging the Junta de Andalucía to perform restoration work on the 'Caminito del Rey', a cliff-hugging iron walkway pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge at the El Chorro reservoir in Ardales.
Diputación President and Ardales Mayor Salvador Pendón says the estimated cost of the restoration work is seven million euros".
