"Curtis L. Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > In the US, if you stub your toe on a rock, you can sue for a couple > 100 million $$$.
Well yes, but most comparible locations are owned by state and federal government. You can sue. And even get awarded $100 million. But except for certain situations like accidently dropping a bomb on your house, a special act of legislature is required to pay the award. > The lawsuit culture isn't quite the same in Peru so > you have much more freedom to climb around. If Machu Picchu was > located in the US, it would be baracaded by safety fences and glass so > you *couldn't* hurt yourself. You'd probably get to walk a little > trail that runs through the corner of the site. But here, you can > scamper all over the place. You can even climb the Mt. in the > background of the picture you posted. You can climb this mountain in Maine: http://www.northernforestalliance.org/explore/wildlands/morePOP/POPbaxter2.htm You can't tell from this picture, but the knives edge trail (between the people in the forground and the distant peak) is four feet wide with 2,000 ft drops on each side (no railing:)). It is actually not a lot different than Machu Picchu in some ways (old volcano rim). Unlike bigger more adventerous places, it tends to attract people who rarely get off the couch, let alone climb a mountain. Injuries are a daily (almost hourly) occurance during the summer. And occaisionally someone drops off or gets pushed off. AFAIK no lawsuits yet. > The trail runs up the left > face. It's not physically all that difficult, but the whole way up > and back down my life was flashing before my eyes. If any one has a > lingering repressed slight fear of heights, it is likely to manifest > itself on this trail. :-) I can relate to this! The previously mentioned kinves edge is one place like that for me. Best, Jim _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
