I’ve done Huashan, #1 on this list. It’s a short hike but intensely nerve wracking. You’re so high up on a sheer rock face staring down at a 2000m drop. It’s hard to grasp, even when you’re up there. The hike leads to an small old temple situated in a little nook on cliffside. Pretty incredible.
Huashan looks ridiculous. 100 deaths a year? It’s like someone dies every 3 days! I would definitely pass on that. On Angel’s Landing and Half Dome I would not do the full trail. The one in Spain #10 looks nuts too. What can I say? I’m a puss with heights.
Angel's Landing will always hold a special place in my memories. The real danger on the trail is the amount of people. They're usually pretty courteous, however, because of the thrill aspect, it attracts a ton of inexperienced and very unprepared hikers. Be careful and always look out for a be another.
Thanks for this I really needed it! We are headed out to Utah today for my Senior Trip to Angels Landing. I have been planning this with my dad for a while and am stoked to be doing it!
Thank you, great video! I live in Utah (home of Angel's Landing, Zion National Park) and have climbed most of the highest peaks in the Utah and the western states. While Angel's Landing has extreme exposure with an 800ft drop on the right and a 1,200ft vertical drop on the left at the narrow neck, it does have cemented cables through all dangerous parts. It doesn't seem nearly as dangerous as some of the other hikes you listed. I'm happy to see it made your list, but I think putting it as #2 is rating it higher than it deserves. It certainly is no place to become dizzy or lose your balance!
I've not hiked the others, but as a Utahn, Angel's Landing certainly deserves to be up there. The hike itself would perhaps not be so risky if you were left to hike it with few others. But unfortunately, it's deadly busy, crowded with people who have little hiking experience and no care for hiking etiquette. During the final, crowded section, inexperienced hikers clamber over each other, taking unnecessary risks that imperil their lives and those of others. The views are truely stunning, but the crowds make this hike a nightmare.
Hiked Angels Landing in 2009. Exhilarating experience indeed. In my opinion, this is safer than many in your videos and since your title is world's most dangerous, I would not rank it number 2 compared to some of the others.
I'll take my chances with the flash floods, getting lost, volcanoes, lightning storms, bandits and fierce dogs any time over having my life depend on me hanging on a wire or some rickety bits of wood........
Glasgow's East End wearing the wrong football colours must have just missed the top 10. It's quick to do, especially when being chased by the indigenous tribes. Great footage mate. Thanks for sharing. 😁
I'd take the "East Glasgow F.C. Run" over any of these trails - at least there'd be the possibility of a Pub at the end of the run. [Scenes of Benny Hill running from the Glasgow Girls F.C. are now stuck in my head...]
Went up Half Dome last year and can confirm this hike is not for the uninitiated or the fain-hearted. The hike itself is an almost constant uphill slog apart from a brief moment halfway when you get to Little Yosemite Valley. And even though my fear of heights is less than most, the cables and the hike up to Sentinel Dome right before that are quite daunting if you're not mentally prepared. It's a good 50-degree incline and takes a lot out of your arms from holding onto the cables for dear life. I nearly collapsed from exhaustion two miles from the end myself. However, it was a life-changing hike and I definitely recommend it to anyone in good shape that wants the full Yosemite experience!
⁉️😨 Damn, really!? Well, if it's been repaired and it's not super-dangerous anymore, then it's just NOT going to be challenging enough for me at this point, for I am an ultra-adventurer! I guess I'm stuck having to climb the falls trail at Yosemite, then kayak down the completely vertical waterfall there, which drops over 1000 feet straight down. Maybe that'll be risky enough to slate my thirst for extreme-ness! 😁👍
Huangshan is massive and amazing. Weird volcanic mountains rising out of the mist. The rickety paths are a tiny part of it, most of the place is accessible by reasonably normal paths.
I loved the Half Dome cable route. Very exposed, but fairly easy. Of course, If you let go you're going down. I actually remember parts of the approach being riskier. There was one section that if you slipped and tumbled a few feet you'd go over at least a 100 ft. drop. And yes, leave early, you don't want to get caught up there in a storm during the afternoon. I'm really looking forward to Angel's landing. Been wanting to hike that for a while. I think most of the mishaps there are when it's snowy or icy. Still, not for the faint of heart.
If Angel's landing is second most dangerous hike than I'm okay with any other hike. I literaly hiked it with people wearing flipflops and handbags. But sure it's pretty high above the people's landing zone :)
I climbed Half Dome many years ago. Left at sunrise and returned at sunset to cover the 17 miles. When I got to the cable climb to get to the top I almost turned back - it was scary. Running a 26 mile marathon was the only physical thing I did that was harder.
