Mount Hua is one of China’s Five Great Mountains, earning this distinction for its 5 peaks, the highest of which is over 2,100m high. For over 700 years, people have been walking the narrow “trail” that crisscrosses the mountain’s face.
In this video Mark Laurence takes the sacred path, at times removing his harness as he takes some video selfies.
While it may seem a tad dangerous (OK, really dangerous), consider that the harness system is less than 20 years old meaning the majority of those who have made the trek did so with only their balance to avoid a fatal drop.
