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fordzilla1 · 08-21-2007, 10:25 PM

that is awesome rite there

BGGruff · 08-22-2007, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by 62PYRO

I'm not afraid of heights,just a VERY healthy respect for them.My 8 year old daughter went on a ride this weekend in Idaho that takes you up 14 stories (140 feet) slowly,then releases you for a freefall until the brakes come on.

panic plunge

Yea I rode the Stratosphere in Vegas. The building by itself is around 1100' tall then you get shot up on the needle which is around another 100'. It is a blast being that high above the ground. You can see for miles!

John Deere · 08-22-2007, 07:46 AM

Well guys its not the fall that kills you. Its that sudden STOP!!!

jbrandt · 08-22-2007, 05:30 PM

I used to be deathly afraid of heights. Then I started rock climbing. go figure! started in the gym, then transfered outside. Now I have no problems hanging 400+ feet up with nothing but a rope and a few pieces of gear. But, if you're not at least to SOME degree scared of heights, there's something wrong with you. That's how I stay alive on the face of a 1800' rock. The fear keeps you in line and alive. If I wasn't at least a little scared, I'd do something stupid and no one could read my super profound posts anymore ('cause I'd be very, very short - and dead).

andres-tavares · 08-22-2007, 06:01 PM

i take this picture when i was in canada .... CN tower .... really nice glass floor lol

we got a really nice view there too

'D' · 08-22-2007, 09:48 PM

That is an awesome picture!!
Though there is no way in he!! that you could pay me enough to go up that high (even if it is enclosed).

My mom's boyfriend climbs, builds, and maintenance the lovely towers that we all use for cell phones and other various electronic uses.

He says that he is tethered and the toughest part of his job was the very first climb up.

I have a lot of respect for people who do jobs like that. I am too chicken to climb up to the roof of my house so anything further to me is just insane.

I have ridden the Tower of Doom here at our local Elitch Gardens. The view was incredible but the trip back down was something else.

My younger brother had to help me off of the ride, my legs would not hold me.

DeaDShorT · 08-24-2007, 07:26 AM

No time to think about heights working on elevators. I've worked on the high-rise stuff downtown and some temporary construction lifts on the outside of newly constructed buildings...you know the rickety not so well closed in stuff that sounds like a freight train going up and down.

I had a real scare out at the Denver Airport when I first got in the trade. I had a temporary platform I was working off of in the shaft break loose and almost dump me 5 floors.

ColquittCustom405 · 08-24-2007, 09:20 AM

Those rivets are straight as an Arrow!

cotharyus · 08-24-2007, 09:54 AM

I don't mind heights as long as I'm standing on something solid - but it's all I want to do to climb a ladder leaned against the side of a house. When I was doing a lot of sailing, I used to spend hours while the boat was under way on a bosons chair run half to 3/4 of the way up the main mast, which on the boat I spent the most time on was about 65 feet over the water. I got called crazy more than most people, but it was a blast. Even more fun was winching back to the deck while under way, if the boat was healed over - you'd winch down to the water, then start swinging until you could grab someone who was on (and tied to) the deck. If a big wave came along, you'd get wet.

chivas72 · 08-24-2007, 09:55 AM

LAst summer my daughter and i went out to cedar point to experience this

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/38679/...rill_dragster/

420 feet

120 miles per hour in 4 seconds

FrankyRizzo · 08-24-2007, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColquittCustom405

Those rivets are straight as an Arrow!

From the day when stuff was built right.

08-24-2007, 09:55 AM	#30
chivas72 RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: I live Here Posts: 1,218	summer 2006 LAst summer my daughter and i went out to cedar point to experience this http://www.metacafe.com/watch/38679/...rill_dragster/ 420 feet 120 miles per hour in 4 seconds

08-21-2007, 10:25 PM	#21
fordzilla1 Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tearin down a dirt road, rebel flag a flyin, coon dog in the back, truck bed loaded down with beer. Posts: 167	that is awesome rite there

08-22-2007, 07:46 AM	#23
John Deere Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 564	Well guys its not the fall that kills you. Its that sudden STOP!!!

08-22-2007, 05:30 PM	#24
jbrandt Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 338	I used to be deathly afraid of heights. Then I started rock climbing. go figure! started in the gym, then transfered outside. Now I have no problems hanging 400+ feet up with nothing but a rope and a few pieces of gear. But, if you're not at least to SOME degree scared of heights, there's something wrong with you. That's how I stay alive on the face of a 1800' rock. The fear keeps you in line and alive. If I wasn't at least a little scared, I'd do something stupid and no one could read my super profound posts anymore ('cause I'd be very, very short - and dead).

08-22-2007, 06:01 PM	#25
andres-tavares Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On the trail Posts: 668	i take this picture when i was in canada .... CN tower .... really nice glass floor lol we got a really nice view there too

08-22-2007, 09:48 PM	#26
'D' Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the mountains Posts: 24	That is an awesome picture!! Though there is no way in he!! that you could pay me enough to go up that high (even if it is enclosed). My mom's boyfriend climbs, builds, and maintenance the lovely towers that we all use for cell phones and other various electronic uses. He says that he is tethered and the toughest part of his job was the very first climb up. I have a lot of respect for people who do jobs like that. I am too chicken to climb up to the roof of my house so anything further to me is just insane. I have ridden the Tower of Doom here at our local Elitch Gardens. The view was incredible but the trip back down was something else. My younger brother had to help me off of the ride, my legs would not hold me.

08-24-2007, 07:26 AM	#27
DeaDShorT RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brighton Posts: 1,015	No time to think about heights working on elevators. I've worked on the high-rise stuff downtown and some temporary construction lifts on the outside of newly constructed buildings...you know the rickety not so well closed in stuff that sounds like a freight train going up and down. I had a real scare out at the Denver Airport when I first got in the trade. I had a temporary platform I was working off of in the shaft break loose and almost dump me 5 floors.

08-24-2007, 09:20 AM	#28
ColquittCustom405 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 7,420	Those rivets are straight as an Arrow!

08-24-2007, 09:54 AM	#29
cotharyus Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mid TN Posts: 411	I don't mind heights as long as I'm standing on something solid - but it's all I want to do to climb a ladder leaned against the side of a house. When I was doing a lot of sailing, I used to spend hours while the boat was under way on a bosons chair run half to 3/4 of the way up the main mast, which on the boat I spent the most time on was about 65 feet over the water. I got called crazy more than most people, but it was a blast. Even more fun was winching back to the deck while under way, if the boat was healed over - you'd winch down to the water, then start swinging until you could grab someone who was on (and tied to) the deck. If a big wave came along, you'd get wet.

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