This is an awesome video! I would be glad to hike any of these and hope I might one day! I live on the Island of Oahu and best thing about living in Hawaii is that there are dozens of trails within minutes form anywhere on any of the islands! I get out several times a week and the reward of being in the moment and increasing my self mastery far outweigh any risks. Plan ahead, pack accordingly and don’t take unnecessary risk. But challenge yourself and have fun!
La Gomera. Degollada de Peraza to San Sebastian de Gomera - via "The hand". Remote and dangerous - and even when you get down to the valley floor there are vertiginous, scrapes to get through in order to get through to the Capital and civilization. At one point, there is a fifteen feet stretch where you need to put one foot in front of another with a sheer drop of two thousand feet on your right hand side - more dangerous than Crib Goch if that helps categorise it.
I did Angels Landing as a 49 year old, overweight, out of shape, afraid of heights, dad.....with my 5 of my 6 kids and wife. Was it amazing? Yes. Would I do it again? No, at least not past Scout point. It was very hard, and the number of people as obstacles are the main source of risk. Also, you have to be sure-footed...if you are clumsy, don't do it. Having said that, now at 52.....If I can lose a bunch of weight and get in shape, I'd like to try half dome. But I won't try it unless I can get that job done. If you are going to do it.... - start very early to avoid the crowds - don't go past Scout Point (part of the trail) if there is any rain - Consider stopping at Scout Point as the chains don't start till after that spot - don't go with any idiots
When I saw Angel's Landing as #2 on this list, it made me doubt the entire list. Sure there are some parts of it that are mildly scary and you need to be careful. But hundreds (maybe thousands on some days?) of people do this trail every single day.
After the switchbacks at the halfway viewpoint It took my brother close to an hour to finally convince me to complete the daunting trail that lay ahead of us. As I am not so great with unsafe height's...latter's, steep graded roofs, edges of tall buildings etc...heights like inside of airplanes at 35,000ft or even skyscrapers like the skybox in the Sears Tower I can handle or even enjoy. We begin the climb as a couple(husband and wife)are just completing their descent from what I like to call the "the trail to hell". My brother asks .... how was it, the views have to be out of this world right? I could tell that with the tone in his voice, he was asking with hope that their answers would be nothing but absolute positive and greatness for the experience we're about to endure. The husband was like....very beautiful up there but quite a challenging trail....definitely worth it...the wife....(I could tell that she had been crying) says that she will never ever do it again and couldn't wait to get back home in her safe house and that she was done with this camping trip. I look at my brother and he's acting like all he heard was "worth it". Pretty much right into the beginning of the trail there are big, heavy chains anchored into the rocks.....the red rocks. That's right everyone reading this . I have been to the very top of ANGELS LANDING. There are hiking trails and then there are paths called hiking trails. Much like that sweet Young wife....i too will never ever do that again. The views are absolutely breathtaking, the accomplishment is rewarding, the experience is memorable, the risk and feeling of discomfort was not worth it for me. When we finally got to the top I literally had stay on my stomach just to get kind of close to the edge for the look down. speaking of down....that is pretty much why I will never do it again. Going up was scary and somewhat difficult but it was the "going down" that made it damn near impossible for me. It took twice as long to descend vs the climb. All that being said....after watching this video I'm just glad it wasn't that #1 in China. My brother could have had a million dollars cash and I would have definitely decline that offer for that stupid hike. Thanks for the vid and thanks for reading to whomever read this. CHEERS
I am not sure why they keep on putting Angels Landing on this list. It is not that dangerous. There are many kids that just run up and down the trail. Do not get me wrong it is a great hike and I recommend it to anyone who gets out to Zion. It is the best short hike in the park. The narrows is also a great hike but a bit long. I want to get out there again to do the Subway but will absolutely do angels landing again as a warm up.
IMHO, the West Rim Trail (17mi. Lava Point to Angel's Landing) is THE most beautiful trail in Zion, as you're seeing all the formations from above before descending into them! East Rim Trail (13mi) has beautiful views at the end, but is currently closed at the end (Hidden Canyon massive rock falls), so you have to backtrack the entire trail.
@@janeegillette I did the narrows a few years back. It was nice but got bored of walking through water all day. My next trip I want to do the subway in zion.
