World's most treacherous school run?

[Jazzy]

Children from a remote village in China face a dangerous journey home from school - up a 230ft cliff on ladders.



The children, who go to school 30 miles away from their remote village in Sangzhi County, Hunan Province rarely have the opportunity to go home.



When they do have the chance to visit their parents, they must first navigate a rocky mountain path, before climbing up a series of 65ft wooden ladders.



And it's not just schoolchildren - the hair-raisng climb is the only way for anyone - including pets - to reach Zhangjiawan Village.



It makes my legs shiver, I dared not look down when I was climbing up just now because I felt so frightened, said one woman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QSSE8b-3RbU



Would you climb these ladders?

 

[Evil Eye]

If I lived there, yes

As a tourist... hmm, if there's anything good in that village, sure.

 

[Jazzy]

Isn't this where the Second Opium War was fought?

 

[Evil Eye]

I dunno, why?

 

[Jazzy]

Just sounds familiar to me and I was thinking out loud. Perhaps there is an opium den up there and that's why you have to climb ladders to get to the village!

 

[Evil Eye]

That seems like a lot of work

Maybe they just liked the view.

 

[Jazzy]

Would never find my butt going up those ladders! Who the hell tests them to make sure they haven't rotted or something?????

 

[Evil Eye]

People probably use them daily, I guess they take good care of them