The gut-wrenchingly spectacular Angels Landing hike is one of the most famous and sought after in Utah's glorious Zion National Park. It's a route that's on many people's bucket lists and is something of a must-do for a proportion of the national park's millions of annual visitors.
However, with at least 13 deaths since the turn of the Millennium, many have asked: why do so many people die at Angels Landing and just how dangerous is it? Thought of as one of the most dangerous hiking trails in the world, a permit scheme was introduced in 2022 to control numbers. Has this made the route safer?