My family did it when I was 6. Four little girls, my youngest sister being only 6m in a backpack. My mom was the first recorded woman down the Narrows. Crazy parents. We started at ??? Ranch on top of the plateau. Parents had webbing sewn on inner tubes for crossing log jambs. Took us 3d. My dad also climbed the Great White Throne that year, I think...pitons, carabiners and all. Very adventurous parents. My dad climbed an 18,000' peak with me in the Peruvian Andes; he was 80. My mom is still alive at 90.
I have only done one of these, that was half dome. It was long, but pretty easy. Many of these are beyond anything I would try, but half dome would not even get consideration for my top ten. There are a lot of hikes in India that should be on this list.
I would personally add Stairway to Heaven, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE to the list, it’s not as well known as most on this list but the “stairways” consist of rocks piled up against the side of the mountain with a 1000ft drop, no safety precautions in place either, definitely not for the feint of heart
Newsflash "via ferrata" is a distinct mountain sport which requires specific gear and training. There is no "hiking trail" called "via ferrata", it's literally a generic name for a type of mountain itinerary of which hundreds exist all over Europe. Another newsflash caminito del rey has been sanitized a while ago already and is now a via ferrata. All in all, too much ignorance for me
I grew up in Southern Utah. At this point, I'm sure I've hiked Angels Landing hundreds of times. I never would have thought of it as dangerous. I've hiked it with 2' of snow, and never felt nervous.
Not feeling nervous or frightened in a dangerous position is the first sign that you are in trouble. Your discrimination is damaged or not funtioning. Youth is no guarantee of immortality! Fear keeps you safe.
Yes, I have sweaty palms just watching. I will not be on any of these! But I'm heading to do parts of the AT in a few weeks! More my style! (Appalachian Trail)
i did half dome twice and the GR 20 from this list.my most dangerous was a 1400 k hike along the former german/german border witch i completed this fall. there is still a small chance to step on a landmine.greetings from germany
Some of these look freakish .... but having done both Half Dome and Cascade Saddle, they weren’t too bad ..... though weather conditions play a huge part in the risk. The two I have done were under excellent conditions .... would be very different under the wrong weather!!
Drakensberg Traverse: having completed 6 full grand traverses and a number of mini traverses (I am even personally thanked for my contributions on the latest official maps of the range - so I do know what I'm talking about here). Official fatality stats are recorded and are nowhere near that high on grand traverses - to the best of my knowledge, no one has died on a Drakensberg Grand Traverse. People have died on other passes in the range, including the Bell Traverse, though. That quoted stat (which is wrong in any case, the number is closer to 100) is all fatalities reported in the range since record keeping started around 100 years ago, with climbing accidents being the leading cause of death, followed by lightning strikes - but an average of a single fatality annually isn't high by global standards. Bandits usually attack with rocks and sometimes guns, I have never heard of an incident with clubs - although their dogs are absolutely terrifying, had a number of near misses with them over the years. For context, they are hunting dogs, so they will happily kill if required. No one has died by falling off the chain ladders, and falls of them are extremely rare - I am only aware of two such incidents in 70 years, and neither was fatal. I've personally done the chain ladders over 20 times - they are really not that bad, I have seen 7 year olds doing them. If you'd like a high incident to ascent ratio in the Drakensberg on a non-climbing route - that would be Xeni Pass, its had at least one fatality and something like 5 rescues despite probably only getting an ascent every 5 or so years.
Since I was at a young age my balance has not been dependable to go any type of narrow trail or on any type of unstable surface. I have to have space to allow me to catch my balance at times. I am not a risk taker.
Thank you for wonderful tips regarding hiking. I am from Nepal where the World's highest peak Mt. Everest lies. #hwwtreks I want to suggest you visit this country once in a life. The place will really win your heart.
Angels landing is not a particularly dangerous hike. I’ve done it twice and the second time was in the winter when there was plenty of ice on the trail and the key is just to take one step at a time and take each step carefully. most of those five people who died on the trail, died while taking photographs. That number one hike in China with the rickety boards that are 7000 feet above certain death, is leagues in danger above angels landing!
I would not agree on the relative danger of Angel’s Landing vs Half Dome. First, HD has a higher probability of death. AL is also a much less arduous hike than HD - it’s really not close. AL is around 5M with 1800’ elevation. It does not compare to HD - HD is really more like 20M out and back (safer to take John Muir Trail) and a 5000’ elevation climb. The cable climb for HD obviously comes at the very end, and it comes after you have already climbed 4500’ and after the very steep and under appreciated sub-dome climb. Basically you climb 1000’ in the last ~0.5 miles. That makes the cable climb that much worse. AL has exposure and if you’re afraid of heights it’s scary at times but nothing compared to the full HD beating. I didn’t need to train for AL but I did for HD and it was still challenging and is much scarier in person by a long shot compared to photos. Go look at a 40 story building and that’s what you’re really looking at for the last run up to the top.
