Apr 14, 2017
I braved one of the 10 most dangerous roads in the world to get this shot. I'm not going to try my luck on the other 9. #skippersroad #newzealand #adventure #scary #therealestagent 🇳🇿❤️️😀 (at Skippers Road)
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I braved one of the 10 most dangerous roads in the world to get this shot. I'm not going to try my luck on the other 9. #skippersroad #newzealand #adventure #scary #therealestagent 🇳🇿❤️️😀 (at Skippers Road)
4WDで崖すれすれの山道を疾走。どうしたらこうなるのか、といつ自然の造形にふれる。 #skippersroad #queenstown #newzealand #🇳🇿 #ニュージーランド #クイーズタウン (Skippers Road)
Skippers Canyon Road
For some reason I never got around to posting this photo from New Zealand over a year ago. This was taken on a narrow road with switchbacks above vertical drops into a canyon. It's one of the most dangerous roads in the world, and even walking can be a little harrowing if you're not paying attention. Case in point, I walked off the road on to this little trail to the right and at the far end slipped on some grass with vertical drops either side. I simply fell on my butt rather than down the cliff so I guess my number wasn't up yet. There was also a mountain bike trail running down the opposite side of the canyon. It looked pretty extreme from our vantage and given my track record I'm probably better off walking than riding a bike, then again maybe not.
When in Queenstown, a drive up to Skipper's Caynon via Skipper's Road is a MUST do. Most recently rated one of 22 most dangerous roads in the world, the Skipper's Road has an "overall road fear rating" of 7 out of 10 and every rental car insurance in NZ has a special carve-out for this road. However, that's not the reason why it's a MUST do. The 6 km road has one lane and cuts in the middle of a sheer cliff face; but scenery surrounding the cliff face is nothing short of breathtaking. Don't want to risk it with a rental car? Join a Skipper's Caynon jetboat tour. You'll get the scenic drive, 45 min history lesson on the road and a jetboat ride over the beautiful Skipper's Caynon which will sure give Shotover Jet a run for it's money. Check out this article on Skipper's road (http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11218507)