The path may be treacherous

[Jimbuna]

Gave me a nose bleed just watching it

[Wolfehunter]

What was that area? Its falling apart but jezz whats the point of going there when your playing with chance? Unless you want to die..

[porphy]

Looks like good fun. Two of my friends went there a year ago and found it interesting indeed. A nice steel wire to clip into along the way by the looks of it, no need to die by falling of. A sort of via ferrata

cheers Porphy

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

What was that area? Its falling apart but jezz whats the point of going there when your playing with chance? Unless you want to die..

It may be more to live, than it is to die.

-S

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by porphy

Looks like good fun. Two of my friends went there a year ago and found it interesting indeed. A nice steel wire to clip into along the way by the looks of it, no need to die by falling of. A sort of via ferrata

cheers Porphy

The wire is not near the balancing beams. The wire is actually only part of the way through. Most places have no wire.

-S

[porphy]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

The wire is not near the balancing beams. The wire is actually only part of the way through. Most places have no wire.

-S

That's true in part. It doesn't go uninterrupted from start to the end. But you can see the wire in almost the whole video clip, even at the balancing beams. Except on one occasion near the end, but I think this place have a wire or rope put in as well. Other clips of el Camino del rey shows this in plain view. You certainly need a long sling to extend from your harness in those places, as the wire is rather far of and high up.

Still, as my friends told me, the wire isn't reliable as it is worn out in places, and the anchors put in the rock are dubious as well. So it shouldn't be trusted or used forcefully as a tight rope or tension rope aid. It's still serious business, but not without some protection, unless you decide to go without a harness of course...

It would have been cool if the video showed the end of the path where you apparently can walk out on a free hanging ledge and abseil of, down to the ground! Or if you want to, you can climb out of the gorge through one of the many rock climbing routes situated above (and below) the path.

At the moment the place is of limits, but people go there anyway, both to do the kings pathway and to rockclimb. You can get caught and seriously fined if the police find you in one of the railway tunnels leading to the place. All in all, a good adventure not to be missed if you visit el Chorro. I will most certainly go there if my climbing mates go back this or next year.

cheers porphy