I’m the opposite! I’ve jumped off cliffs into lakes, dived off a 20-foot pier into the ocean, and summited one of Colorado’s 14ers. The one place you’ll never find me, though, is a zip line. Hard pass LOL!
Wow, Matt! Loved this - and I completely understand! I don't have a fear of heights - two weeks ago I even piloted a glider (with an instructor present)! - but, well, *sometimes* I think twice about getting up high.
On a school trip to Paris we took the lift up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I remember stepping back on a walkway that I didn't know was sloping... and when my foot didn't make contact with the floor as soon as I had thought it would, well, that was it. I screamed the place down, convinced I was falling.
Mind you, I was about a quarter of the age I am now... so I guess I got away with it.
I'm assuming this was a glider with no engine? if so, you are CRAZY! 🤣 I know you said your father was a pilot so you'd be comfortable with it but this is still nuts. I can think of so many things that could go wrong.
My response to heights varies. I think it’s something you can ‘practise’ but you can definitely get out of practice too. I used to try to ‘sit in a different part of my brain’ if I really needed to tackle something scary. I successfully managed chair lifts and rock climbs, but more recently I remember being REALLY scared coming down on a chairlift. I was clearly way out of practice and had forgotten my old coping techniques. Such is life... Take care dear fellow. All the best.
I’m the opposite! I’ve jumped off cliffs into lakes, dived off a 20-foot pier into the ocean, and summited one of Colorado’s 14ers. The one place you’ll never find me, though, is a zip line. Hard pass LOL!
I've seen people zip lining on travel shows I watch. I couldn't do that either. Some of those you go so fast. Any number of things could go wrong.
Wow, Matt! Loved this - and I completely understand! I don't have a fear of heights - two weeks ago I even piloted a glider (with an instructor present)! - but, well, *sometimes* I think twice about getting up high.
On a school trip to Paris we took the lift up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I remember stepping back on a walkway that I didn't know was sloping... and when my foot didn't make contact with the floor as soon as I had thought it would, well, that was it. I screamed the place down, convinced I was falling.
Mind you, I was about a quarter of the age I am now... so I guess I got away with it.
I'm assuming this was a glider with no engine? if so, you are CRAZY! 🤣 I know you said your father was a pilot so you'd be comfortable with it but this is still nuts. I can think of so many things that could go wrong.
I hope you had fun!
My response to heights varies. I think it’s something you can ‘practise’ but you can definitely get out of practice too. I used to try to ‘sit in a different part of my brain’ if I really needed to tackle something scary. I successfully managed chair lifts and rock climbs, but more recently I remember being REALLY scared coming down on a chairlift. I was clearly way out of practice and had forgotten my old coping techniques. Such is life... Take care dear fellow. All the best.