Steep Steps - Carved in Rock

Factual Questions
1

Can anyone tell me where this is?

And perhaps a little history?

Thanks.

2

Could be this (Mountain Trail Of Huashan) in China

http://blog.asiahotels.com/the-divinely-dangerous-mountain-trail-of-huashan/

3

Mt. Huashan in China. Judging from some of the pics online, I would say that those awful steep steps are one of the easier parts of the trail. There are other parts like this:

http://www.the9to5alternative.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mt-huashan-hiking.jpg

Here’s a different view of your steps.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/45/136279936_74ff6274dd.jpg

(on preview I see that Isamu beat me to it - oh well, at least I provided some links)

4

Correct. Part of the ascent at Hua Shan, near Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China.

Link here.

5

Putting [Steep Steps - Carved in Rock] into Google image search returns this on the first page, identifying it as “Mt Huashan China”.

Doing a further Google image search on [Mt Huashan China steps] returns about a billions photos of these steps.

Obligatory “Google is your friend” message.

6

I believe my link is the source of the picture.

7

Well, Google must hate me today. That particular link is at the bottom of page 2 for me!

But, thanks to all for prompt, accurate and concise responses.

8

Thanks for the extra photos, eng_comp_geek. My balls have now gone so far up inside me that I can taste them.

Damn, I hate heights that require me to rely on my own coordination…

9

I’m guessing that there’s this ancient guru at the top, ready to dispense wisdom to all who seek it (or, at the very least, ready and willing to whack them with a cane).

10

I hadn’t realized the Chinese were so into M.C. Escher.

11

not sure where they are, but I think Led Zeppelin wrote a song about them.

12

Actually, I think there is a hotel at the top that is reachable by cable car. Or am I thinking of some other place with approx. 60,000 steps?

13

I can only assume that thing in the middle is a bench so you can stop, rest, contemplate and have a serious WTF-am-I-doing-here moment.

14

The worst thing is from the angle in the image, the planked ‘walkway’ seem to end after that ‘middle’ section, by the stone post - are you supposed to climb the rock by that post, which seems to be at a rather bad angle for not falling bass-ackwards into the abyss…

15

Deflagration might enjoy this website:

http://www.ssqq.com/archive/vinlin27d.htm