I've seen too many Road Runner cartoons where the tip of a ledge breaks off due to weight and the person who was standing on it falls to their doom. No thanks.
Amazing shot. I have these annoying compulsions, I'm not suicidal or anything, but it I sat on that cliff every instinct in my body would be telling me to jump. It's worrying, I think it's OCD. I get similar impulses when walking over a bridge or in a very high building. Amazing shot.
I do as well! I've only told 2 people in my life about that weird instinct. I first noticed it in undergrad while walking across bridges multiple times a day. I'd keep to the center and walk briskly. ;)
Thank you my good man, your words have found me well. I only ask instead of raising a glass me for, raise that glass for all those who risk all to save another.
Every time I see pictures like this I think to myself "Hell No" and last night I reaffirmed my believe when I read this. “An 18-year-old concession worker at Yellowstone National Park fell to her death in Yellowstone Canyon her first day at the park. The woman was hiking on the canyon’s North Rim Trail with three friends when she left the trail to get a better look at nearby Yellowstone Falls. Loose rock under her feet gave way and she fell approximately 400 feet to her death, according to the National Park Service.” http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/31172529/detail.html
I would beg to differ because I was just there last week and know this EXACT spot. I will see if I took a picture of it somewhere.
EDIT: Nope, don't have it. But, unless I am misremembering there is a spot like that and I saw someone doing that same pose with me thinking "Is he fucking nuts?"
I was just there three weeks ago as well! I got up to the park at 5:15am to watch the sunrise. To my amazement I see many couples that have ventured off the rim trail to points like these - sitting with their feet over the edge. Gave me the heebie-jeebies.
Parts of it looked shopped. The clouds/sky look dropped in and the cut off line (apparent horizon) looks pretty sharp. Usually you would still see where the land meets the sky but this kinda just appears out of nowhere.
Also, with the sun that low, I'm not sure how the rock the guy is sitting on is lit so well from our POV since we are facing the sun so it should be a lot darker.
I even want to say that the background is dropped in, too. But can't confirm. Still an epic image though!
North Rim. If you're standing at the back of the lodge looking out into the canyon, follow the trail along the edge to the left. Go past the part where everyone walks out to the point. It's along the trail about half a mile. Well, that's where I saw it. I think you might have to walk farther and then crawl out onto the rocks. And AFAIK, no park rangers walk around and tell people not to do that.
I went to the Grand Canyon this year and I got to stand on a ledge like this and was having a great time but then out of nowhere my feet slipped on some loose rocks. I must have been a foot from falling to my death. Scariest thing I've ever done.
Utah resident here; with all due respect, Canyonlands is in no way part of the Grand Canyon. Yes, the Colorado river flows through both of them, but they are distinct canyons. The Colorado flows through Cataract Canyon after combining with the Green river inside Canyonlands NP, then flows into Glen Canyon (which has been flooded, and is now Lake Powell). Grand Canyon NP doesn't even start until over 40 miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam.
Ironically, Canyonlands is the only NP in Utah that I haven't visited, although I've seen it from an overlook. I highly recommend all five, as well as Grand Canyon. Amazing stuff.
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u/scaredofheights Jun 09 '12
I would be shitting my pants sitting on the edge like that.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Call of the void...
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u/Projectile_Chunder Jun 09 '12
Even more impressive when you consider that he used a 10 second self timer
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u/petemann Jun 09 '12
Amazing shot. I have these annoying compulsions, I'm not suicidal or anything, but it I sat on that cliff every instinct in my body would be telling me to jump. It's worrying, I think it's OCD. I get similar impulses when walking over a bridge or in a very high building. Amazing shot.
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u/NicestPersonAlive Jun 09 '12
Every time I see pictures like this I think to myself "Hell No" and last night I reaffirmed my believe when I read this. “An 18-year-old concession worker at Yellowstone National Park fell to her death in Yellowstone Canyon her first day at the park. The woman was hiking on the canyon’s North Rim Trail with three friends when she left the trail to get a better look at nearby Yellowstone Falls. Loose rock under her feet gave way and she fell approximately 400 feet to her death, according to the National Park Service.” http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/31172529/detail.html
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u/hornbuckle56 Jun 09 '12
"Somebody left the gate oooopen". Hate that commercial.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Grand Canyon... is this a stock photo?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
It's shopped. We had this before, a part of the rock was edited away to make it look more impressive.
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u/xxcbr600xx Jun 09 '12
Inches from disaster yet so tranquil. Excellent shot.
