Comments on: Caminito del Rey

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:58:52 +0000

Having watched the videos and seen the pictures of this place i felt i had to visit just to get the real atmosphere… We walked down the river to the top end of the path where the dam is. The sheer scale of the place is breathtaking. Im not very good with heights and it was a real rush just to stand over the waterfall looking up to the path. We stayed with friends near Malaga and hope to return later this year to visit the El Chorro side of the Gorge too. Everybody should go and see this place, it truly is awe inspiring. I just wish i was good with heights.

By: Meff 2 S2

Meff 2 S2 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:49:38 +0000

S2, u saved the day! Thanx.

By: S2

S2 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:23:53 +0000

Song Info:

Michael Darius – Magic of Politics (Andrew K Trip To 99 remix)

By: lunna

lunna — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:37:06 +0000

it was incredible when i watched this video i couldn’t believe my eyes how he went there :p he is really brave

By: dragdrag

dragdrag — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:39:22 +0000

Cool. What’s song playing?

By: rich

rich — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:27:03 +0000

maybe somebody knows what music plays in this video?

By: Jx

Jx — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:58:51 +0000

Looking to the movement of head shadow (as jodie noticed – it is like flowing), I suppose the clip was filmed by compact head-camera used also by climbers. The tiny camera (like webcam) attached next to ear follows the head direction and has no zoom option. Separate unit for recording is attached to the belt. See example at http://www.elmo.co.jp/suv-cam/en/product/suvcam_2.html

Guy has not camera but a stick in its left hand (it could be seen at ’1:20).
But anyway, it’s amazing!

By: Meff

Meff — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:37:27 +0000

As Martha Jones said:
Does anyone know what the music was on video?, I really like it.

So, does anyone?

By: AndrewB

AndrewB — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:20:38 +0000

The cameraman took 6 min 26 secs to walk this section. Impressive, but in the interest of promoting insane extreme sports, let’s up the ante…can someone do the same route in under 6 mins?

(I’d volunteer, but, ahem, I am in Australia)

By: astrodex

astrodex — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:36:00 +0000

Does the guy with the safety harness (wimp) really think those safety lines are better kept than the path? Which has holes in it?!

I almost wet myself right at the end when he jumps down off the little wall that is overlooking a zillion foot drop.

No way. Ever. Even for money.

By: Howard Brazee

Howard Brazee — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:25:51 +0000

Walking I could do, if I didn’t have my wife or grandkids with me.

But what amazes me is thinking about those who built it.

The question is – should they maintain the trail? Obviously it is used.

By: Badjuk

Badjuk — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:56:24 +0000

Ja pikole! Nie wiedzailem o czyms takim 0_o

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:55:41 +0000

I wonder if he had a parachute suit on?

By: Naz

Naz — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:52:54 +0000

What a trip.

By: ted

ted — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:20:12 +0000

Nice railings.
Dude should have stopped more to look around. The best parts were when he was looking down at his feet to cross those narrow bits.

He definitely only used the cables intermittently.

By: Adam Stanhope

Adam Stanhope — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:51:28 +0000

Best video in a long time, Algonkin!

By: Chad Cloman

Chad Cloman — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:12:34 +0000

^^^ What he said ^^^

By: petra

petra — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:57:09 +0000

MOTHER. OF. GOD!!!!!!

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:58:32 +0000

I wonder if they use blind people to renovate the path?

By: Ivor Cutlery

Ivor Cutlery — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:04:30 +0000

Are the holes in the concrete the result of falling rocks or corrosion? I’m betting on the latter, but it definitely wouldn’t comfort me to look up the face of the gorge and fantasize about rockslides.

I wonder if the local government is following up on its plan to renovate the path; it’d be interesting to see a video of their progress…

By: MrPumpernickel

MrPumpernickel — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:08:00 +0000

Demonio, you forgot to mention that pretty much all of Costa del Sol has been touristized to hell. If you want to experience Spain that’s really not the place to go, although further inland in the same province, like where this gorge is, is another question.

