A couple of years ago, Backpacker magazine listed the 10 most dangerous hikes in America. Number 3? Pikes Peak. Pikes was chosen because of its capricious weather with high winds, hail storms and a chance of snow year-round, and because of the effects of the oxygen deprivation hikers experience on the summit.
But one person’s “dangerous” could be another’s walk in the park. Compare the Barr Trail to a popular route in China. Travel writer Robin Esrock traveled to Huashan in central China, one of that country’s five sacred mountains, in search of what has been called “the world’s most dangerous hike.” He thinks he found it. Check it out above or directly on YouTube.
– Deb Acord
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Tags: China, hiking, Pikes Peak
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That is crazy!