Vertigo

[kevplumb]

I went up a similar structure, a tower / folly type thing, it's not particualrly high, perhaps 100ft, it was a pretty bright day and blustery day, the wispy clouds were moving rapidly overhead, and I swear the tower was moving with 'em. I honestly nearly threw up.

know what you mean eddie used to work up stacks years ago

as namsag says suddenly you hear the voice

dunno whose tho

 

[namsag]

Wait till you do the see saw ride of the side of the stratosphere tower in vegas 1100 feet up and you shoot off at around 20mph. . Then the other ride shoots you a further 100 odd feet up

 

[WDIK]

JohnD, gapping gill is a 200ft pothole, somewhat difficult to walk down
until recently the single most deep pothole in britain, till they excavated titan.

prior eldon hole was the second deepest.

I did eldon several times, 180ft if memory serves me

I tried to take up rock climbing, but I suffered from agrophobia, I became gripped when exposed to wide open space.

so i took up potholing, because i couldnt grasp the enormity due to the dark.

eldon was a good abseil but a 30 min bitch to get out of and in broad daylight.

using SRT single rope technique via asecenders, the rope at that distance was stretching 10ft at every move

 

[joe-90]

and you shoot off at around 20mph.

Sounds like my sorta fun.

 

[empip]

Looks like these 'Jacks' have half as many planks as Fred (used !!)

Well worth a read at THE LANCASHIRE STEEPLEJACK Forum
Notice the sledgehammer? - Just about the opposite to a balance pole I'd have thought ! Oooops !

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