I vacationed in Benalmadena a few years back, you seriously could not pay me to come back.

By: Martha Jones

Martha Jones — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:06:12 +0000

That gave me motion sickness watching that.

Does anyone know what the music was on video?, I really like it.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:15:20 +0000

Meh.
Try walking the Kalalau trail on Kauai’s Na Pali Coast. In the rain. With a 60 lb pack.
No cable to hold onto. No concrete to walk on.

I keed.

By: Demonio Flatline

Demonio Flatline — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:47:32 +0000

I live in Benalmadena, Malaga, In the same province where this video was taken. I have been there a couple of times and have walked some of it, but never went all the way… is just too frightening. Great video! And all of you that are interested in coming… do it! you will have the time of your life here in Spain!!! You will find adventure, nature, beaches, good weather, good food, party, beautiful women, and much more!

By: Namowal

Namowal — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:36:43 +0000

I love how he’s passing other hikers on this crumbling century old ledge and they’re greeting each other as casually as if they were on a sidewalk in the suburbs.

By: avraamov

avraamov — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:12:27 +0000

in the words of steven wright, maybe he’s not scared of heights. just terrified of widths.

By: Parker

Parker — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:37:48 +0000

Even if you’re ealthy and athletic..you lose so much balance when your hands are busy with cameras! Does this guy talk about the experience anywhere?

By: Christophe

Christophe — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:19:32 +0000

Superb.

Glad he taped it so we don’t have to check ourselves.

By: World's Most Beautiful Girl

World's Most Beautiful Girl — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:06:11 +0000

We are planning a trip there next year – we will definitely visit the area and navigate the paths

the serene beauty is so majestic – it just has to be experienced by those healthy and athletic enough to do so

By: L.C.

L.C. — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:58:54 +0000

did anyone notice how he also walked on those poles??? holy hell. i would have died just lookin up at it from the ground!!

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:15:20 +0000

OMG! No way, Jose!

Especially stepping over the holes in the rotting concrete!

By: Algonkin

Algonkin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:59:33 +0000

He did Alex. If you look closely to his shadows, you can see he’s holding it with his left hand.

That is one gutsy S.O.B.

By: kid_icarus

kid_icarus — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:58:55 +0000

that is AWESOME!!!! sign me up for a trip there!

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:30:33 +0000

That’s crazy! Did he use a hand-held camera to film this? I’d be crawling on all fours if I had to go up the little road!

By: DanO

DanO — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:27:42 +0000

pretty sure the video is sped up. also there are safety ropes available, (one hiker had a harness) but the camera man definitely did not use them.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:45:43 +0000

Nice… I would have taken it slower if I hadn’t turned around at the first broken section.

By: jodie

jodie — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:30:43 +0000

how in the heck did they get the materials to build that up there? not to mention how they used those materials to construct the paths. amazing.

also, the cameraman’s shadow looks like it’s floating. although i doubt that he really is.

By: W1nn370µ |{0$£0w$|{1

W1nn370µ |{0$£0w$|{1 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:11:55 +0000

He made it!

By: Street Attack

Street Attack — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:40:30 +0000

I had a mini panick attack watching that. I am not too bad wth heights at all. But as self proclaimd clutz those railingless small paths freak me out to no end.

By: Andrew G

Andrew G — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:40:29 +0000

that’s pretty insane, especially how fast that guy is going while filming at the same time! i want to go there even though i’m afraid of heights :S

By: Bunny

Bunny — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:28:53 +0000

Don’t you love the little stumble he takes right at the beginning? Gawd, I would have died from fright right then and there!

By: foosnark

foosnark — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:20:17 +0000

Argh… just watching this video is triggering my fear of falling (which also involves things like perfectly good bridges, walkways, storm drains, etc. crumbling away beneath me).

By: MrPumpernickel

MrPumpernickel — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:50:03 +0000

Oh heck yes! I need to go there *starts planning for vacation next year*