Apologies my audio was pretty bad back then. Thank you! These are the names of each one: El Caminito del Rey Mount Pinatubo Via Ferrata Half Dome The Maze, in the Canyonlands GR 20 Drakensberg Traverse Cascade Saddle Angels Landing Mount Hua Shan
I would give this a thumb up if only for the enjoyable voice of the narrator. Only wish the people who yell commercials at you and keep saying CALL NOW would watch this and learn how to be pleasant.
It is worth it. Make sure you get good gloves. I hiked it many years back before you needed a permit. I forgot my gloves the first day and could not get up the chains. I went up the next day just to make it to the top. I want to get back out there before I get too much older and do the yosemite falls hike.
I’ve done Huashan, #1 on this list. It’s a short hike but intensely nerve wracking. You’re so high up on a sheer rock face staring down at a 2000m drop. It’s hard to grasp, even when you’re up there. The hike leads to an small old temple situated in a little nook on cliffside. Pretty incredible.
and the most devastating part is that you have to take the same road back, right?
Respect
@@tqg8114 yep, it’s the same road back. Passing people going the other way. It’s narrow so you have to lean out over the edge to pass people.
Huashan looks ridiculous. 100 deaths a year? It’s like someone dies every 3 days! I would definitely pass on that. On Angel’s Landing and Half Dome I would not do the full trail. The one in Spain #10 looks nuts too. What can I say? I’m a puss with heights.
2000m = 2km. You really serious? It would take 20 secs just to fall from that height. LOL
Angel's Landing will always hold a special place in my memories. The real danger on the trail is the amount of people. They're usually pretty courteous, however, because of the thrill aspect, it attracts a ton of inexperienced and very unprepared hikers. Be careful and always look out for a be another.
Thanks for this I really needed it! We are headed out to Utah today for my Senior Trip to Angels Landing. I have been planning this with my dad for a while and am stoked to be doing it!
Thank you, great video! I live in Utah (home of Angel's Landing, Zion National Park) and have climbed most of the highest peaks in the Utah and the western states. While Angel's Landing has extreme exposure with an 800ft drop on the right and a 1,200ft vertical drop on the left at the narrow neck, it does have cemented cables through all dangerous parts. It doesn't seem nearly as dangerous as some of the other hikes you listed. I'm happy to see it made your list, but I think putting it as #2 is rating it higher than it deserves. It certainly is no place to become dizzy or lose your balance!
Thank you for the feedback and for educating, will look into these things more in future! :)
I've not hiked the others, but as a Utahn, Angel's Landing certainly deserves to be up there. The hike itself would perhaps not be so risky if you were left to hike it with few others. But unfortunately, it's deadly busy, crowded with people who have little hiking experience and no care for hiking etiquette. During the final, crowded section, inexperienced hikers clamber over each other, taking unnecessary risks that imperil their lives and those of others. The views are truely stunning, but the crowds make this hike a nightmare.
I also hiked angels landing. It is dangerous and I haven’t hiked the other ones but it does seem less dangerous than some of the others.
Hiked Angels Landing in 2009. Exhilarating experience indeed. In my opinion, this is safer than many in your videos and since your title is world's most dangerous, I would not rank it number 2 compared to some of the others.
I'll take my chances with the flash floods, getting lost, volcanoes, lightning storms, bandits and fierce dogs any time over having my life depend on me hanging on a wire or some rickety bits of wood........
same here. I'll go do any of those where those are considered the dangerous parts.
I want to to the chinese one without the harness
My thoughts too.
Glasgow's East End wearing the wrong football colours must have just missed the top 10. It's quick to do, especially when being chased by the indigenous tribes.
Great footage mate. Thanks for sharing. 😁
I'd take the "East Glasgow F.C. Run" over any of these trails - at least there'd be the possibility of a Pub at the end of the run. [Scenes of Benny Hill running from the Glasgow Girls F.C. are now stuck in my head...]
@@kurtfeierabend1206 ...........the possibility of a hospital at the end of the run
Went up Half Dome last year and can confirm this hike is not for the uninitiated or the fain-hearted. The hike itself is an almost constant uphill slog apart from a brief moment halfway when you get to Little Yosemite Valley. And even though my fear of heights is less than most, the cables and the hike up to Sentinel Dome right before that are quite daunting if you're not mentally prepared. It's a good 50-degree incline and takes a lot out of your arms from holding onto the cables for dear life. I nearly collapsed from exhaustion two miles from the end myself. However, it was a life-changing hike and I definitely recommend it to anyone in good shape that wants the full Yosemite experience!
