I particularly liked the sections where the track had been replaced by a single scaffold bar. Although it looked like there was a wire to clip onto _most_ of the time. I'd still worry about which piece of floor was going to be the next bit to drop. Any idea as to the history of the track?? RP 2008/5/25 Apptech : > WATCH THIS VIDEO. > > I posted this recently but the ZERO response means few if > anyone has looked at it. > BECAUSE It's the sort of thing that people have to post ooh > and ah / not me / how brave / how silly / ... responses to. > > Its very worth looking at. The music is said to be good too. > I like it reasonably, but the video is highly stunning even > without sound. > Such bravery and stupidity and scenic beauty and danger all > rolled in together is unusual. People die there occasionally > doing what the cameraman is doing. And yet, a sprightly > octogenarian might be able to do it as well. > > http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562 > > Download seems to have become much slower than before and > stops and starts - maybe it's become very popular. Not > surprising if it has. > > I read that because of people dying here (doing this) they > dynamited the access way, but you can still get in via live > railway tunnels. This is of course illegal - the fine for > railway access is 3000 Euros (or 6000 depending on which > site you read). In the 1970's you could apparently run this > "track" and the handrails were largely intact. Not now !!!. > (You could certainly run PART of the track. Maybe even > sometimes all of it. But odds are that many who tried would > not manage to run all of it.)( Have I persuaded you to look > at it yet ?) > > > Russell > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Apptech" > To: "PIC List" > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 12:11 AM > Subject: [OT]:: Walk in the spring rain. > > >> Not raining. >> Probably not spring. >> Well worth seeing. >> >> A friend in the US sent me the link below. >> This has to be one of the craziest and most fearsome >> 'walks' I have ever >> seen. >> I'd consider doing it if I had to. >> But I'd be utterly terrified throughout. >> And possibly dead at the end. >> >> http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562 >> >> Bear in mind that somebody built this walkway - just over >> 100 years ago. >> >> Russell >> >> Bill said: >> >> >> This is BY FAR the craziest thing I've ever seen anybody >> do. I urge >> caution... firm seating with something to hold on to... if >> you have the >> slightest problem with heights. Good luck taking this >> little stroll through >> some very scenic terrain. There are some placesI was just >> not meant to see >> in person, and this is definately one of them. >> >> > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist