The Worlds Most Dangerous Road-
Yes, this sounds like a tourist trap. It sounds like something cliche that you have to be a part of just to get the T-shirt. Well, let me be perfectly clear. I have hanglided, and skydived before with no problems whatsoever. Biking down this road was the the absoloute scariest shit I have ever done in my entire life.
About a month ago an Israeli dude went over the edge and died. He dropped 400 meters and they did not find him for a few days. Over the course of the last 10 years when they have done this, there have been 10 total deaths. So, Orla, Martin, Kash, Dark Horse Al, and I went with the best company (Gravity) and got the best bikes possible (they cost about $2500 bucks a piece). The downhills were ridiculous, waterfalls poured over the road in spots, and 75 percent of the trip was over slippery gravel. I felt a bit like a little girl as Orla flew past me a few times.
Note to self: Its Ok to bike like a little girl when you are next to a 500 meter cliff.
Our group at the bottom without an injury or accident!
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Notes:
> Including drivers, over 350 people have died on the stretch of road we biked down in recent history.
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Nice scarf!
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Did you steal the Cusco flag?
Dave, it’s Patrick from Puerto Natales, I’ve become addicted to your blog. I also did that bike ride…when we did it was raining at the top so you can imagine the freezing, wet, incredibly scary bike ride that ensued. Take care.
I have become a huge fan of gay rainbow scarfs…. and yes, Its all modeled after the Cusco flag.
Patrick, good to hear from you. I hope your studies in CHile are going well….The death road was no doubt scary as shit.
DF