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The heart-stopping footage shows Brian Degenhardt, a US citizen from San Diego, climbing the stone stairs that protrude from a terrifyingly steep mountainside.

Huayna Picchu, sometimes spelled Wanya Picchu, is a peak that provides breathtaking views of Machu Picchu, an old Inca city.

Brian Degenhardt of San Diego, US, is shown in heart-stopping footage ascending the stone stairs that protrude from an almost vertical mountainside, providing a breathtaking view of Machu Picchu.

The mountain is very steep, and the trail to the peak is very exposed. The slippery conditions make it even more dangerous when it rains.

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оn tоp оf Huayna Picchu, the Incas cоnstructed terraces and temples and a pathway that wоund its way up the mоuntainside.

Nevertheless, the mountain is steep, and the trail to the peak is exposed. The slippery conditions make it even more dangerous when it rains.

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Even though he is now terrifyingly high up, his relief at reaching the top of the steps is audible.

After he reaches a safer area, he takes a closer look at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu, which dates back to the 15th century, by peering over the side and using his camera to zoom in.

A YouTube video of him ascending Wanya Picchu, a small peak in Peru that offers a breathtaking view of Machu Picchu, featured steps that were built 600 years ago and hung precariously over a cliff.

The vegetation below me is actually sprouting out of the mountainside, so it looks safer than it actually is.

After he reaches a safer area, he takes a closer look at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu, which dates back to the 15th century, by peering over the side and using his camera to zoom in.

At 8,835 feet, Huayna Picchu towers over Machu Picchu by about 850 feet.