Afraid of heights?
 

Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley ? possibly Yosemite's most familiar sight. The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor.

The park estimates that about 50,000 hikers use the cable handrails to climb Half Dome each year.

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news...e.Hiker.Death/

http://crd.lbl.gov/~dhbailey/photos/dhb-half-dome.jpg

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wowwwwwwwww

everything has it's risks - some more than others. Just cos there's a cable and wooden steps, I reckon a big chunk of those 50k/yr think there's little danger....and the guy that died was one of them

That's pretty cool, will have to go there one day :thumbsup

As a child I was deathly afraid of heights. We lived in a 2 story house and even going down the stairs bothered me.

When I was 14 my family climed Ayers Rock in Australia and I was forced to join them, otherwise I would be left behind with relatives I didnt know very well. It was terrifying at first but once I got going, I kept going and by the time I got to the top my fear of heights had vanished. From that day on I had zero fear of heights. Very weird. lol

Yeah i don't think i'll be attempting that anytime soon... :Oh crap

been up it once, a lot more dangerous that people assume

Or you can do it this way...


http://dregenwar.files.wordpress.com...skyscraper.jpg

I'm afraid of "unnatural/man-made heights"... On top of a mountain I feel at home.

These are the only kind of half domes I'd be willing to climb..


http://www.planetperplex.com/img/fake_illusion_cn.jpg

I would definitely do that, but with my legs the way that they are with this leg disability it would be a stupid idea. I'd end up killing myself, but if it wasn't for that I would do that.

Yah I totally agree on ya there :winkwink:

The one and ONLY video you need to see to flip yourself out



Even if you don't watch the whole thing, watch from 1:00 to 1:20 ;)

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That vid was amazing. It reminded me a little of the speed climber guy on BBC`s Top Gear who raced Clarkson in an Audi.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HkYK1lGdpHY

The guy was nuts -
Sadly is no more... died on his final ever jump when his ropes crossed and melted..

Seeing the "safety" measures on that pic, it amazes me so many people climb it.

I mean, 2 ropes, and some wooden shit to walk on, between it: NOTHING.

Im sure IM not gonna be doing that on my trip later on.

Maybe they should install an elevator ;)
The incline isn't as steep as it looks in the first picture.

Think about it, it's the USA, leader in litigation: if it was too dangerous, you wouldn't be able to do it ;)

Amazing stuff. Just been reading about him...sad what happened. This truly is an extreme danger sport. The Top Gear guy was this guy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Houlding

Thats actually what amazed me the most.

Rope swinging is that dangerous. You just have to cycle your ropes - I mean, that's what dynamic rope is built for. You need to get the angle of swing correct, to ensure that your freefall is on a slight arc etc.

No doubt he knew exactly what he was doing, but these things happen, I guess.

BTW, the wikipedia page for Leo Houlding says that he's climbed the 'Angel of the North'

If you're not aware of what it is, or want to see what it looks like, I've got a friend who has done it:

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...-top-man-1.jpg

Aaaaaand...one reason not to climb it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090614/...te_hiker_death

ick, I'd never even attempt it.. I'm totally terrified of heights.

That would be so awesome,nice pix

would love to do that!!

WTF? hat guy's not human. He can't be

I'll leave it to those who are better at killing themselves.

Woah, killer thread.

Cue the Spiderman theme song, please.

that's is fucking unreal :pimp

too risky!

Oh shit!
I just remembered this.
OK, so if you think the OP was bad, check this out, in spain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caminito_del_Rey

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/13...12434be4b8.jpg

I would like to visit that place

Holy fucking shit!