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Article created by: Ilona Baliūnaitė
Going up and down stairs is a regular part of most people’s days. Whether you live in a two-story house, work on the fifth floor of an office building, or live in a city with lots of hills and stairs to climb, you probably don’t think much about them when you encounter a flight of stairs. But I’m sure we all know that feeling where you accidentally misstep while walking down them or think you’ve reached a last step a tad bit prematurely, and suddenly, your heart skips a beat and your life flashes before your eyes. Going up or down a staircase can be the most mundane activity in your day, or it can be the most frightening moment in an otherwise normal and safe day…

If you’re curious about all of the most dangerous and frightening staircases the world has to offer, allow us to introduce you to the Death Stairs Facebook group. This community, (whose witty name we are absolutely obsessed with) is dedicated to sharing photos of the most dangerous staircases members can find. From extremely long stretches of steps snaking their way up mountains to carpeted stairs covered in trippy patterns that will make your eyes hurt, we’ve gathered some of the craziest death stairs down below.

Keep reading to find interviews with both of the group's administrators, Lane Sutterby and Duffy Toler, and be sure to upvote the pics that you think deserve a death stare. Then let us know in the comments if you’ve ever encountered any particularly scary stairs, and if you’d like to check out another Bored Panda article featuring questionably designed stairs, look no further than right here!

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Scary Stairs

A boy cautiously climbing death stairs made of suspended large rocks held by ropes against a clear sky.

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    No. So Much No

    Person climbing death stairs made of metal rungs attached to a tall tree in a dense forest setting.

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    Death Stairs

    View looking down a narrow metal death stairs with a person’s feet visible at the top behind safety railings.

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    To The Hell

    Intricate stone death stairs descending steeply in a large historic stepwell with a small covered resting area.

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    #5

    Takes Some Guts To Step Onto Here! I Gather It's Tijuca Peak - Rio De Janeiro And I'm Not Planning To Visit Any Time Soon!

    Woman taking selfie on narrow death stairs carved into steep rocky cliff with safety chain and forest below.

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    About 9 Years Ago, My Employer Put New Carpet On The Stairs. I Died 3 Times

    Carpeted curved stairs with intricate floral pattern posing slip hazard in death stairs Facebook group post.

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    And Yes: I "Tripped" When Coming Down Because I Thought I Had 1 More Step To Go

    Close-up of tiled death stairs with black strips highlighting the edge in a narrow indoor stairwell environment

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    Floating Death Stairs At Machu Picchu, Peru.... I'm Sure That Drop Off On The Left When You Slip Is Just Fiiiiiiiin

    Dangerous death stairs made of stone slabs protruding from a cliffside wall with a mountainous landscape in the background.

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    Huntington Place Convention Center, Detroit

    Stairs covered in striped carpet pattern creating an optical illusion making the steps hard to distinguish.

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    And That’s How Fred Flinstone Came To Have Two Hip Replacements

    Spiral white death stairs with irregular oval-shaped steps and a minimal metal handrail inside a modern interior.

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    The Frozen Stairs Of Death! Stairs Up To The Top Of Snowdon, North Wales, UK!

    Icy death stairs covered in thick snow and frost, creating a slippery and dangerous path in harsh winter conditions.

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    Death Stairs

    Concrete death stairs with no handrails in an unfinished brick building, supported by wooden sticks and beams.

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    Santrikea
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks totally safe. I'll just let everyone else go first out of the kindness of my heart.

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    #13

    Nope

    Steep death stairs with green railings ascending a rocky cliff surrounded by dense greenery in a mountainous area.

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    Eah, Have A Few Drinks Upstairs At The Restaurant, Then Good Luck Navigating The Geometric Nightmare That Awaits

    Stairs with intricate black and white geometric patterns surrounded by palm trees and lanterns, showcasing death stairs design.

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    Slippery When Wet, Aguas Calientes, Peru

    Steep and narrow death stairs made of wooden logs ascending a dense forest cliff covered in moss and graffiti.

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    Scary

    Metal death stairs attached to the side of a building with safety hazards and a narrow design.

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    Huangshan Mountain, China

    Narrow, uneven death stairs carved into a cliffside with a wooden beam protruding, overlooking a steep drop.

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    Death Stairs

    View from top of patterned death stairs with blue, brown, and yellow geometric carpet and black railing posts visible

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    This Is Jacob’s Ladder In Falmouth, UK On 3rd Nov 2022 During A Terrible Downpour

    Narrow steep stone death stairs illuminated at night, flanked by old buildings with warm yellow lighting.

