Bridges, I don't think so..... [via Cacciatore]



  I’ll settle for a walk in the park.

If you wish to experience the breathtaking panoramas of the mountainous Ai-Petri region on the southeastern coast of Crimea, you must first brave the wooden bridges that tower over vast ravines

Stomach-jolting: You have                                                           to have nerves                                                           of steel to                                                           risk death or                                                           serious injury                                                           when you take                                                           on one of the                                                           world's most                                                           dangerous                                                           trails - Mount                                                           Hua in China.                                                           It features                                                           stomach-churning                                                           drops,                                                           vertical                                                           ascents, steep                                                           staircases and                                                           narrow                                                           walkways, with                                                           only a small                                                           chain to cling                                                           onto

Stomach-jolting: You have to have nerves of steel to risk death or serious injury when you take on one of the world's most dangerous trails - Mount Hua in China. It features stomach-churning drops, vertical ascents, steep staircases and narrow walkways, with only a small chain to cling onto

One way of getting across                                                           the Hunza                                                           River in the                                                           Karakoram                                                           Mountains of                                                           Pakistan is by                                                           the rickety                                                           Hussaini                                                           bridge, which                                                           consists of                                                           various pieces                                                           of wood                                                           strapped                                                           horizontally

One way of getting across the Hunza River in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan is by the rickety Hussaini bridge, which consists of various pieces of wood strapped horizontally

A long way to go: Trift                                                           Bridge in                                                           Switzerland is                                                           the longest                                                           pedestrian-only                                                           suspension                                                           bridge in the                                                           Alps at 557                                                           feet in length

A long way to go: Trift Bridge in Switzerland is the longest pedestrian-only suspension bridge in the Alps at 557 feet in length

The Titlis Cliff Walk in                                                           Switzerland                                                           hangs 9842 ft                                                           above sea                                                           level and                                                           offers                                                           mountainous                                                           views - and                                                           sweaty palms -                                                           for those                                                           willing to                                                           travel across                                                           it

The Titlis Cliff Walk in Switzerland hangs 9842 ft above sea level and offers mountainous views - and sweaty palms - for those willing to travel across it

One of travellers biggest                                                           fears was                                                           realised last                                                           week when a                                                           tourist                                                           dropped a mug                                                           on a glass                                                           walkway on the                                                           Yuntai                                                           Mountain,                                                           Henan Province                                                           causing the                                                           floor to                                                           shatter. The                                                           attraction                                                           opened in                                                           September and                                                           has now been                                                           closed for                                                           repairs
A glass-bottom walkway                                                           installed on                                                           the side of a                                                           cliff has                                                           cracked under                                                           the pressure                                                           of huge                                                           throngs during                                                           the week-long                                                           National Day                                                           holidays
The walkway when it first                                                           opened at the                                                           end of the                                                           month

Travellers' biggest fears were realized last week when a tourist droppeda mug on a glass walkway on the Yuntai Mountain, Henan Province, causing the floor to shatter. The attraction opened in September and has now been closed for repairs

Completed in 2004, the                                                           Langkawi Sky                                                           Bridge is                                                           built on top                                                           of the                                                           Machinchang                                                           mountain in                                                           Malaysia and                                                           hangs at about                                                           328 ft above                                                           the ground.                                                           The walkway                                                           can                                                           accommodate up                                                           to 250 people                                                           at the same                                                           time and                                                           swings out                                                           over the                                                           landscape to                                                           give visitors                                                           a unique look                                                           at the                                                           landscape

Completed in 2004, the Langkawi Sky Bridge is built on top of the Machinchang mountain in Malaysia and hangs at about 328 ft above the ground. The walkway can accommodate up to 250 people at the same time and swings out over the landscape to give visitors a unique look 
at the landscape

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