A College Student Succeeds in Longboard Downhill Challenge of the 99-bend Tianmen Mountain





On the morning of May 3rd, 2018, a 21-year-old college student named Qing Yunhui perfectly completes his long board downhill challenge error-free in 18 minutes on the 11-km-long zigzagging paths of Tianmen Mountain, with a maximum speed up to 79km/h. Adhering to the rules, the skater needs to pass through 99 bends in less than 25 minutes without foot touching the ground to fail the challenge.

Longboard downhill is a thrilling extreme sport that are usually carried out in some dangerous and curved mountain roads. The path on the Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie that the challenger choose is viewed as the Heavenly Avenue with a fall of 1,100 meters, and 99 sharp hairpin turns cling to the steep cliff. As such a destination for thrill, automobile race and cycle race are sometimes also held on this incredible sky way. Downhill may sound overwhelming for most people, but Tianmen Mountain is definitely a must-go destination for trekking lovers and shutterbugs. There are eco buses and cables cars taking travelers up to the mountain top through the 99-bend path. The 4700 feet high glass skywalk and natural formed Tianmen Cave would keep visitors in awe of the mind-blogging scenery.
A lot of well-designed guided tour to Zhangjiajie are on offer, which are packed highlights including the Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and the Glass Bridge over Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. Here lists a route of Zhangjiajie essentials for your choice.