Exploring abandoned places is always dangerous for one reason or another – but this partly collapsed wooden school looked like it could bury visitors at any moment…
Back in the days when I was exploring all by myself or on occasion with other guys with more time than responsibilities, I was a sunshine explorer and only went out there at certain times of the year and when the weather forecast was good – rain on Saturday? Let’s postpone by a day or a week… Unfortunately those days are long in the past. More recently I explore when I can while I can – previously I had the luxury to only plan trips of 3 days or more a month or two ahead of time, now this goes even for day trips. And when it rains, it rains. Shoga-fucking-nai.
Almost two years ago I arrived at the Deathtrap School with a couple of friends just when it started to drizzle. At first sight there was just another rundown wooden school, barely visible from the street as it was partly overgrown even in late spring. The ground was a weird mix of undergrowth and rocks, slippery thanks to the drizzle. By the time I finally got to the remaining building I was cold, wet (drizzle turned to rain… umbrellas were of no use due all the uncontrolled growth), and slightly annoyed by the overall situation. The Deathtrap School was a wooden 2-storey facility, mostly empty, the floors on the ground level either gone or severely damaged, the further end already partly collapsed. I did a counterclockwise tour, took some photos and was mainly busy not to get hurt. Outdoor shots were close to impossible thanks to the rain and the flourishing vegetation. Back at the entrance I had to make a decision: Call it quits or walk up the wooden, already partly collapsed staircase? After hesitating for a while I finally made my way towards the upper floor, staying away from the outside wall where the wood was definitely in worse condition. I almost made it to the final steps when I saw that the floor in front of me was missing for about a meter or so – and the wall to the right had seen better days, too. It looked like a giant cut through there with a sword several meters long. I took a few photos up there and went down again as I didn’t want to risk falling about three meters to my death… or the comminuted fracture of my legs. This school truly was a deathtrap and I am glad that we got out before it collapsed on us! (And since you probably wonder: If you visit the Deathtrap School now you’d probably name it Pancake School – not because you learn there how to make flapjacks, but because the school is flat like one; it didn’t stand a chance against the snow last winter…)
I think I’ll remember the Deathtrap School for two things – for being one of the most miserable explorations ever… and for taking some really cool photos there. Especially the end of the wooden staircase was a fantastic place to take photos, though unfortunately it was also the end of my progress there as I didn’t dare to climb through the window to the left or do something crazy like jumping across the gap in front of me. *I’ve been to dozens of abandoned schools in the past decade*, and while this exploration was far from enjoyable, it was also one of the most memorable ones…
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Hey Florian, sehr sehr spanende Location mal wieder. Meine favorites: Bestcollapsed school und Broken windows. Toll insgesamt mit diesen Mooseinschüssen auf dem Holz! ð Was war denn eigentlich diesen Sommer los? Habe ich mir da was nicht gemerkt oder warst du kurzfristig nicht im Lande ? Kommt mir ewig vor, dass wir uns nicht gesehen haben. Ich fürchte du hast mir das angekündigt und ich leide inzwischen an Gedächtnisverlust ð. Sei gegrüÃt aus der Heimat… Catherine ð Am 25.09.18, 13:59, Abandoned Kansai <comment-reply@wordpress.com> schrieb:
Florian / Abandoned Kansai posted: "Exploring abandoned places is always dangerous for one reason or another – but this partly collapsed wooden school looked like it could bury visitors at any moment… Back in the days when I was exploring all by myself or on occasion with other guys with "
Hey Catherine,
vielen Dank! Die Wolkendecke und der leichte Regen haben für recht düsteres, aber gutes Licht gesorgt, was den Kontrast zwischen innen und außen abgeschwächt hat.
Ich war diesen Sommer wie jedes Jahr fast drei Wochen in Deutschland. Keine Ahnung, was da diesmal konkret bei der Kommunikation schiefgelaufen ist, aber generell muss ich sagen, dass ich mich zur Ruhe setzen könnte, wenn ich für jedes nicht erfüllte „Ich melde mich bei dir!“ 50 Euro Sofortrente jeden Monat bekäme… ;(
These photos looks straight out of the horror game like Corpse Party *shudders*. Anyhow, you’re photos are really great!!
Thanks a lot, Lilian! Locations like that are actually one of the reasons why I stay away from horror games – I don’t need those images in the back of my mind when exploring, it’s nerve-wrecking enough already most of the times…
Lmao I see. 😂 But even tho the place is creepy, for me its quiet peaceful. No people or noise, just mother nature reclaiming the place. Yeah I’m weird. XD
this is great, at one hand, seeing the condition it is in, i wouldnt dare to enter it, but at the same time i just wonder for how many decades it is abandoned…and what ,for some reason, struck me the most is that drawing at the wall, it just makes you wonder whats the fate of the kid who drew it, if he/she is even still alive…
After driving for something like four hours I would probably enter almost anything. This was one of the crazier exploration days I’ve done, starting at 2 or 3 a.m. – I would never complain though, because I didn’t even know about two of three locations and all three of them turned out to be amazing in their own ways, despite being partly collapsed. (Yes, all three of them were partly collapsed!)
haha after 4 hours ride i can understand, recently i went to check a partially collapsed hut, after ages ive been somewhere…even tho its way smaller than this school, basicaly just 2 rooms, and its not collapsed that badly, i still didnt dared to enter…but the difference is its super local to me, like 15 min drive…i drove past it relatively often and once i just got enough curious to actually stop and go have a look haha
Happens to me, too – small location, probably nothing interesting inside except for trap like dangers? Back to the car, there is (almost) always a next location!