I really don't like heights...

seajays
seajays Posts: 331
edited October 2014 in Commuting chat
Danny Macaskill: The Ridge (Isle of Skye)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_IQS3VKjA

Wow 3m43s makes me feel physically sick just watching it... :shock: :mrgreen:
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  • daddy0
    daddy0 Posts: 686
    Don't like heights huh?
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Daddy0 wrote:
    Don't like heights huh?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw

    Thanks. I forgot about that vid. I'll be sh*tting string for a week now.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    I've seen that a few times and it still does strange things to my stomach. I used to be really scared of heights but they don't really bother me any more.

    For my birthday I walked over the Milennium Dome, drank champagne up the Shard, drank cocktails and had dinner in the Oxo Tower and then went on the London Eye. At my highest I was about half of the height of the guys in the video. Those guys are cut from a different cloth.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Back in my army air corp days the crew would wander around the back of training aircraft with the doors open like a picnic in the countryside, i on the other hand would be clinging on for dear life even with a parachute.
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  • seajays
    seajays Posts: 331
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Daddy0 wrote:
    Don't like heights huh?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw

    Thanks. I forgot about that vid. I'll be sh*tting string for a week now.

    :shock: Ditto :shock:
    I really don't know how they do it.
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  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    These are the guys though.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gLDYtH1RH-U
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  • gingaman
    gingaman Posts: 576
    Daddy0 wrote:
    Don't like heights huh?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw
    10/10, would climb
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    To be honest I would be fine (and loving it) until I had to step outside the frame and climb up. At that point I'd probably want to speak to my Mum.
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  • Allez Mark
    Allez Mark Posts: 364
    This one puts the s***s up me
    http://youtu.be/4tDVVN6RhG0
  • daddy0
    daddy0 Posts: 686
    lostboysaint wrote:
    These are the guys though.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gLDYtH1RH-U

    Why did I watch this just after eating lunch? :shock:
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,811
    At least with the skyscrapers and radio masts, you can be reasonably confident that the thing you are holding on to is pretty sound. Less so on this trail through a Spanish gorge.

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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Friend of mine lives near there, they are now repairing it.
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  • mudcovered
    mudcovered Posts: 725
    Seajays wrote:
    Danny Macaskill: The Ridge (Isle of Skye)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_IQS3VKjA

    Wow 3m43s makes me feel physically sick just watching it... :shock: :mrgreen:
    I know what you mean. :) Oddly I didn't have that reaction watching it on the small screen of my phone but it kicked in bigtime when I watched the vid again on my TV.

    Mike
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    . I used to be really scared of heights but they don't really bother me any more. For my birthday I walked over the Milennium Dome, drank champagne up the Shard, drank cocktails and had dinner in the Oxo Tower and then went on the London Eye. At my highest I was about half of the height of the guys in the video. Those guys are cut from a different cloth.

    Those aren't exactly scary heights though - you might get vertigo looking down but you aren't going to think 'if I make a mistake now, I'm dead'. Exposed walks and scrambles in the Highlands are not really the same thing as quaffing Champagne in a tower block.
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Not interested in the STOOPIDTALLER commuter bike then?

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  • Mr_Cellophane
    Mr_Cellophane Posts: 690
    Daddy0 wrote:
    Don't like heights huh?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw
    There's no quick way down
    I think there is !
  • seajays
    seajays Posts: 331
    iPete wrote:
    Not interested in the STOOPIDTALLER commuter bike then?

    :shock: Mental.
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  • andy_s_t
    andy_s_t Posts: 106
    Daddy0 wrote:
    Don't like heights huh?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw

    Free climbing like those guys are doing is for macho idiots, and the fastest way to get fired over here. It's also not worth it, as double clipping doesn't take any more time if you know what you are doing. I climb masts and towers as part of my job, been to the top of virtually every broadcast structure in the country over the years. Rowridge is probably my personal favourite as it's in the middle of the Isle of Wight and the views are pretty stunning.
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Andy_S_T wrote:
    Daddy0 wrote:
    Don't like heights huh?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw

    Free climbing like those guys are doing is for macho idiots, and the fastest way to get fired over here. It's also not worth it, as double clipping doesn't take any more time if you know what you are doing..
    Does MastClimberRadar have free climbing debates like BikeRadar has helmet threads or LFGSS has brakeless threads?
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  • seajays
    seajays Posts: 331
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    Andy_S_T wrote:
    Daddy0 wrote:
    Don't like heights huh?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw

    Free climbing like those guys are doing is for macho idiots, and the fastest way to get fired over here. It's also not worth it, as double clipping doesn't take any more time if you know what you are doing..
    Does MastClimberRadar have free climbing debates like BikeRadar has helmet threads or LFGSS has brakeless threads?

    Well, you will notice he is wearing a helmet... 'cause when you plummet 1768ft to the ground, as long as you go head first you'll be fine. :lol:
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