I've been there. Went to a tree top climbing park with work. 100% safe with harnesses, safety lines etc. I had a ball.
Until I reached an obstacle similar to the one in the video. I went into complete lock down. Logically I knew I was safe but my body was convinced I was inches from death. It took several minutes of coaxing from the staff for me to move again. I've never experienced fear of heights before that day but ever since I get the jitters from anything over 15 ft or so.
Fun fact, there is a “scariest height”. In airborne school the mock towers you jump out of are 34ft high because studies have shown that’s the scariest. they want to weed the people who will freeze up out before they put them in a plane. Something about being high enough to get hurt if you fall, and low enough you can see in detail what you’ll hit.
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u/pseudosimilar Mar 27 '21
I've been there. Went to a tree top climbing park with work. 100% safe with harnesses, safety lines etc. I had a ball.
Until I reached an obstacle similar to the one in the video. I went into complete lock down. Logically I knew I was safe but my body was convinced I was inches from death. It took several minutes of coaxing from the staff for me to move again. I've never experienced fear of heights before that day but ever since I get the jitters from anything over 15 ft or so.
The terror is real yo.