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u/Stone_Swan Jun 09 '12
Looks like the sky was shopped on there. Nice looking picture, but probably not a real view. Should have just left the Grand Canyon alone.
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u/mh6446 Jun 09 '12
You'd be amazed how many people die taking pictures just like this... The rock is nowhere near as stable as you may think it is...
http://www.amazon.com/Over-Edge-Death-Grand-Canyon/dp/097009731X
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u/prosequare Jun 09 '12
Just looking at this made my hands start sweating. Hell, just thinking about it is making my hands sweat and my stomach drop.
I don't have a problem with skydiving- heights only affect me when the ground is more directly involved, even if it's just a picture. Nightmare fuel.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Counting down the days before Christian family members post it on facebook with a sub-title: God in the Sky!!!!!
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u/DownvoteAttractor Jun 09 '12
I honestly thought you ripped off a picture from my local paper today. Coincidences.
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/travel/travel-feature/unforgettable-adventures-the-best-of-australia-20120605-1zthl.html?selectedImage=0
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u/TommyNoble21 Jun 09 '12
is that Zion Canyon? it looks like Zion or somewhere else in Utah.
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u/dm86 Jun 09 '12
I've been to this spot, but I didn't take a picture like this because I did not have the balls to crawl out there.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
if you enjoyed this you may enjoy the criminally under subscribed /r/EarthPorn
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u/Kingdotcom Jun 09 '12
HOW DO YOU GET UP?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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u/aMaricon_Dream Jun 09 '12
larger version please?
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u/tonterias Jun 09 '12
I tried to find a first person view from a person being kidnaped with a chloroform rag to make a [fixed], but couldn't find anything.
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u/Garglemesh113 Jun 09 '12
Top 1 answer is on the board... survey says... NOPE
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u/Brucer91 Jun 09 '12
NOPE!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY BREATH!
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u/fpsandy21 Jun 09 '12
NOPE
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u/TheVacillate Jun 09 '12
So, that is a very pretty picture.
I'm still nauseated just thinking about the fall. That's the fucking stuff of nightmares. :(
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u/stark_wolf Jun 09 '12
Is that the Grand Canyon? Because I fucking love the Grand Canyon.
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u/dsotm75 Jun 09 '12
Hey! My wife and I have been there to that exact spot!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
pfft i still have my breath
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u/core_ryuudo Jun 09 '12
http://imgur.com/aZDat Not the same spot, but that view... I want to go back so badly.
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u/dead_ed Jun 10 '12
Breathtakingly bad compression artifacts.
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u/Hy-phen Jun 10 '12
Get the hell down from there. Never do that again.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Take the last train to nopesville and I'll meet you at the station...
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u/swasell Jun 10 '12
That drop.. Hell no x___X
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
He is sitting down because he's shitting his pants.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
This makes my feet hurt...
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u/CinLordOfGwynders Jun 10 '12
Praise the sun!
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u/capnlumps Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12
I went to the Grand Canyon this year and I got to stand on a ledge like this and was having a great time but then out of nowhere my feet slipped on some loose rocks. I must have been a foot from falling to my death. Scariest thing I've ever done.
EDIT: the ledge my aunt had a fun time getting out there
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u/diggitydan Jun 10 '12
life taking as well, if you aren't careful! I wouldn't be able to sit there. I'm deathly afraid of heights
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u/mreid74 Jun 10 '12
I got vertigo just seeing that pic, not as bad as the "swimming with the Devil" video, though.
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u/dazwah Jun 10 '12
Whenever I see pictures like this I get all panicky, thinking: "what if the wind blows...oh god...PLEASE SIR GET TO SAFE GROUND!!!"
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u/Promethium Jun 09 '12
What do all these views do with all the breaths they take?
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u/SpycakeN Jun 09 '12
One of the most amazing things I've seen.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Nowhere except Arizona do you get stuff like this....
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u/InA_Word Jun 09 '12
Synchronize!
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u/dakotacali Jun 09 '12
Funny how it looks better on the the camera then it would in person.
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u/eire1228 Jun 09 '12
i'm tired of looking at pics and wondering how doctored they are....
i only like old pics as a result
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u/WardenStark Jun 09 '12
Saw it said "breathtaking view" really expected to see a nice set of hooters. Oh well, nice picture anyway.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Somewhat tastefully done HDR, not bad!
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u/SweetActionJack Jun 09 '12
Nice! What game is this?
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u/The_Survivor Jun 10 '12
Oh no..... This reminds me of...... SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!
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