El Caminito del Rey (#10) has been fully repaired. Nothing dangerous about it anymore. Amazing views though.
⁉️😨 Damn, really!? Well, if it's been repaired and it's not super-dangerous anymore, then it's just NOT going to be challenging enough for me at this point, for I am an ultra-adventurer! I guess I'm stuck having to climb the falls trail at Yosemite, then kayak down the completely vertical waterfall there, which drops over 1000 feet straight down. Maybe that'll be risky enough to slate my thirst for extreme-ness! 😁👍
It’s actually kinda sad I would’ve much rather risk my life to walk on the path built that long ago that was the point
It has not been really repaired, an entirely new trail was built right above the
old one which is not usable any more.
@@HighlanderNorth1 I heard russian roulette with a full chamber ia the ultimate thrill! You should try it someday
@@jaycahow4667 Yup, I want to go check it out.
Thanks for helping me make my bucket list
Huangshan is massive and amazing. Weird volcanic mountains rising out of the mist. The rickety paths are a tiny part of it, most of the place is accessible by reasonably normal paths.
I'd not even contemplate any of these, they're the very stuff of nightmares. That said, I'd love to see Alex Honnold's top 10s scary hikes.
6 fatalities between 1919 and 2011? That’s insanely low
trust
I mean compared to some of the trails by my house, that have been around just as long with no fatalities, I guess how you look at it my friend :)
Yea man 12 die a year in the grand canyon
yeah, interestingly enough more people have died as a result of heatstroke in a city mountain here in Phoenix called camelback
MOST LIKELY IS ABOUT 6,000
The descent scares me more.
My hands are sweating just watching
My anxiety levels got a good workout lol, thanks
Flirting with danger, not for me, but awesome videos.
Those people gotta be in some huge debt to try those paths
Haha
2 of the 10. To the top of Half Dome 3 times, once from the High Country. Angels Landing once:) Pitons was brutal too!
What's Pitons?
I loved the Half Dome cable route. Very exposed, but fairly easy. Of course, If you let go you're going down. I actually remember parts of the approach being riskier. There was one section that if you slipped and tumbled a few feet you'd go over at least a 100 ft. drop. And yes, leave early, you don't want to get caught up there in a storm during the afternoon. I'm really looking forward to Angel's landing. Been wanting to hike that for a while. I think most of the mishaps there are when it's snowy or icy. Still, not for the faint of heart.
Did Angel's landing years ago. Didn't know it was thaaat dangerous. Good thing I didn't know!
If Angel's landing is second most dangerous hike than I'm okay with any other hike. I literaly hiked it with people wearing flipflops and handbags. But sure it's pretty high above the people's landing zone :)
Angel's landing is quite a safe trail, I didn't find it scary or dangerous at all.
agree, done it twice nothing too dangerous
I agree as well. A very enjoyable hike but not scary for most people.
Agree
They need to step their game up and get rid of the grab on poles with chains.
@@countryman032 ....right. Remove the chains, see if its easy then. Haha
The thing that boggles my mind is scaling that in the 15 century.
I climbed Half Dome many years ago. Left at sunrise and returned at sunset to cover the 17 miles. When I got to the cable climb to get to the top I almost turned back - it was scary.
Running a 26 mile marathon was the only physical thing I did that was harder.
Intro: If you are acrophobic this may not be the video for you.
Me: Nah. I'm not afraid of spiders... Holy s***...
I can’t wait for this guy to blow up so I can be one of the people watching since he started
Means a lot, thank you! One day :)
I think the odd1isout was talking about this video, because you are starting with the definition of hiking, like we get it.
nice video.....my hands get sweaty just by watching this....
This is an awesome video! I would be glad to hike any of these and hope I might one day! I live on the Island of Oahu and best thing about living in Hawaii is that there are dozens of trails within minutes form anywhere on any of the islands! I get out several times a week and the reward of being in the moment and increasing my self mastery far outweigh any risks. Plan ahead, pack accordingly and don’t take unnecessary risk. But challenge yourself and have fun!
People must be out of their minds. I wouldn't climb any of these. My fear of heights is strong.
La Gomera.
Degollada de Peraza to San Sebastian de Gomera - via "The hand". Remote and dangerous - and even when you get down to the valley floor there are vertiginous, scrapes to get through in order to get through to the Capital and civilization. At one point, there is a fifteen feet stretch where you need to put one foot in front of another with a sheer drop of two thousand feet on your right hand side - more dangerous than Crib Goch if that helps categorise it.
