Many people are not ardent supporters of extreme relaxation, but there are a decent number of fans thrills, chilling sense of danger and tingling on the skin. If you are one of them, the Huashan mountain in China – this is what you need. A Hiking trail known as the trail of death, does not require any special technical skills, but you want to be particularly careful while trying to complete a long trail of stone steps, the so-called heavenly ladder.
Famous for its majestic cliffs of Huashan mountain (trail of death) is a sacred mountain of China, which is located near the city of XI'an (Shaanxi province). Here offers a lot of thrilling routes, including the ascent by cable car track, climbing and Hiking. The rise length about 14 kilometers accompanied by a certain degree of risk, in some places even there are no roads, but only steps carved into the stone.
Preferable for many tourists is the climb from the foot of North mountain to the top using the funicular. It saves everyone a lot of time and energy. But there is a tourist route of transition from North to South, from which the most daring travelers will make just petrified from fear, or, conversely, to feel a sense of wild delight.
The Number of tourists wishing to visit the route of death on mount Huashan, not decreasing, but rather increasing every year. Dared to commit such an extreme journey, the Braves overcome a path of planks built over the abyss, and move to the peak of the mountain, keeping well attached to the vertical cliffs of the circuit. No fences, on the one hand a powerful rock, with another – a bottomless abyss, and mad wind.
Of Course, minimum safety kit there still is, it's a belt with small rope and a carabiner. The prize of the courageous climbers will be not only a wonderful view from the top of Huashan (mount), but a whole storm of emotions, which does not leave alone those who managed to overcome the deadly rise. Climbing on a dangerous path is not a journey one-way is the road back and forth, but the descent is usually given a little easier, sometimes harder, since the accumulated stress and fatigue being felt.
How dangerous is the climb to mount Huashan? The ascent there should not be seen as the mountain climbing, which involves the use of modern equipment, and making it more suitable definition of mountain tourism. On numerous photographs you can see people in normal clothes and without shoes. They look like ordinary pedestrians, but very brave.
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There is a big difference between mountaineering and mountain tourism. Climbers should be trained, have experience and special equipment. They are also quite well aware of the risk to which go. Mountain Hiking is normally administered by Amateurs, the more you need to be very careful to be in good physical shape.
Those who managed to get to the top, usually left there some personal thing. For example, among couples it is customary to attach the clasps and shiny red ribbons, the abundance of which just dazzled. Each of those who subdued a dangerous path, happily shares a nice sense of satisfaction from climbing. The famous Yellow river flowing far below, looks like a trickle, and everything seems so tiny. Unforgettable, causing awe the view from a great height and the images will long remind you about the crazy and exciting adventure.
This vast mountain world is like a separate reality, our own little world. Huashan (mount) has five peaks, the highest of them - South, it reaches 2154 meters. The Eastern peak is 2096,2 meters in height and is the best place to watch the sunrise. Western peak has a height of 2082,6 meter, Central – 2037,8 meter (another name for jade virgin), and North peak height 1614,9 meter is also called cloud terrace.
In ancient times, Huashan mountain (trail of death) was called the most dangerous and precipitous mountain in China. The most famous part of the path is called the edge of the green Dragon, the sides of which extend two huge pits. Overcoming the distance from the village to the top of the mountain takes 6 to 9 hours, but if you want you can stay the night in the village, where a small but comfortable hotel.
In the second century BC this place was a major religious centre in the heart of which was built Taoist temple. It is also a center for traditional martial arts training. Many emperors came to this sacred placeto pray and to offer sacrifice to the God of Huashan mountain.
It is said that Lao TSE - the founder and Patriarch of Taoism, once lived and read the sermon here. Since then, pilgrims, monks and nuns gradually began to settle in the mountainous surroundings. Access to five mountain peaks, each of which has important religious significance, possible due to the network of narrow ways, built of wood and stone. On one of the three peaks has a tea house.
In recent years, due to the large influx of tourists, the paths were more or less improved, however still the road to the top is extremely risky undertaking. Although official statistics on deaths here, say every year, Huashan (mount) kidnaps nearly 100 lives.
Making his way through the narrow and winding path, tourists each time risking their lives. High probability of getting various injuries while climbing. These steep mountains under heaven are the real natural miracle. Breathtaking sharp rocks and cliffs are difficult to achieve for those mountaineers who dare to conquer them. The scenery changes at every step of this winding path. There is a feeling that the beauty of the mountains has a real magical effect on all who attend it.
Even made images can be seen how dangerous this track is. On some stretches of the path is enough to make just one mistake to cost the lives. Despite this, many tourists annually make the pilgrimage to mount Huashan. The world famous attraction in China, the Huashan-death mountain not free. The entrance to the mountain is about $30 dollars (15 dollars for students).
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