The terrifying see-through path stuck to a Chinese cliff-face 4,000ft above a rocky ravine
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updated at 8:29 AM on 11th November 2011
It is
certainly not a path for the faint-hearted.
On one
side a sheer rock face, on the other a 4,000ft drop - and all to separate the
brave traveller from a deadly plunge is a 3ft-wide, 2.5in thick walkway.
And if
that is not enough to bring terror into the pit of your stomach, the path
running alongside a Chinese mountainside is made out of glass, allowing a
crystal-clear view of where one false step can take you.
So it
was perhaps understandable that this woman tackled the walkway by sticking as
close to the cliff as possible, feeling her way along with tentative steps.
Don't
look down: A brave tourist walks along the glass path that was built of the
side of a cliff 4,700ft above sea level on Tianmen
Mountain in
Zhangjiajie , China
Dazzling:
A glass path suspended on a cliff face has been built on the side of the
Tianmen Mountain
in China
The
skywalk is situated 4,700ft above sea level on the side of the
Tianmen Mountain
in Zhangjiajie ,
China .
The
200ft long bridge joins the west cliff at the Yunmeng Fairy Summit, the
summit of Tianmen
Mountain and Zhang
Jiajie.
And it
would appear to be too scary for the cleaners - tourists are asked to put
on shoe covers before passing to help keep the path clean.
The
pathway, built earlier in the summer echoes the glass-bottomed walkway at the
Grand Canyon in the U.S.
The
70ft bridge is 4,000ft above the natural wonder and allows tourists to look
through 2.5in of crystal-clear glass to the Canyon floor below.
The
Tianmen mountain, literally translated as
Heavenly Gate
Mountain is so called
because of a huge natural cave that occurs halfway up to the summit.
Stunning:
The skywalk offers breathtaking views across the
Hunan Province
for those brave enough to attempt to cross the bridge
Situated
in the Hunan
Province , Its
highest peak is around 5,000ft above sea level and it is home to a wealth
of rare species of plants
A
four-mile-long cable car was constructed in the park, which is said to be the
longest of the same type in the world.
And no
matter how terrifying the glass walkway may be - it can only be an improvement
from another sky high mountain walkway located in the same province.
The
Shifou Mountain ,
located 82 miles away, offers sightseers a 3ft-wide road made of wooden planks
thousands of feet high.
When
finished the wooden 'road' - which is the width of a dinner table - will
stretch for 1.8miles making it China 's
longest sightseeing path.
Not so
high spec: Workers built a 3ft-wide plank road on the side of
Shifou Mountain ,
in Hunan Province ,
China earlier this year.
There's no way I'd go on that thing. I don't care how beautiful the views are. No way.
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