One Really Tough Commute ... - Neatorama

If you think your commute is bad, check out the way people get in and out of this village in Colombia: by sliding down a rusty old cable 1,200 feet above the ground!

Hit play or go to ~~Link~~ [YouTube] Updated Link [VidMax]- Thanks Chris!

Wohoo! Cool, I'd like it :)

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"Really tough commute"? I'd well argue that, overall, this is far easier than driving around everyday in some large cities and finding parking spots and such. Probably safer too, given the rope's near perfect safety record.

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I completely agree with you Me3. Also, although the cable may be old and rusty, I wouldn't be surprised if it could survive loads up to 10 or 20 (or even more) times the weight it carries now. I'm not too sure about how much weight both end stations can bear though.

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Well done, vidmax.com, for obnoxiously putting your logo over the top of the subtitles. That's really going to make me want to visit your site.

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The voice over says 'Primitive Cabling system'
Primitive? I would like to see him try and create such a thing. Dah!

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but I didn't quite understand how they get up again; where are the counterweights? *confused*

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Fluff, they can fly back up the mountain.

Colombians can fly. Duh.

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there's another "station" a bit op the mount on the other side. that way, it's angle is high enough to get the peeps back home.

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Very cool! "Primitive"? "Dangerous"? Bullfeathers!!!

And then he has the nerve to say that noone has been killed or injured - doesn't sound dangerous then, does it?

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YouTube took it down, but the video is available here:
http://www.vidmax.com/index.php/videos/view/3028

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