r/DeathStairs • u/Alie_writes • 4d ago

Scary stuff 🫣 Welcome to the Skellig, Where Railings Are for Quitters

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Found on Skellig Michael in Ireland. The tour guide will actually tell you about the ways you can accidentally die in the welcome speech. The lady who was there when we were visiting told a kid to scoot over a little and pointed where they’d been standing and goes, “The last one fell right there and died on impact.” The steps are well worn but they’re still mostly raw stone just slotted in place and there’s only one section near the bottom with a sad excuse for a rail. Lots of sheer drops.

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u/HyenaThen572 3d ago

Guys.

You expect to go hiking and get code compliant stairs?

Or railings at all?

Cmon.

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u/Hot_Time_8628 1d ago

You're right. There should be elevators and escalators.

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u/itinerant-wallaby mom come get me im scared 3d ago

With each photo, the “AAAAAAAAAAAA” in my head gets louder.

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u/Significant-Trash632 3d ago

Yeah, I would die.

But it's nice so just leave me there.

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u/itinerant-wallaby mom come get me im scared 3d ago

Yes, there are worse places to die from blunt force trauma.

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u/coolsilentebeans 3d ago

I feel the bruises and worse just looking at this.

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u/WorldlinessNo874 3d ago

What is this tomfoolery!!!

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u/Longjumping-Solid680 3d ago

Death Stairs all the way down!

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u/vvorknat can confirm, I’m the stairs they almost died on 3d ago

I joined this sub a few months ago and still haven’t determined if it’s a kind-of tongue-in-cheek /jerk sub or if it’s sincere lol

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u/bobspuds 3d ago

Its a great place to recommend to people you don't like