National Geographic Photo of the Day: July 12th of 2016

July 12, 2016

By a Thread

Photograph by Kieron Nelson, National Geographic Your Shot

In northern Pakistan’s Hunza region, travelers cross what’s often called the most dangerous bridge in the world: the Hussaini Hanging Bridge, which looks almost as unforgiving as the landscape around it. “[The bridge] is extremely old and very narrow,” photographer Kieron Nelson writes. “Situated high above [Borit Lake], it is missing many of the original wooden planks.”