Beautiful but deadly hike. Playa de Juan Lopez

Join us on an adventure to discover the hidden gems of Tenerife's natural beaches. In this episode, we visit Playa de Juan Lopez located at the base of the Los Gigantes cliffs. Prepare for a breathtaking hike filled with rivers and natural waterfalls, but be warned, the path can be dangerous with a risk of falling. Perfect for the adventurous traveler, bring your tent and make a weekend out of it at Juan Lopez beach. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to explore Tenerife's natural beauty.
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Josh & Betty

[@colinedwards3959]

Looks like the route the young man a month ago tried to take…unfortunately he didn’t make it. I can understand why after watching your efforts. God bless .🙏

[@shankszm]

Yes, I'm thinking the same thing. To make matters worse he was not in the right frame of mind for hiking through the dangerous terrain. He had no clue what was ahead. Very sad indeed.

[@jackq6797]

Yeah to be honest seeing this really puts the whole accident into perspective for me. If I put myself at he’s age after I had left a rave in a foreign country. I can understand why he made the decisions he did. Especially considering it was he’s first holiday out of the uk. Could happen to anyone. RIP Jay Slater 💚

[@UnderwaterJohn-fn7jg]

Do you people still actually believe this was an accident 😳 😮

[@janinabuczynska9939]

You have to be kidding. After watching these fully equipped, experienced hikers slipping and sliding, losing the trail, you still believe our off his head urbanite walked here in his shorts and flimsy footwear with no water. Don't you ever question what you are told.

[@Notendop90]

@@jackq6797 But it was not his first holiday out of the UK at all, only but first time with friends instead of parents and brother. He had been to raves and other festivals with his friends many, many times as well. WAY more important: this kid was murdered. He was stabbed to death on a beach which is a four minute walk from Papagayo beachclub. His body was hid for many weeks before it was dumped in a ravine, breaking as many bones as possible to have it look like a fall. Bones broken after death are not distinguishable from bones broken before death.

[@Mike75575]

Good video (Michelleafterdark) 😉

[@arvidberg1530]

Very hard hike indeed. The difference in altitude is more than 1300 metres. Did it a couple of days ago. If I were to do it again I would camp down at the beach and do the walk up the next day. There is also another fun barranco you could scramble around in on the way down or up: barranco retamar, which joins this ravine where you get down to the colour bands where the boulder-section starts. This easily adds another hour to the hike though. I also got lost several times. It is, as you mention, very difficult to follow the "path" as there are usually a million parallell goat paths that can lure you off the main path. I had read that this route takes around 6,5 hours down and up. I did it in about 7 hours and 20 minutes, but with a very long and enjoyable rest at the beach with a couple of swims.

[@markingham4773]

Really enjoyed this video, some cool photography, love the bit with the camera following the stream over the rocks.

[@MummysVlog77]

Wow hope to visit this hidden beach in August when we are there . Thank you for sharing

[@outdoorting]

If you go walking remember to get lot of water with you and a proper GPS...is very long and hard the way down there...you can get lost easily 👍🏻

[@EviPolarBearNora]

Wow, something different .. Such an interesting place ! Enjoyed your video - thank you for sharing !

[@Slawol27]

It's good to see your trip again. I can see we have the same watch face at smartwatches (9:30) :) Thank's for this video :)

[@outdoorting]

Glad you enjoyed it SP .. Garmin make the best watches 👍👍

[@AlanMETALMAN]

Seems funny seeing a sunny day in Tenerife, yet you are both wearing padded jackets. I seem to only remember black beaches when I was there and that looked a real rocky beach there. Nice to have it all to yourselves but looked a tough day to get there, cheers Alan

[@outdoorting]

Haha yeah Tenerife has a lot more than the reputation it holds, there was ice on the road on the way to the start of this video 😂 Thanks for watching mate 🙏

[@eliandranogekoskiuk]

There is the area they found Jay body. RIP

[@ZerHour]

Was this the same path /revine that he tried to go ?

[@eliandranogekoskiuk]

@@ZerHourhis body was found in Juan Lopez Barranco.

[@ZerHour]

@@eliandranogekoskiuk so this trail on this video ?

[@daphned67]

If he was walking home, as news states, it's very silly to choose a trail that leads to a dead end beach. Clearly you would walk on the road. The whole thing is quite suspicious.

[@johnash6726]

@@daphned67with a dead phone battery and unable to navigate the mountains, he probably headed for the ocean (thinking there was a beach or civilisation) and it would be an easier/more direct route back to his accommodation. A beautiful location, but as proven, potentially deadly for the inexperienced and unprepared.

[@caskraker]

Next time, take a boat.

[@ZerHour]

Thats a tough trail Is this the same path as on news were j slater found ? Or different?

[@outdoorting]

it is this barranco i have read.

[@JoshMKWii]

Yes it is the same place

[@ZerHour]

@@JoshMKWii Yes ,would you say that the base of that path is still passable on foot or was it blocked ,on the TV it seems blocked or it looks like that ,they seem to show bushes blocking it ?

[@JoshMKWii]

@@ZerHour Obviously this terrain is extremely vast and dangerous, and there appears to be many ways of getting lost and to lose your footing, especially being a teenager still probably under the influence of drugs etc with no food, water or sense of direction. I'm sure the people that made this video can vouch for that, but I'm also here to understand the area more out of curiosity

[@outdoorting]

@ZerHour to understand this ground you need to walk it. It is a path that is not maintained it changes seasonally, plus wild goats roaming can change sections. There are parts where you have to walk along thin ledges to get around dried waterfalls and drops. The ground is loose and no where to hold on. Very easy to fall in multiple places even on the correct route, if you follow a goat path that leads off the actual route even by a few meters you can end up 10m higher on a ledge looking over the main path in only a few steps. Imagine a 3d maze stretched out, this is Barranco Juan López

[@janmckenzie4958]

This looks terrifying and certainly not for the inexperienced hiker 😮

[@k0rvus]

Hi guys! You are incredibly inspiring. QUESTION: Do you think that it is possible to get phone reception on that beach? Thanks in advance.

[@outdoorting]

Thanks mate... Not much chance, I can't remember looking but I know I couldn't get GPS lock to fly the drone..

[@k0rvus]

@@outdoorting Thanks for the quick reply. I'm thinking about camping there for a few nights, I imagine it shouldn't be a problem

[@outdoorting]

Yeah you could do it, but depending on the month or recent weather water could be a problem. I would take enough water just incase its dry

[@arvidberg1530]

@@k0rvus Yes, there is (poor) phone reception on the beach.