You could not pay me enough to...

[Lethean]

I don't think I'm afraid of heights - the tower climb video was interesting to watch. That doesn't mean I'd do it though - it's one thing to watch and another to actually do it. It would be safety line all the way for me, even if it took twice as long.

[Herrick]

Image in OP almost gave me panic attack, damn. I start to panic only if my hand or leg get stuck somewhere, I would die of fear there

I couldn't even get into an MRI machine so the cave thing would be a definite no. I read a story years ago about a guy who got stuck fucking UPSIDE DOWN in a cave. He was hanging upside down for hours and eventually he died. Horrific and tragic.

[Orbert]

Yeah, that's the story that was linked upthread.

[Stadler]

I don't think I'm afraid of heights - the tower climb video was interesting to watch. That doesn't mean I'd do it though - it's one thing to watch and another to actually do it. It would be safety line all the way for me, even if it took twice as long.

No shit; did you watch the end part when he was standing on the light fixture and he was fumbling with his clip?  No hands?  I was yelling at my monitor:  "CLIP THE FUCKING ROPE ON!"   Haha. 

[Lethean]

I don't think I'm afraid of heights - the tower climb video was interesting to watch. That doesn't mean I'd do it though - it's one thing to watch and another to actually do it. It would be safety line all the way for me, even if it took twice as long.

No shit; did you watch the end part when he was staning on the light fixture and he was fumbling with his clip?  No hands?  I was yelling at my monitor:  "CLIP THE FUCKING ROPE ON!"   Haha.

I know!  Any small little thing could set you off balance (at least I think it could, maybe they'd disagree).   I wonder if they couldn't come up with some kind of rope device that stays on the tower - maybe several of them.  You're on the ground, you push a button or something, the rope gets lowered down (it's fixed to some point), you clip it on, climb up to meet it, then push a button for the next one to come down...  Then you're not constantly clipping and unclipping.  Maybe that would be too hard to implement, or too expensive.

[lordxizor]

I definitely wouldn't do anything that there was a greater than 1% chance I might die while doing it. Other than that, I absolutely hate the feeling of falling, but for the right price I could do a roller coaster or skydiving. If you could someone 100% guarantee my safety, there's not much a would do for a short time period for the right amount of money.

[MirrorMask]

I definitely wouldn't do anything that there was a greater than 1% chance I might die while doing it.

I wonder if, technically, driving a car would fall into this category or not.

[lordxizor]

I definitely wouldn't do anything that there was a greater than 1% chance I might die while doing it.

I wonder if, technically, driving a car would fall into this category or not.

Over the course of your entire life maybe. But not each individual car ride.

[ganpondorodf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS6g0_6K8-U

THE DUDE JUST KEPT GOING HIGHER


I think my balls may have receded into my body as I watched that.

"From here, it's just another 60 feet to the top!'

I literally had balls of sweat on my palms from that.   I can't put into words how hard that was to watch. 

(FYI, my one recurring nightmare - basically the only one I can ever remember having - is me on a staircase, with no walls or railings, up in the middle of the sky.  Picture perfect blue skies, with clouds above, below and around me, and a stiff breeze, and climbing a set of stairs like from an Escher drawing.)

I have a very similar recurring dream. The staircase in mine is massive though; each step is like 7 feet high so I have to haul my entire body up each one. It's horrible

[Snow Dog]

While we are on the subject of heights...

Zion National Park - Angel’s Landing. My wife and I love hiking and are willing to travel a good distance for some great views. Thrill seeking hikes, however, are not our thing as neither of us is keen on falling to our deaths. And toward the top, this hike has nearly 1000 foot drop offs on either side of a 2-3 foot wide in some places sandstone pathway. No fucking thanks. We opted for Observation Point instead. Higher, wider view of the canyon, and less sense you’re gonna slip and meet your demise as a grease stain across the rocks below.

Random footage of near the top:
https://youtu.be/jy6K0KoMrco

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Climbing the tallest chimney in Europe

Why do people voluntarily expose themselfs to the potential of being clumsy and fall to your death? I don't even trust myself enough to not stumble or drop something pretty much 2-5 times a week.

[ReaperKK]

They say everybody's got a price, but what is something or somethings you would absolutely never do, no matter how much money someone offered you?

For me it would be cave exploring, the kind where the passages are super narrow and it feels like you are getting stuck. I am typically not claustrophic, but knowing that one wrong turn can lead to you getting stuck and dying in some shitty cave in the dark. No way







What about you guys?

This is something I don't think I'd ever do, maybe in a controlled environment.

The first time anything like that picture freaked me out was watching the movie "The Descent" and near the beginning a girl gets stuck in a crawl space like that as the rocks around her are shifting. It made me so uneasy.

[The Walrus]

Climbing the tallest chimney in Europe

Why do people voluntarily expose themselfs to the potential of being clumsy and fall to your death? I don't even trust myself enough to not stumble or drop something pretty much 2-5 times a week.

I almost slipped in the shower last week, that would've been disastrous. Could never do this. 