I did Angels Landing as a 49 year old, overweight, out of shape, afraid of heights, dad.....with my 5 of my 6 kids and wife.
Was it amazing? Yes.
Would I do it again? No, at least not past Scout point.
It was very hard, and the number of people as obstacles are the main source of risk.
Also, you have to be sure-footed...if you are clumsy, don't do it.
Having said that, now at 52.....If I can lose a bunch of weight and get in shape, I'd like to try half dome. But I won't try it unless I can get that job done.
If you are going to do it....
- start very early to avoid the crowds
- don't go past Scout Point (part of the trail) if there is any rain
- Consider stopping at Scout Point as the chains don't start till after that spot
- don't go with any idiots
When I saw Angel's Landing as #2 on this list, it made me doubt the entire list. Sure there are some parts of it that are mildly scary and you need to be careful. But hundreds (maybe thousands on some days?) of people do this trail every single day.
After the switchbacks at the halfway viewpoint It took my brother close to an hour to finally convince me to complete the daunting trail that lay ahead of us. As I am not so great with unsafe height's...latter's, steep graded roofs, edges of tall buildings etc...heights like inside of airplanes at 35,000ft or even skyscrapers like the skybox in the Sears Tower I can handle or even enjoy. We begin the climb as a couple(husband and wife)are just completing their descent from what I like to call the "the trail to hell". My brother asks .... how was it, the views have to be out of this world right? I could tell that with the tone in his voice, he was asking with hope that their answers would be nothing but absolute positive and greatness for the experience we're about to endure. The husband was like....very beautiful up there but quite a challenging trail....definitely worth it...the wife....(I could tell that she had been crying) says that she will never ever do it again and couldn't wait to get back home in her safe house and that she was done with this camping trip. I look at my brother and he's acting like all he heard was "worth it". Pretty much right into the beginning of the trail there are big, heavy chains anchored into the rocks.....the red rocks. That's right everyone reading this . I have been to the very top of ANGELS LANDING. There are hiking trails and then there are paths called hiking trails. Much like that sweet Young wife....i too will never ever do that again. The views are absolutely breathtaking, the accomplishment is rewarding, the experience is memorable, the risk and feeling of discomfort was not worth it for me. When we finally got to the top I literally had stay on my stomach just to get kind of close to the edge for the look down. speaking of down....that is pretty much why I will never do it again. Going up was scary and somewhat difficult but it was the "going down" that made it damn near impossible for me. It took twice as long to descend vs the climb. All that being said....after watching this video I'm just glad it wasn't that #1 in China. My brother could have had a million dollars cash and I would have definitely decline that offer for that stupid hike. Thanks for the vid and thanks for reading to whomever read this. CHEERS
Wow.. It is true that we need to pass the struggles path for us to see how beautiful the worlds waiting for us to discover..
need to get a VR version before attempting...then you can hike these in your living room and watch your grandma fall into TV set..LOL
Interesting 🧾 !! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
No way am I going to any of these !
😵🤯😱😁😁
People with sneakers ?? 😵👎👎
I am not sure why they keep on putting Angels Landing on this list. It is not that dangerous. There are many kids that just run up and down the trail. Do not get me wrong it is a great hike and I recommend it to anyone who gets out to Zion. It is the best short hike in the park. The narrows is also a great hike but a bit long. I want to get out there again to do the Subway but will absolutely do angels landing again as a warm up.
IMHO, the West Rim Trail (17mi. Lava Point to Angel's Landing) is THE most beautiful trail in Zion, as you're seeing all the formations from above before descending into them! East Rim Trail (13mi) has beautiful views at the end, but is currently closed at the end (Hidden Canyon massive rock falls), so you have to backtrack the entire trail.
@@janeegillette I did the narrows a few years back. It was nice but got bored of walking through water all day. My next trip I want to do the subway in zion.
My family did it when I was 6. Four little girls, my youngest sister being only 6m in a backpack. My mom was the first recorded woman down the Narrows. Crazy parents. We started at ??? Ranch on top of the plateau. Parents had webbing sewn on inner tubes for crossing log jambs. Took us 3d. My dad also climbed the Great White Throne that year, I think...pitons, carabiners and all. Very adventurous parents. My dad climbed an 18,000' peak with me in the Peruvian Andes; he was 80. My mom is still alive at 90.
That walk in China is beyond scary.
This makes me very uncomfortable. Never!
