Deadly Roads

Some roads are wide, splendid, and famous. One road in the Bolivian Andes, which links La Paz with the Yungas region in the tropical lowlands, is not only a commercial route for coca leaves, tropical fruit, and electrical appliances, it is road full of adventure and tragic fates.

Surrounded by mountains, the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan is a horrific road through dust and ice in Taliban country. Anyone taking this route through the Hindu Kush is challenging fate! It is an arduous link between the capital, the northern part of the country, and Pakistan.

The Karakorum Highway, known as KKH, is a two thousand kilometer long trunk road linking Pakistan with China that threads its way between the cliffs and landslides of the Himalayas. Nanga Parbat in the is one of the world?s highest mountains.

Skipper's Canyon is a fascinating gorge you can see from Arthur's Point when you're heading for Queenstown, New Zealand. A look out of the window shows just why it's risky: a yawning chasm on the right and steep cliffs on the left!