[JayOctavarium]

Climbing the tallest chimney in Europe

Why do people voluntarily expose themselfs to the potential of being clumsy and fall to your death? I don't even trust myself enough to not stumble or drop something pretty much 2-5 times a week.

I'm light headed just watching this.

The girl is cute though... so worth it 

[Stadler]

Climbing the tallest chimney in Europe

Why do people voluntarily expose themselfs to the potential of being clumsy and fall to your death? I don't even trust myself enough to not stumble or drop something pretty much 2-5 times a week.

I'm light headed just watching this.

The girl is cute though... so worth it 

She is, but he's pretty douchey.  What's with the finger thing?        No matter how hot she is, I would pass on this.   I had to turn it off when he was walking on the little ledge at the last part.    It would have been perversely funny though, if they actually fell down INTO the chimney. 

[Phoenix87x]

As if just climbing it wasn't enough, here they go doing a tight rope walk across it     No thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1L0iFwB8_Y

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Climbing the tallest chimney in Europe

Why do people voluntarily expose themselfs to the potential of being clumsy and fall to your death? I don't even trust myself enough to not stumble or drop something pretty much 2-5 times a week.

I almost slipped in the shower last week, that would've been disastrous. Could never do this. 

Yea see that's the thing for me, I could probably get used to the height to some degree but trusting myself to not fuck up, no way! 

[TAC]

[wolfking]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS6g0_6K8-U

Job interview;

employer: "Thanks for coming in Jim"
Jim: "Sweet as bro"
employer: "So.........you cool to climb a 1700 foot tower with no safety harness at times?"
Jim: "Yeah mate"
employer: "When can you start?"

That 'stairway to heaven' antenna climb video terrifies me more than any horror movie I've ever seen...

Also this kind of stuff. There are tons of these videos, but this is every bit as hard to watch. Wouldn't do it for a billion dollars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgLiEJRFXc8

These people aren't quite right in the head.  This made me almost shit myself.

[wolfking]

This is a normal activity here in Australia mate. 

[TAC]

These people aren't quite right in the head.  This made me almost shit myself.

No kidding.

This is a normal activity here in Australia mate. 

You people are fucked up!

[wolfking]

Climbing the tallest chimney in Europe

Why do people voluntarily expose themselfs to the potential of being clumsy and fall to your death? I don't even trust myself enough to not stumble or drop something pretty much 2-5 times a week.

This is also fucking insane.  One bigger gust of wind and you lose your footing, you're done.  These videos are unreal, stupid and intriguing at the same time.

[wolfking]

You people are fucked up!

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the crocodiles!

[TAC]

You people are fucked up!

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the crocodiles!

Actually, I was speaking to the crocs!

[wolfking]

You people are fucked up!

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the crocodiles!

Actually, I was speaking to the crocs!

Oh, carry on then.

[Stadler]

Climbing the tallest chimney in Europe

Why do people voluntarily expose themselfs to the potential of being clumsy and fall to your death? I don't even trust myself enough to not stumble or drop something pretty much 2-5 times a week.

This is also fucking insane.  One bigger gust of wind and you lose your footing, you're done.  These videos are unreal, stupid and intriguing at the same time.

Admit it though; some of you thought "Thin the herd!"

[vtgrad]

Climbing the tallest chimney in Europe

Why do people voluntarily expose themselfs to the potential of being clumsy and fall to your death? I don't even trust myself enough to not stumble or drop something pretty much 2-5 times a week.

I'm light headed just watching this.

The girl is cute though... so worth it 

She is, but he's pretty douchey.  What's with the finger thing?        No matter how hot she is, I would pass on this.   I had to turn it off when he was walking on the little ledge at the last part.    It would have been perversely funny though, if they actually fell down INTO the chimney.

To me, Angel's Landing would be much easier mentally than this chimney climb... I think it's perspective.  On most natural formations, the climber deals with a "wall" (for lack of a better term) that has lines of weakness until you get to the summit and you have the views around you.  With these man-made structures (chimney, antenna, crane, etc) your perspective while climbing is very different because you have "thin" contact points with the surface you're climbing and the view is constantly in your peripheral.

The finger thing may be a relaxing and focusing technique... I'm guessing of course.  The apple or peach that he chucks at the end... there's some perspective for you; 14-15 seconds of free fall.  The climb down (in the dark) would be mentally exhausting for me personally.

As the first comment for the "Stairway to Heaven" video says, the guy must have massive upper body strength to be able to drag those massive balls up that structure.

[nobloodyname]

Add me to the list: that cave picture makes me feel a little tight-chested. I couldn't even go on the submarine sat alongside Intrepid in New York when we were there a few weeks ago. And I had to turn around while climbing up the stairs to the bridge on Intrepid, too, going against the one-way system. Panic sets in, especially when I feel like control is being taken out of my hands.

Not great with heights when free-standing although I love flying and adore being in a light aircraft (my only real ambition is to learn to fly). Always strange, that one

[TempusVox]

The tower climbing thing is almost too much to even watch. No way.

https://wirelessestimator.com/content/fatalities

3 guys fell 1000' just in September. Hell no!

[ReaperKK]

I'm not afraid of height in normal circumstances but I'd have to be a lot of money to climb any sort of tower.