Terrifying footage of the moment a group of British tourists faced 2,000ft drops as they steered their van around a road in Nepal has been posted online.
The three-minute long clip shows the group in the Manaslu mountain area approaching a large overhang above a track.
Filming the approach, the cameraman gives a running commentary of the area, describing the route as the 'maddest road I have ever been down in my life'.
The three-minute long clip shows the group in the Manaslu mountain area approaching a large overhang above a track
A passenger carefully steps out, narrowly avoiding the vertical drop into a river, and runs ahead to 'scope out the route'
At the start of the video, the van full of male travellers comes to a halt on a winding section of the mountain road.
One passenger carefully steps out, narrowly avoiding the vertical drop into a river, and runs ahead to 'scope out the route'.
Speaking on the footage, the cameraman said: 'What do you reckon of that drop? Oh my god.
'Oh s***. So we've now got to a stage where the roof rack is going to get stuck under the overhang, so Rincou's had to go ahead and scope out the height so we can get through with a van.
After clearing a narrow bend, a van drives towards and through a waterfall. The group accidentally leave the window open
Speaking on the footage, the cameraman said: 'What do you reckon of that drop? Oh my god'
'It's the narrowest piece of road we've been down.
'The drop to the river is [an] estimated 2,000ft? It's just completely... what do you reckon Rob?'
To which he gets a laughing response from his friend, Rob, who proclaims that he should consider that the vans doors - which he had been leaning against - may not be that strong.
The cameraman continues: '[It's] absolutely the maddest road I have ever been down in my life.
'Absolubtly amazing, there is a waterfall dropping hundreds of feet onto the road around the corner. Look at that.
At the start of the video, a van full of male travellers comes to a halt on a winding section of the mountain road
In the clip, the van steers towards a waterfall as the cameraman goes inside, however in his attempt to tape his experience, he forgets to wind up the window
'I think it is probably time for me to go inside now. Are you ready?'
The van steers towards a waterfall as the cameraman goes inside, however in his attempt to tape his experience, he forgets to wind up the window.
The clip ends with water pouring into the van and the group laughing while attempting to close the window.
The clip ends with water pouring into the van and the group laughing while attempting to close the window
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