I made it 1:45 into this video and was too freaked out to continue.
My heart is still pounding from what I saw!!
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You just guaranteed that nobody will click it.
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I made it to the 1:00 mark. I want a parachute just to watch. It's bad enough as it is but then there's a whole bunch of people right there loading up weight on the walkway.
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Hold my beer, and watch this !!
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Yeah .... I'll take a hard pass.
I never was that stupid even in my youth. Watching was scary enough.
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You lasted longer than I did. I wouldn't go up on that mountain if you held a gun to my head.
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I made it to the end, and my wife watched it with me. She had the perfect comment at the end. "People are idiots"
Joe
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I did some cliff climbing in college, with the proper gear and caution I felt safe. The problem here is depending on other people and equipment you don't know.
However I did found it worse than my first jump to get my sky diving certificate. At least there I had a main and reserve chute.
When they open the door and you get the wind and engine noise and look down you have to really tell yourself to jump.
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Not just no, but hell no! I ain't that dumb but it sure seems like a lot of folk are. I loved the fact that one of the tips given was not to remove your harness, well duhh.😂 Bob
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I use to Rock Climb, for quite a few years. Hardcore Climbing with Equipment.
(Managed a very large Outdoor Adventure Equipment Store for apprx 26 years.) Was an Outdoor Junky in many different disciplines.
Climbing at that level and that type of terrain (300-500 feet off the ground,) straight down, is an exercise in controlling your fear/panic. It bubbles up right at the edge of panic at times. (Some climbs are above your ability level.) All are rated pretty specifically in various small book type guides. (That you have on you.)
I kinda miss it at times. My Son has done some as well. Many, many NOLS and Outward Bound Instructor level courses when we all decided College was not a good fit. A Certified Outdoor Instructor/Guide in several different disciplines.
Proud of that Boy. 👍😁
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Heights are not my thing.
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I like widths.
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No thank you. I'll pass. ----------------------Ray
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Stupid is as stupid does.
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Never particularly afraid of heights but always knew I was too clumsy for that kind of stuff. Just not my thing ...but hey knock yourself out. We will scrape up the remains and donate any usable organs
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The steps would kill me long before I got to the plank part.
" Never take your harness off." Ya think?
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Nope, but I have a friend that would love it
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At the end, they said there was a skyline that went up the other side of the mountain, for the less adventurous.
Joe
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Their is a younger Chinese youtuber who travels around to a lot of the dangerous trails and mountain paths in China of course
I am sure this is one she may have covered she has shown a lot of lsuch paths and trailsans climbes them all the locals living on top and on the sides in ancient villages making the trips for goods and supplyfor generations the mountain vilages gave them protection
Last few I watched she said a lot most all have moved into towns with the goverment helping with new housing and support and gave up after generations of living in such places
Some scary trails and as for me no way I could even get started up such a trail i hate heights
but to the thrill seakers have at at it
no doubt some have had second thoughts for a few seconds as they fall to their death
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I use to Rock Climb, for quite a few years. Hardcore Climbing with Equipment.
(Managed a very large Outdoor Adventure Equipment Store for apprx 26 years.) Was an Outdoor Junky in many different disciplines.
Climbing at that level and that type of terrain (300-500 feet off the ground,) straight down, is an exercise in controlling your fear/panic. It bubbles up right at the edge of panic at times. (Some climbs are above your ability level.) All are rated pretty specifically in various small book type guides. (That you have on you.)
I kinda miss it at times. My Son has done some as well. Many, many NOLS and Outward Bound Instructor level courses when we all decided College was not a good fit. A Certified Outdoor Instructor/Guide in several different disciplines.
Proud of that Boy. 👍😁
I went to the North Carolina Outward Bound taking the entire first month off of my junior year of High School, with school permission. It changed my life forever.
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There is a climb/Trail up Mt. Washington in NH, called the "7 Husbands Trail." One final section ascends a sheer cliff face with Iron rungs bolted to the mountain. People are strongly advised to use extreme caution ascending it and NOT to use it to descend. There have been a number of deaths on it. (Clipping in, is highly recommended.)
It is difficult to get to. It is in the Great Gulf Wilderness area, on the Gulf of Slides. It takes about 2 days of snowshoeing in the wintertime to get into the Great Gulf. Allow another day to ascend via the trail and then descend by another route.
I remember getting back to camp after a Long day, only to find a Martin ripping our (hung from a high tree) food bag, to shreds.
Another Classic is the "Knifedge Trail" on Mt. Katahdin in ME. Your team has to submit a resume in advance to get the okay to climb it. (Then) When you show up, a Ranger goes through your equipment. (Also about 2-3 days snowshoeing to get to the base of the climb.)
Good times. Good Friends. 👍😁
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Im sure Mike was there!
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That's a big no for me. When I was younger, I could quickly get over my fear of heights. These days, I can find something better to do with my time, money, and life than risk unnecessary death.
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There is an old wives tale that said "You will be dead of heart failure before you hit the ground" from a long fall.
Pretty sure this myth has never been proven to be true.
As for me, I fear falling from a standing position on level ground now days! 😁
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There is an old wives tale that said "You will be dead of heart failure before you hit the ground" from a long fall.
Pretty sure this myth has never been proven to be true.
As for me, I fear falling from a standing position on level ground now days! 😁
do those suspenders keep you strapped in???????
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There is something about being up high on a cliff's edge that just scares hell out of me.
I often flew my hang glider at 2,000 feet above the ground, and that was quite comfortable for me. After all, when you are 2,000 feet high, you can't crash! You have to be in contact with the ground to crash.
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The adage amongst Climbers, was that any fall above 50' was statistically going to be fatal. Once over 50' your in the death zone.
It's just a question of how many breath's you get before hitting the ground. (Screaming was optional.)
I have lost good friends over the years, that were very safe Climbers and took it very seriously. Thing's happen.
I believe it was Hemingway that said, "There are only two Sports. Bullfighting and Climbing."
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I once lived in Colorado. My buddies were young guys like me, just out of college. We were driving around one day out in the country, there was a cliff next to the road, it was about 40 feet high. I am not going to say it was vertical but it was close. about 85 degrees. Bill pulled onto the shoulder and parked.
Bill yelled out "Let's go bouldering! Ya wanna go bouldering Allen?"
He explained that they were going to park right there and climb that cliff. "Bouldering"
I said "Where's your spikes, and ropes and harnesses?"
Bill said "No gear! That's why we call it bouldering."
I looked at that cliff, I assessed it, if you got up 35 feet and slipped, you would fall all the way down and land on your head on the rocks. After all it was the Rocky Mountains.
I said "We don't do bouldering in Georgia. Y'all are crazy as hell."
I stood there for the next half hour, and watched the three young guys climb the cliff. They were agile young guys, each guy took a different route, and they all made it to the top without incident.
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Well, it certainly exercised my pucker string! I used to climb towers to do electrical repairs and change light bulbs, but that climb would be where I would draw the line.
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