I have only done one of these, that was half dome. It was long, but pretty easy. Many of these are beyond anything I would try, but half dome would not even get consideration for my top ten. There are a lot of hikes in India that should be on this list.
Was surprised to see that I've done 2 out of the top 10. I didn't think they were scary at all! half dome and Angel's Landing.
angels landing is scary af i was just there
I would personally add Stairway to Heaven, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE to the list, it’s not as well known as most on this list but the “stairways” consist of rocks piled up against the side of the mountain with a 1000ft drop, no safety precautions in place either, definitely not for the feint of heart
I've hiked angels landing several times. Noooo way is it as dangerous as some of these other hikes
ANGELS LANDING IS THE BEST ONE BY FAR
climbed Hua Shan, scary indeed - but you can literally get a cable car to the top now. The vertical stairs are pretty crazy though!
Newsflash "via ferrata" is a distinct mountain sport which requires specific gear and training. There is no "hiking trail" called "via ferrata", it's literally a generic name for a type of mountain itinerary of which hundreds exist all over Europe. Another newsflash caminito del rey has been sanitized a while ago already and is now a via ferrata. All in all, too much ignorance for me
You're underrated
I could only watch the first minute!
The one in China seems pretty interesting I will definitely have to pack light and bring a friend
theodd1sout gave you a free shoutout lmao
Good video I hope you gain followers. This was recommended to me and I liked and subbed.
I grew up in Southern Utah. At this point, I'm sure I've hiked Angels Landing hundreds of times. I never would have thought of it as dangerous. I've hiked it with 2' of snow, and never felt nervous.
Not feeling nervous or frightened in a dangerous position is the first sign that you are in trouble. Your discrimination is damaged or not funtioning. Youth is no guarantee of immortality! Fear keeps you safe.
@@28105wsking so we live in a bubble and fear everything? Yeah no thanks
Everyone is different. Glad it's no problem for you.
I will do Angel's landing and Half Dome before I'm 30, but the rest make my testicles quiver so I probably won't.
I hiked to the fridge, I barely made it back.
Awesome hikes I’d definitely want to try!
Yes, I have sweaty palms just watching. I will not be on any of these! But I'm heading to do parts of the AT in a few weeks! More my style! (Appalachian Trail)
i did half dome twice and the GR 20 from this list.my most dangerous was a 1400 k hike along the former german/german border witch i completed this fall. there is still a small chance to step on a landmine.greetings from germany
Some of these look freakish .... but having done both Half Dome and Cascade Saddle, they weren’t too bad ..... though weather conditions play a huge part in the risk. The two I have done were under excellent conditions .... would be very different under the wrong weather!!
You're right, Cascade gets very sketchy very quickly in the wet.
You haven't named the Italian/austrian via ferrata, because via ferrata is just the name of the type of hike: via ferrata means iron way.
You don’t do this if you are afraid of heights! 🥴
I am
Yes cable route yosemite nat park in 1986..a very long day.😎👍💪it was worth it.
Drakensberg Traverse: having completed 6 full grand traverses and a number of mini traverses (I am even personally thanked for my contributions on the latest official maps of the range - so I do know what I'm talking about here). Official fatality stats are recorded and are nowhere near that high on grand traverses - to the best of my knowledge, no one has died on a Drakensberg Grand Traverse. People have died on other passes in the range, including the Bell Traverse, though. That quoted stat (which is wrong in any case, the number is closer to 100) is all fatalities reported in the range since record keeping started around 100 years ago, with climbing accidents being the leading cause of death, followed by lightning strikes - but an average of a single fatality annually isn't high by global standards. Bandits usually attack with rocks and sometimes guns, I have never heard of an incident with clubs - although their dogs are absolutely terrifying, had a number of near misses with them over the years. For context, they are hunting dogs, so they will happily kill if required. No one has died by falling off the chain ladders, and falls of them are extremely rare - I am only aware of two such incidents in 70 years, and neither was fatal. I've personally done the chain ladders over 20 times - they are really not that bad, I have seen 7 year olds doing them. If you'd like a high incident to ascent ratio in the Drakensberg on a non-climbing route - that would be Xeni Pass, its had at least one fatality and something like 5 rescues despite probably only getting an ascent every 5 or so years.
Since I was at a young age my balance has not been dependable to go any type of narrow trail or on any type of unstable surface. I have to have space to allow me to catch my balance at times. I am not a risk taker.
Bro when I saw this I thought you had thousands of subscribers, 😂 you HAVE to have AT LEAST 2K😂!
