The boulders are quite slippery and the swift creek water cold, and many met with a frigid accident before the installation of the rings. The old hand holds may still be seen.
峽谷所以危險，是因關刀山砂岩壁陡直，時有崩石，且溪流寒冷徹骨。以前岩壁並無鐵鍊，遊客必須像壁虎般貼著、抱著岩石前行（故取名「抱石」），無奈總有人體力不支滑落水中，造成意外，才設法裝置鐵鍊。