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11 of the world's most dangerous hiking trails
CNN ^ | 14th July 2022 | Joe Minihane,

Posted on 07/15/2022 1:03:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin

> Striding Edge, Lake District, England
The Lake District's famously changeable weather can make even the most bucolic of strolls a challenge.

>The Maze, Canyonlands, Utah, United States
It's the most remote part of Canyonlands, with visitors needing to negotiate long drives on dirt roads before setting out into the deep gullies, where rockfalls and flash floods are not uncommon and water from the area's few springs is hard to come by...

>HuaShan, China
This epic trail to the South Peak of HuaShan, one of China's Five Great Mountains, is often billed as the most dangerous hike in the world...

>Giro del Sorapiss, Italy
Hikers will need harnesses for clipping into the lines, as well as a helmet and ideally a guide who can provide the requisite equipment and show the way.

>Drakensberg Grand Traverse, South Africa and Lesotho
An epic, 230 kilometer (143 miles) journey that can take up to two weeks to complete...

>Cascade Saddle, New Zealand
"only for people with navigation and high level backcountry skills and experience,"

>Kalalau Trail, Hawaii
22-mile "out and back" along the Na Pali Coast

>Huayna Picchu, Peru
"stairs of death"

>Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea
To prepare for the sweaty days and bitter nights in this remote corner of the world, organizers recommend training for up to a year.

>Daikiretto Traverse, Japan
one that's as close as they'll get to a technical climb without the need for ropes.

>Mount Washington, New Hampshire, United States
Conditions can flip at any minute, meaning you'll need to pack winter gear even in the height of summer.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: hiking
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To: BenLurkin

I’ve done all but the one in China.

I would never lie. LOL.


21 posted on 07/15/2022 1:26:34 PM PDT by Codeflier (I am just going to assume you are a Democrat if you call me a Putin supporter and ignore you.)
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To: CodeToad

But flying puddle jumpers doesn’t. Weird how that works.


22 posted on 07/15/2022 1:28:24 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Navy Patriot
- Does it include the most dangerous one in the world, that being the one through the CNN Studios while in operation? -

That's close, just behind getting between Chuck Schumer and a TV camera.

23 posted on 07/15/2022 1:31:46 PM PDT by ken in texas
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To: BenLurkin

There’s a trail I walked with friends in Switzerland overlooking Lake Zurich. It was rather terrifying because a lot of erosion had occurred. Attempts had been made to shore it up but still very scary. Another hike I took was 8 miles from Gaming Austria to a pilgrim church (I forget the name). Very scary hike but there was a bar halfway there. LOL.


24 posted on 07/15/2022 1:35:08 PM PDT by Mercat
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To: BenLurkin

“Striding Edge, Lake District, England The Lake District’s famously changeable weather can make even the most bucolic of strolls a challenge.”

Can happen in the Yorkshire dales as well.


25 posted on 07/15/2022 1:41:53 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: TexasGator

Really big NOPE!!!


26 posted on 07/15/2022 1:49:34 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: BenLurkin

Walking the sidewalks of Nancy’s San Fran is a high risk slip-fall hazard.


27 posted on 07/15/2022 1:55:01 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: Fresh Wind

Yup—They could have done some actual reporting walking through the worst parts of Baltimore, Philly, Newark, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta after midnight and comparing notes....


28 posted on 07/15/2022 2:02:16 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: BenLurkin

The Maze is hard to get to, but I wouldn’t say dangerous particularly. But then I’m cnot someone who’s never left the city before.


29 posted on 07/15/2022 2:04:21 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: BenLurkin

I would say a midnight walking tour of East Harlem.


30 posted on 07/15/2022 2:13:05 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Fresh Wind

In every major city in the east there is always an MLK Bvd. Take that for adventure.


31 posted on 07/15/2022 2:14:38 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Travis McGee

Thats the one I remember watching.

No damn way.


32 posted on 07/15/2022 2:26:06 PM PDT by eyedigress (Trump is my President!)
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To: All

Rattlesnake Avalanche Blizzard Lava Eruptive Fissures Grizzly Mountain Lion Scenic Stroll should be avoided. Or bring a slow friend.


33 posted on 07/15/2022 2:28:19 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (If only one of those bears Putin wrestled had won)
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To: BenLurkin

Interesting. I spent several days in the other two parts of Canyonlands with a good friend a couple decades ago, and we loved it.

We did not get to this location, though.


34 posted on 07/15/2022 2:45:31 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: BenLurkin

Chicago or Philadelphia?


35 posted on 07/15/2022 2:59:44 PM PDT by DFG
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To: Fresh Wind

MOST dangerous place in my hallway when the wife is mad and throwing things.


36 posted on 07/15/2022 3:17:41 PM PDT by oldasrocks
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To: BenLurkin
Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea"

Much easier to hike today than it was 80+ years ago.


37 posted on 07/15/2022 3:25:10 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Joe Biden, VOTUS. Vegetable of the United States.)
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To: central_va

“there is always an MLK Bvd. Take that for adventure.”

Hot and humid summer nights add a little character to the hike.

;-)


38 posted on 07/15/2022 3:28:25 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: ken in texas

LOL! So True!


39 posted on 07/15/2022 3:33:50 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Antihero101607

I guess you won’t be seeing this then (movie Fall).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TYL3uPqYhE

Front & center for me.


40 posted on 07/15/2022 3:41:25 PM PDT by PfromHoGro (Orwell was optimistic.)
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