--- title: The Capilano Cliffwalk: Living the High Life description: Think you have a head for heights? The Capilano Cliffwalk will make you think again. Opening on June 2, it's suspended 70 m over a... canonical: https://time.com/archive/6938616/the-capilano-cliffwalk-living-the-high-life/ author: Tim Newcomb article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2011-05-12T04:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-23T06:08:26.355Z og:title: The Capilano Cliffwalk: Living the High Life og:description: Think you have a head for heights? The Capilano Cliffwalk will make you think again. Opening on June 2, it's suspended 70 m over a... og:url: https://time.com/archive/6938616/the-capilano-cliffwalk-living-the-high-life/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7028afcf2f09751/698a4f769d83e83c84b9967e/360_capilano_0523.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 360_capilano_0523.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Capilano Cliffwalk: Living the High Life twitter:description: Think you have a head for heights? The Capilano Cliffwalk will make you think again. Opening on June 2, it's suspended 70 m over a... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7028afcf2f09751/698a4f769d83e83c84b9967e/360_capilano_0523.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Capilano Cliffwalk: Living the High Life by [Tim Newcomb](https://time.com/author/tim-newcomb/) May 12, 2011 4:00 AM UTC  Cliff-hanger The Capilano Cliffwalk, which dangles 70 m over the river below, is not for the fainthearted Cliff-hanger The Capilano Cliffwalk, which dangles 70 m over the river below, is not for the faintheartedCourtesy of Capilano Group by [Tim Newcomb](https://time.com/author/tim-newcomb/) May 12, 2011 4:00 AM UTC Think you have a head for heights? The Capilano Cliffwalk will make you think again. Opening on June 2, it’s suspended 70 m over a rushing river with some sections projecting 9 m away from a mossy, fern-covered granite cliff. Located in the forested hills just minutes from downtown Vancouver, the Capilano Suspension Bridge park already boasts the eponymous 137-m-long bridge. But after rappelling down the canyon one day, John Stibbard, third-generation park manager, found inspiration for a newer thrill. The Cliffwalk, a 230-m bridge suspended over the Capilano River, was born. After all, “people don’t get to just stand on the edge of a cliff face,” Stibbard says. They do at Capilano — at eye level with rock-clinging tree roots while gazing at bald eagles swooping below. [(See 50 essential travel tips.)](https://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1912492%5F1912514,00.html) As you tentatively make your way along the 50-cm-wide bridge, between the treetops, slender sidings of stainless-steel mesh leave you feeling awfully exposed and force you to hang on a little tighter to everything you’re carrying. So do the bobbing and swaying of the bridge itself. Then come two glass-bottomed decks — the second of which is not for the timid, being cantilevered into midair. Dotted along the Cliffwalk are informative signs, explaining the importance of water, natural vegetation and salmon — which can be seen in the river below. These serve the function of educating visitors, but more importantly of distracting you from that awful sheer drop. For more information, see [capbridge.com](https://capbridge.com). _Got an awful travel gripe? The Avenger may be able to sort it out for you._ [Click here to tell us your problem.](https://www.time.com/time/travel/avenger/form) [See Time.com/Travel for city guides, stories and advice.](https://www.time.com/time/travel) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6938616/the-capilano-cliffwalk-living-the-high-life/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6938616/the-capilano-cliffwalk-living-the-high-life/"},"headline":"The Capilano Cliffwalk: Living the High Life","datePublished":"2011-05-12T04:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-23T06:08:26.355Z","description":"Think you have a head for heights? The Capilano Cliffwalk will make you think again. 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