A horizontal passage of 40 meters in length and with considerable verticality on both sides, separates the summit from the summit. It is also the last difficulty we will have to overcome before reaching Aneto.
Albert de Franqueville, one of the first men to summit the Aneto, was the one who gave this name to this part of the mountain: "Fineer than a hair and sharper than a saber", that is the bridge of Muhammad according to the legend: the entrance to Paradise, at the top of the Aneto, for the eyes of Franqueville.

The factors for which this step is dangerous are:
- The verticality on both sides of the step and the inevitable feeling of vertigo. A fall is fatal.
- In some sections you have to use your hands to move forward.
- The possible density of people crossing the pass. All mountaineers who climb Aneto must cross this pass twice: to go there and to return. There are points on the Muhammad Bridge where two people cannot cross. Be patient.
- The possible presence of water, ice and snow, which can make the passage slippery.
- Vulnerability to lightning strikes in the event of a storm.
For these reasons, it is not necessary to do this section of the ascent if it is not completely safe, nor to force anyone to go through it. Accumulated fatigue and nerves are a bad combination that can end in fatality.

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