Is This Terrifying Swing Over a Hawaiian Valley Your Worst Nightmare?

1
Source: Instagram

The site on Oahu, Hawaii is well known to offer one of the most gorgeous views in all of the island state — and that’s saying a lot. The U.S. Navy originally built the stairs as a way to access communications facilities along the ridgeline of mountains above Haiku Valley.

h/t: bravotv

2
Source: Instagram

But they were eventually closed when they became simply too risky a proposition for hikers. Now, an unlawful visit can be punishable by six months in jail!

3
Source: Instagram

But danger and risk attracts a certain kind of person. And now someone has set up a new diversion at the site that is no doubt riskier than ever… and travelers are sharing Instagram snaps so prove they’ve done it.

If you want more awesome content, subscribe to Design You Trust Facebook page.

More Inspiring Stories

Take Your Balls And Go Home: The World's Most Dangerous Hiking Trail

Finally, It's Here. A Collection Of 50 Outrageous Album Covers Ever. Certainly.

Our Deepest Darkest Fears Turned Into Terrifying Cartoons

Vietnamese Restaurant Finds A Genius Way To Help Their Customers Feel Less Lonely While Social Distancing Using Pandas

Once Upon A Time, You Could Ride a Train Right Through the Orange Groves in Southern California

Woman Parodies Perfect Instagram Travel Photos With Hilariously Unphotogenic Selfies

Olympus Mons - The Largest Volcano in The Solar System

Paris versus New York

Photographer Captures Cherry Blossom Path “Suddenly Appearing” In The Middle Of Tokyo

Thousands Ditch Snowsuits For Swimming Cozzies As They Hit The Slopes At 'BoogelWoogel' Russian Ski Festival

Welcome to Iceberg Capital of the World

Subterranean Amusement Park Located 400 Feet Underground In A 17th Century Salt Mine

Amazing Aerial Highlights From The 2015 Nat Geo Traveler Photo Contest

World Heritage Gassho Zukuri Farmhouses Hold Water-Discharge Exercise

Queen Mary 2's Captain Perches On The Bow Of His Vast Ship

Inside Chernobyl’s No-Go Zone 30 Years After The Nuclear Apocalypse

It Was Way More Fun Flying Around The World 50 Years Ago

"Rest in Peace": The Dark, Nightmarish and Bizarre Drawings by Dima Khramtsov

Harvesting a Tea Plantations in Himalayas

Then and Now: 31 Amazing Pictures Show The Change Of Madrid Over Time

"Dwarf Empire" in Kunming, China

From The Depths Of Your Nightmares - The Fantastically Disturbing Creepy Art Of Trevor Henderson

Vietjet Uses Its Provocative “Bikini Girls” To Buck International Trends To Get Attention In Vietnam

Australian Traveller Captures Moment He Was Photobombed By Humpback Whale

Illegal Fishing in Zimbabwe

A Collection Of 75 Worst Album Covers Ever. Probably.

A House Encased In Ice On The Shores Of Lake Ontario

Ten Awe-Inspiring Routes You Need to Travel Along at Least Once in Your Life

Unconventional Tourist Photographs Reveal What’s Behind the World’s Most Visited Sights

The Photographer Has Travelled The Western Australian Coast Since The Early 90s, Capturing Clotheslines In All Their Glory