Who wants to go on a hike?

[VB]

El Caminito del Rey which means the King’s little pathway is a walkway now fallen into disrepair, pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, Spain. The name is often shortened to Camino del Rey.
The walkway has now gone many years without maintenance, and is in a highly deteriorated and dangerous state. It is one meter (3 feet and 3 inches) in width, and is over 300 meters (984 feet) above the river. Nearly all of the path has no handrail.

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[Rocket1972]

My questions who and the heck built that? Someone had to build the foundation and pour the mortar or cement!

[VB]

My questions who and the heck built that? Someone had to build the foundation and pour the mortar or cement!

In 1901 it became apparent that workers at the hydroelectric power plants at Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls needed a walkway to cross between the falls, to provide for transport of materials, and for the inspection and maintenance of the channel. Construction of the walkway took four years and it was finished in 1905.
In 1921 King Alfonso XIII crossed the walkway for the inauguration of the dam Conde del Guadalhorce and it became known by its present name.^[1]

In some places the walkway has collapsed.


The walkway is one metre (3 feet and 3 inches) in width, and rises over 100 metres (350 feet) above the river below. Constructed of concrete resting on steel rails supported by stanchions at around 45 degrees into the rock face, it is currently in a highly deteriorated state and there are numerous sections where part or all of the concrete top has collapsed. The result is large open air gaps that are bridged only by narrow steel beams or other support fixtures. Very few of the original handrails exist but a safety-wire runs the length of the path. Several people have lost their lives on the walkway in recent years and after two fatal accidents in 1999 and 2000,^[2] the local government closed both entrances, but not the gift shop.
In June 2011, the regional government of Andalusia and the local government of Málaga agreed to share costs of restoration (including car parking and a museum) of €9 million. The project will take approximately three years to complete.^[3] Many of the original features will remain in place and the new materials that are used will be in keeping with the old design

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[PIKE]

My questions who and the heck built that? Someone had to build the foundation and pour the mortar or cement!

Yep, just what I was thinking.

[K.M.I.A]

Sent that to one of my nephews,He's climbed shit all over the world.I have no doubt he will be there sometime within the year.

[Gato Rojo]

Heh. When he does go, tell him to look around; the guy he does not see there, will be me!

[IEDmagnet]

There is a video of someone walking it somewhere on this forum. It looks pretty cool.

[RH]

There is a video of someone walking it somewhere on this forum. It looks pretty cool.

Yep seen this before.

It is one scary MOFO. But would be fun to do...with the right equipment.

[P-Chop]

I thought I remember Skysoldier smoking a fatty on that trail, B........



while getting a bj......................B

[OldSoldier54]

That's some nice looking rock. Haven't been climbing in years ...

[Zimmy]

Awesome trip. I think I'll wait for the restoration to be complete.

[cb88]

Awesome trip. I think I'll wait for the restoration to be complete.

x2 + handrails/guardrails


I mean, I've been to the SA Riverwalk MANY times - that sidewalk is wider and people fall in there!

[Santo Tomas]

I would do that, with a beer in one hand

[IEDmagnet]

I would do that, with a beer in one hand

...meaning the other 11 have been consumed to balance your load. I like how you think.