I ain’t afraid of Spiders bring this video on! 😡🧐😂🤷🏻♂️
Thanks
I’ve done angles landing twice.
WOW! That's amazing. Have you ever hiked Mt. Baldy in California?
3:08 - If this is you or you descend like this. You're way out of your depth & you're risking other's lives by your inexperience.
OMG the stairs at 9:18 look like a torture device.
most of these aren't even that bad tbh, he is describing every single via Ferrata that exists
I’d like to try these on my oculus
Why do I wanna try these lol
Thank you for wonderful tips regarding hiking. I am from Nepal where the World's highest peak Mt. Everest lies. #hwwtreks I want to suggest you visit this country once in a life. The place will really win your heart.
Apparently Huashan is also a popular suicide destination, so if you are safe and want to survive you are less likely to die there.
For anyone who was freaking out about Half Dome, I'd suggest researching it more on your own. It's really not that dangerous
I want to climb half dome so bad. That would be epic!
Haha I know someone who's done it and their experience was amazing 🙂
I think we found it bois
Angels landing is not a particularly dangerous hike. I’ve done it twice and the second time was in the winter when there was plenty of ice on the trail and the key is just to take one step at a time and take each step carefully. most of those five people who died on the trail, died while taking photographs.
That number one hike in China with the rickety boards that are 7000 feet above certain death, is leagues in danger above angels landing!
3:24 there is a movie about the guy who cut his arm off ''127 hours''
I would not agree on the relative danger of Angel’s Landing vs Half Dome. First, HD has a higher probability of death. AL is also a much less arduous hike than HD - it’s really not close. AL is around 5M with 1800’ elevation. It does not compare to HD - HD is really more like 20M out and back (safer to take John Muir Trail) and a 5000’ elevation climb. The cable climb for HD obviously comes at the very end, and it comes after you have already climbed 4500’ and after the very steep and under appreciated sub-dome climb. Basically you climb 1000’ in the last ~0.5 miles. That makes the cable climb that much worse. AL has exposure and if you’re afraid of heights it’s scary at times but nothing compared to the full HD beating. I didn’t need to train for AL but I did for HD and it was still challenging and is much scarier in person by a long shot compared to photos. Go look at a 40 story building and that’s what you’re really looking at for the last run up to the top.
I was really hoping to see Half Dome on this list. My palms get sweaty just thinking about that climb.
The climb is not that bad. The worst part is the distance you've got to cover.
I would love to try these, beautiful views.
I suggest you write down the names as our references, since the pronunciation is not so clear. Very nice video compilation. Thanks for sharing
Apologies my audio was pretty bad back then. Thank you! These are the names of each one:
El Caminito del Rey
Mount Pinatubo
Via Ferrata
Half Dome
The Maze, in the Canyonlands
GR 20
Drakensberg Traverse
Cascade Saddle
Angels Landing
Mount Hua Shan
Wow thank you very much. I like your video, so these names really help
@@chophielalala Thank you again means a lot!
I only see 3
Number 8 is completely ridiculous, there is nothing dangerous at all as the volcano isn't going to erupt anymore
Looks like ive done 2/10 of the most dangerous hikes in the world. Cooooool. haha
That's a very nice video , cheers from France ! :)
Huashan plank at number one seems so scary!!!!
No 8 looks more like a climb than a hike?
If you have to rock climb, is it really a "hike"? 🤷♂️
I would give this a thumb up if only for the enjoyable voice of the narrator.
Only wish the people who yell commercials at you and keep saying CALL NOW would watch this and learn how to be pleasant.
So are we not going to mention anything about any of the 14ers in Colorado? Maroon Bells? Capitol Peak? Little Bear Peak? Longs Peak?
I want to go do #7 and #6
Did Angel's Landing in regular tennis shoes in the snow. Lol
I've done the Drakensberg hike as well as part of Half Dome, one day I'll get the permit to do the entirety of Half Dome!
It is worth it. Make sure you get good gloves. I hiked it many years back before you needed a permit. I forgot my gloves the first day and could not get up the chains. I went up the next day just to make it to the top. I want to get back out there before I get too much older and do the yosemite falls hike.
@@michaelcraig1691 Thanks for the advice, I will keep it in mind when I eventually do Half Dome.
Been on angels landing. Crazy shit
I need two climbing ropes please, one to hold me when i detach.
nr 1 can say only a person who seen in on the youtube and actually never been there 😂
What is this based off of, number of reported injuries and deaths? Half Dome is amazing but there are certainly numerous more deadly hikes out there.
There is no view worth risking your life. Plenty of safe hikes that give you spectacular views