Scared of heights?

[Ako Si Jamie]

I wonder if they'll get a visit from health & safety inspectors

MALAGA - SPAIN



Walking the plank

MOUNT HUASHAN - CHINA

[joebloggs]

i heard the building trade had been hit harder than the UK in Spain , but thats a

i'm scared of anything above 6ft
thou my misses is fearless, no probs her going up 30ft to clear the gutters in her flip flops

[Ako Si Jamie]

I'm scared of anything higher than the 3rd step on a stepladder.

[Tawi2]

I am not scared of heights,did both my ankles,damaged my knee and my collar-bone in a bit of a height related accident once,the only problem with cliffs is standing on the edge theres a feeling as if you want to jump and fly/glide,anyone else ever get that feeling?

[Ako Si Jamie]

Never got that close to a cliff edge and never will.

[Terpe]

.......the only problem with cliffs is standing on the edge theres a feeling as if you want to jump and fly/glide,anyone else ever get that feeling?

Me too. I'm really not comfortable with heights. I don't feel like actually jumping, but I always imagine myself doing so, in slow motion.
Must be some deep hidden meaning.

[mickcant]

If I even watch a film with heights my testicals retract into my body with fear
Let alone get near the edge of anything high up.

Mick.

[Terpe]

........my testicals retract into my body with fear

Couple of lumps in the throat then Mick

[Englishman2010]

In my younger days I've flown Microlights, took flying lessons in Cessna's, even jumped out of a few planes from 12000 feet, driven supercars on and off the track at very high speeds and climbed a few mountains in India with footpaths like the ones on your video's. Nothing used to scare me, but since I've had kids I've calmed down and the most dangerous thing I do now is dating Filipina's

[Arthur Little]

Despite my surname, I'm 6ft tall ... yet admit to being scared of heights!

[Arthur Little]

... anyone else ever get that feeling?

... yes ... often!

[Arthur Little]

It's the "pull" of gravity ... or so I'm led to believe!

[mindanao]

the most dangerous thing I do now is dating Filipina's

why is that so Englishman???? i believe the feelings is ecstatic, flying high to nowhere

[Sim11UK]

Yes I think most get that urge of wanting to jump?...I haven't done it though, as I'm writing this.

[Tawi2]

I haven't done it though, as I'm writing this.

You could be BASE-11UK

[Sim11UK]

You could be BASE-11UK

[stevewool]

the highest i have been is sears tower in toronto with a glass floor that was strange, love to go to the grand canyon with the glass walkway one day that would be fun

[Terpe]

the highest i have been is sears tower in toronto with a glass floor that was strange..................

Waaahhh!, I remember that
Even though I knew it was safe, and everyone else was walking on it, I really felt very uncomfortable. Took me ages to actually get on it

[stevewool]

we did the walk across the metal frams like tightrope walking so funny and when we looked round loads more was doing it

[Englishman2010]

the highest i have been is sears tower in toronto with a glass floor that was strange, love to go to the grand canyon with the glass walkway one day that would be fun

I saw a TV programme about how they made the glass platform over the canyon, it looks awesome, I'd love to go there too. I was lucky enough to go up to the top of the WTC in 1992, I didn't really think anything of it at the time, but after 9/11 I found myself looking at my photo's of the Manhattan skyline and realising how much it had dominated the skyline.

I'm sure there is a walkway of some sorts at Taipai 101 which I believe is currently the worlds tallest building, until the Burj Tower in Dubai is completed (I'm sure someone will correct me if my facts are wrong). Flying into Dubai, the Burj Tower construction site is very impressive, it stands about twice as tall as anything else in the city. I wonder how long it will take until someone base jumps off the top of the Burj

[stevewool]

my son was up there in his uncles office a few days before they came down so so sad amazing places they were standing out on top just watching the world go by,

[KeithD]

I stood near here on a previous visit... around 5000ft to the Colorado at the bottom!!! When I was there it was winter and I was standing on snow at the edge .... no railings ....



I thought this was funny.... talk about forcing the kid to go first

[joebloggs]

I stood near here on a previous visit... around 5000ft to the Colorado at the bottom!!! When I was there it was winter and I was standing on snow at the edge .... no railings ....


I thought this was funny.... talk about forcing the kid to go first

i wouldn't go , i dont trust the misses, she could say i slipped

[Tawi2]

I wonder how long it will take until someone base jumps off the top of the Burj

Already been done

[stevewool]

Already been done

is she wearing any pants i have tried to zoom in but have to switch over to another page everytime emma walks past , so i have gave up

[Ako Si Jamie]

I saw a TV programme about how they made the glass platform over the canyon, it looks awesome, I'd love to go there too. I was lucky enough to go up to the top of the WTC in 1992, I didn't really think anything of it at the time, but after 9/11 I found myself looking at my photo's of the Manhattan skyline and realising how much it had dominated the skyline.

I'm sure there is a walkway of some sorts at Taipai 101 which I believe is currently the worlds tallest building, until the Burj Tower in Dubai is completed (I'm sure someone will correct me if my facts are wrong). Flying into Dubai, the Burj Tower construction site is very impressive, it stands about twice as tall as anything else in the city. I wonder how long it will take until someone base jumps off the top of the Burj

I saw that programme too about the Grand Canyon walkway too. Was on Discovery about a year ago I think.

As for Base Jumping, saw this documentary about one of the best base jumpers in the world on YouTube not long ago. He's jumped off the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio amongst others. I'd imagine he's planning on doing the Burj at some point. I'll try and find it.

[Tawi2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bX61mYcZOw

[Tawi2]

is she wearing any pants

Festive red thong

[Ako Si Jamie]

Basejumper, Jeb Corliss' documentary. It's in 5 parts. For the other parts click the links at the bottom of this post. It's well worth watching.



Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNvTt...eature=related

Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXcbd...eature=related

Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2360p...eature=related

Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4_7I...eature=related

[Ako Si Jamie]

This is the master climber, Dan Osman, rock climbing at speed without any ropes. Watch what he does at 1:10

Unfortunately Dan was killed in a base jump around 1998. R.I.P.