Check out the new breathtaking Alps skywalk - it's not for the faint-hearted

[The Straight Story]

Take a 'Step into the Void' high up in the French Alps

If you have ever wondered what it must feel like to step out off the edge of a cliff, 1,000 metres above the ground, then make your way to Chamonix in the French Alps and you'll find out. On Saturday, December 21, a new attraction, that cost half a million euros and two years to construct, is set to open up high up on the ridge of the Aiguille du Midi peak, in the Mont Blanc Massif range.'Step into the void' (Pas dans la Vide) as it has been named, is the creation of the tourist firm Compagnie du Mont Blanc and at 3,842 metres altitude in the French Alps it is certainly not for the faint-hearted. Anyone courageous enough can step out into the glass box, measuring 2m wide and 2.45m in height and get a unique and stomach churning view of the valley below, by looking right down between their legs. Separating the brave from the abyss is three layers of glass, each one 12mm thick, made by a specialist French glazing company. The five sides of the box are held together by specially made fasteners. The box is designed to withstand the extreme weather conditions up in the mountains, where winds can exceed 200km/h and temperature can dip below minus 30°C. Would you like to step in to the void? View these image here first and tell us if you would do it.


(8 pics at link below)
http://www.thelocal.fr/galleries/news/in-images-step-into-the-void-

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I would most definitely do that!

My pictures would be breath-taking!

[WillowTree]

2. Ummmmm.......Pass. I get woozy on high bar stools.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Ummmm...are you sure it's the altitude?

[stevenleser]

3. I've been to the Aiguille du Midi at Chamonix a couple of times. It's breathtaking enough

without being on a glass box.

Great skiing there. You can do the trip much more cheaply if you rent an apartment in town rather than a hotel.

[jberryhill]

4. It's the paragliders that get me

There's an inexpensive - particularly in the fall - but very nice apartment/hotel on the field where they land. I'm torn between taking one of the flights they offer, but knowing I'd need an industrial strength adult diaper.

I have to imagine the place is a madhouse in ski season, though.

[stevenleser]

5. Yeah, Cham is definitely an extreme sports area. Lots of options.

It's busy during ski season but the town and different ski areas are large enough to accommodate them all without things seeming to be crowded. I went in 2001, 2006 and 2010

[awoke_in_2003]

6. Not only no...

but hell no.

[davidpdx]

7. I'd do it

I've repelled and done paragliding.

[Hissyspit]

9. Glass Skywalk, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China

Glass Skywalk, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China

The Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, China has some spectacular scenes, but none quite as death defying as the “Skywalk”. A glass path built on the side of a cliff, the sidewalk is about 4700 feet above sea level and 200 feet long. The 3ft-wide, 2.5in thick glass walkway is so amazingly scary that the company that built it has been unable to find anyone to keep the sidewalk clean. Until they do, daredevils are asked to wear cloth slip-ons over their shoes to keep the view clean.

http://www.activejunky.com/thefix/channel/canon-adventure-aperture/gallery-10-terrifying-trails-around-the-world-article371?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=canonchannel&utm_term=cracked&ajmed=cpc&ajsrc=taboola&ajcamp=canonchannel#18