6Mount Huashan, China

A network of trails snake around the mountain, including steep stone steps. But it’s the infamous Plank Path – narrow and rickety planks bolted onto the sheer mountainside around 5,000 feet (1,524m) in the sky – that is the most treacherous stretch.

Sadly, a university student died after falling from the path, which is bolted onto the eastern side of South Peak, in 2019.