Climbing a via ferrata up the Sacred Valley in the Peruvian Andes is only half the fun on this trip. Spending the night suspended 400m above it is the genuine adventureIt’s when my “indestructible” stainless steel water bottle launches out of my daypack like a rocket,and smashes on the riverbed below that I realise just how perilous my situation has become.
I’m halfway up a cliff in the Sacred Valley of Peru, approximately an hour and a half north-west of Cusco, or the only thing stopping me from joining my smashed bottle below is a harness and a clip. I know it’s enough to keep me safely tethered to the wall,but the sight of my water bottle gives me a sudden swirl of vertigo.
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Source: theguardian.com