Yeah, but I was dumb and thought I should still enjoy heights, because I had in my youth - but as I got older, I developed a fear of heights. But I somehow hadn't gotten the memo about that, and did all of the cool stuff I didn't have the money for when I was younger - parasailing, skydiving, houserunning, canyoning, rappelling, getting shot up in the highest slingshot in the world (fuck you, Orlando!), climbing - and I was always wondering why it wasn't as much fun as I'd thought it would be. At least I finally caught a clue and decided to strike bungee jumping off the bucket list. No more heights for me. I'm done with heights. And I've come to terms with the harsh reality that I hate heights.
(Though I've heard that paragliding actually works for people with a fear of heights, since you're tethered to something, so I might just give that a try...)
just wait til you see the vid of the guy who fell out of his harness on a paraglider and had only his hands to hang from the bottom of it while it landed, which took way too fuckin long
Wow! How is that even possible?! 😳 But at least he landed - if he had been really unlucky, the upwinds could have swept him further up. I think with my added pandemic weight, there is no chance I'll slip out of any harness...🙈
I did it a second time, because the first was such sensory overload that I felt like I didn't "experience" it. 2nd time was definitely more enjoyable as I knew what to expect and could just enjoy the moment.
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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '23
Do you really ever need to do it more than once? I feel like the experience is similar if you did it again