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    Abandoned Staircase, Croatia

    Spiral death stairs in a dark abandoned building with graffiti, showcasing eerie and dangerous architectural design.

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    Uhhh Yikes!!

    Minimalist death stairs suspended by thin cables in a bright room with tiled floor and large window.

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    #22

    You Too, Can Be Human History; With Death Stairs!

    Man stands on a modern black death stairs while woman sits nearby in a bright room with wooden floor and large window.

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    Philadelphia Trinity. Get Called To Look At These A Lot. There Really Isn’t Much Ya Can Do - The Houses Are Pretty Much The Size Of A Stairwell. Not Even Enough Room To Get A Photo But You Have To Duck As You Descend

    Narrow and steep wooden death stairs spiraling down in a confined, dimly lit indoor space with worn steps.

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    Death Stairs

    Unsafe death stairs with missing and broken concrete steps overlooking railway tracks and grassy paths below

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    Stairs In My Grandparents House

    Spiral death stairs with wooden steps and metal railing in a cozy indoor space with plants and soft lighting.

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    Hector Rodriguez
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The grandparents died 15min after the stairs were completed

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    Delightful

    Narrow gray stairs with uneven steps and yellow edges inside a building, illustrating death stairs hazards.

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    My Ankle Twisted Itself When I Found This Image

    Narrow worn green death stairs descending into a dimly lit basement with exposed pipes and peeling walls.

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    Bet Those Icy Nights Are Tough On The Pizza Delivery Guy!

    Man climbing dangerous death stairs on a narrow spiral staircase attached to a large concrete structure at sunset.

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    PetePanda
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But WHY the lack of a handrail. Just ....WHY??!!

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    I’m Positive I Would Find A Way To Get My Foot Stuck And Hang Upside Down For Hours (Or Days) Until Someone Found Me

    Wooden death stairs with unique open-grid design inside a modern home, showcasing creative and risky staircase architecture.

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    Nope

    Steep and narrow death stairs with irregular steps in a residential setting leading down to a living room area.

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    Death Stairs

    Wooden death stairs with uneven, warped steps creating a hazardous and visually striking staircase design.

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    Imagine Going Back Down

    Steep ancient stone stairs known as death stairs with people climbing and others watching below on a sunny day.

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    Escalator In A Fancy Hotel In Dallas, Converted Into Stairs. No Idea Why. You Don't Realize How Conditioned Your Body Is To Adjust To The Movement Of An Escalator, Until You Step Onto A Fake One

    Vintage death stairs flanked by ornate gold and wood escalators inside a historic building interior.

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    This Thing Bends From A Ladder To Stairs Near The Middle, If You Even Reach The Middle

    Tall and dangerously warped metal ladder leaning against a brick building, illustrating an example of death stairs.

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    Death Stairs

    Spiral death stairs inside a historic church with ornate architecture and stained glass windows in the background.

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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welp..... good place for them, I suppose.

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    Death Stairs

    Person climbing steep wooden death stairs alongside a mossy rock wall in an outdoor natural setting.

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    Some Nice Ladders To Escape The Fire Without Injuries

    Close-up of heavily rusted metal railing with severe corrosion featured in death stairs hazards.

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    Death Stairs

    Rusty metal death stairs with an uneven, open design built on rocky terrain surrounded by grass and small plants.

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    Death Stairs

    Black death stairs with alternating steps inside a modern white walled home, featured in a death stairs Facebook group.

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    The Stairs Going Down To "The Pit" At The Plant I'm Working On. Covered In Years Of Grease And Metal Punch Outs

    Steep industrial death stairs with yellow railings and debris scattered on worn metal steps in a dimly lit setting.

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    Ben Youssef Madrasa, Marocco

    Steep narrow wooden death stairs ascending inside a dimly lit room with a small window and checkerboard floor.

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    Driving Through Virginia This Weekend And Saw This Insanity..... They Lead No Where

    Tall narrow metal death stairs attached to the back of a beige building with fall trees and cloudy sky.

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    "Hold My Whisky, I Got This"

    Wooden outdoor stairs with uneven heights and depths, an example of a death stairs design shared by a dedicated Facebook group.

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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's actually a really good fix!

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    Florida

    Stairs covered in sparkling crystals with metal railings in Jacksonville Florida, featured in death stairs collection.


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