Are you also a person who likes to have adventurous experiences while traveling to different places? Then this article about eight of the world’s most dangerous and highly touristic destinations will be important to you.
01. Footsteps to Heaven
Nicknamed the Stairway to Heaven, the Stairway to Heaven is located in the Kulai Mountains of Oahu, Hawaii. These stairs, which became a prohibited area since 1987, have become covered with plants and have become dilapidated. As a result, climbing these stairs has become an adventure among tourists. This staircase, which is 2100 feet high, has 3922 steps.
The peculiarity of this is that it has a vertical inclination. Currently, it is illegal to climb it, and if you are caught illegally crossing it, you will have to pay a fine of $1000. An average person takes about 3-5 hours to climb this. The stairs were built to house a secret naval radio station during World War II, and the topography of the surrounding mountains made it possible to secretly set up the station in Haiku Valley.
02. Tent hanging on a mountain face
Cliff camping (Cliff camping in California) is camping and spending the night in a tent hanging on a mountain face. Here, camping is done on the steep side of the mountain. California’s Yosemite National Forest is one of the most famous places for cliffs. In addition, countries such as Australia, Germany, Colorado and Peru also use this type of Cliff Camping because the mountain structures are very straight. Yosemite National Park, California’s most famous place for Cliff Camping, is where tourists love to spend the night, camping on the tens of thousands of meters high cliffs. As a result of such camping, a significant number of tourists die each year.
03. Rafting on the Colorado River
The Colorado River is one of the most dangerous rivers in the world. The reason for this is the often violent nature of this river and the limitless speed of the current. For rafting enthusiasts, the Colorado River is a treasure. The reason for this is that rapidity, which is the ideal environment for rafting, is constantly found along this river. However, 35 people who were rafting along the river have already died and many people have been injured.
04. Mount Everest
Mount Everest, located in Nepal, is the highest mountain in the world. Every year, tens of thousands of adventurous tourists come to climb Everest. No matter how many people try, only a very few people have been able to successfully climb Everest. Despite extreme cold, strong winds, changing weather, landslides and earthquakes, climbing Everest has become a craze among tourists who take up the hobby of mountaineering. According to the tourists who have been able to climb Everest, climbing Everest is not a difficult task. Even now, more than three hundred people have lost their lives trying to climb Everest.
05. Banjo jumps into the center of Valerica Volcano
Banjo jumping into the middle of the volcano with a rope tied around his waist – ntv.com.tr
By now you have some understanding of the banjo jump, where one or two people jump down from a height on a rope. The most dangerous place in the world for this kind of banjo jumping is the Valerica Volcano in Chile. Here, the Chilean government has provided a special helicopter service to take people who want to banjo jump to the top of the Valerica volcano. With the help of a rope tied around the waist, the people who are carried make a banjo jump to the center of the volcano.
06. Trolltunga climb to Neru
Trolltunga mountain range is located in Norway. It is naturally located on a rock at a height of about 800 meters. It takes about 12 hours for an average person to reach the top of the mountain from the bottom. The uniqueness of this mountain is the hillocks hanging on the top of the mountain which have attracted tourists. A large number of tourists rush to this place hoping to sit on it and see the surrounding beauty.
No safety measures can be seen at this location. For this reason, a 24-year-old Australian girl fell down and died on September 5, 2012.
07. Cycling on a slippery hill
We all have ridden a bike at one point in our lives. If not, try to ride. Riding a bike is not difficult. But if someone invited you to ride a bike on a flat surface and extremely dangerous slippery hill, would you agree?
Riding a bike on a flat surface and extremely dangerous slippery hill – mensjournal.com
Adventure cyclists from all over the world come to ride a bike on Sedona Mountain, known as the White Line in Arizona, United States (White line Sedona cycling).
The reason is that riding a bicycle is the hobby of these tourists, pretending to die on this dangerous mountain. Even the slightest mistake you make on the white line of this mountain can lead to your death.
08. Bridge of Death in China
This is known as the Bridge of Death in China. By now you have no doubt seen the Glass Bridge in China. But this Gap Bridge, in comparison, carries a more dangerous nature. There is an unusual distance between two nodes. There is only a rope tied around the waist for protection. The height of the tower on which this bridge is installed is about 300 meters. There is a belief among the Chinese that by walking on this, people will get rid of their fears. The Chinese government has arranged to provide space to cross this bridge by getting life insurance if you are likely to get sick due to a heart disease or other sudden shock while crossing this bridge. The Chinese government has also stated that if your cell phone or wallet falls off the bridge, such items are not covered by this life insurance.