Not terrified - I have a long history of enjoying hiking on cliff ledges, taking soaring lessons, etc. But my brain certainly reacts very strongly when I put myself in those positions - I can feel my brain very strongly telling me “this is not a good place to be.” And I don’t mind that, as that tells me my brain is functioning as it should. However, I have been able and willing to push past that, with reasonable safety precautions, and enjoy the views from the edge or on high.
Only if I’m not wearing a parachute. Then I’m not terrified; just a little “skeered.”
Afraid of heights is GOOD common sense of knowing DEATH is close by. 
El Sendero Luminoso is where Brad Gobright died in a climbing accident. I’m not scared of heights, but terrified of falling.
Yep, and he was a seasoned expert too!
Like that little Chinese fella who would hang off skyscrapers for the video lulz, to get bux to pay for his sick mum’s meds or something.
Was hanging from his fingertips, no spotter or any backup, lost his grip and went splat. Not 1000 floors below or anything, just a landing a few floors below, but enough to get all busted up good inside. He dead.
I imagine that was better’n going for the duration, ie, falling a full minute or so, knowing every second on the way down before you go splat that you’re gonna pop like a water-balloon once you hit the pavement. Ecch.
“Are You Terrified Of Heights?”
no.
i enjoy looking at them
from a safe location.
If I feel confident in my gear or situation no. However, it’s frequent that I am not and have that “fight or flight” feeling. For example, on a second floor roof that is steep and I don’t have good footing and have to work near the edge, or even walking out on that clear observation box in the Sear’s tower (or whatever it is called now that it was bought out).
I’m curious… do people that are afraid of heights get nervous on airplane flights?
I remember an ep of the “CSI” with Sinise, how they went out on the tippytop of the ESB through this little hatch, where they had to hook a “leash” to a railing that went completely around. Like nothing below until you’d hit the observation deck.
I could just imagine someone chaining the hatch shut once you’re out there. How tf would you you be able to get back in??
Falling isn’t the issue, it doesn’t do anything but raise your adrenaline for a few moments.
It’s the sudden stop that is the issue.
Six Flags over Georgia is nearly 40 miles from Stone Mountain park, but, it’s been a many, many years, right ?
I grew up close enough to Six Flags, that as a teenager we got season passes. I can remember going on days where there were no lines, and just walking off the Scream Machine or the Mind Bender, and getting right back on. Sometimes 10 rides in a row. So, no, that kind of height is not terrifying to me, it’s just fun.
I’ve always wanted to skydive at least once, but my wife doesn’t think that sounds like fun, so I might never get around to it.
Like my dad used to say when we were 30 feet off the ground on a 10/12 roof: “Don’t worry about falling. The ground will stop you.”
Woah!
scary or what! Skater doing a "Tail Stall" waaaay up there! Gives me goosebumps just looking at it.
I bet climbing this would feel awesome!
Also, you bounce better when you are young.
I’d heard somewhere that the absolute terror of falling to what is obviously going to be your certain death is so powerful, that most of the time the person falling has a heart attack and dies before striking the ground. I wonder how true that is…
If my job required me to do this, I’d be OK with it… but the 2 hook method is so very slow. I wouldn’t mind using a sliding hook with built-in spring loaded clamp, and then have a light parachute pack to wear just in case of unforeseen slippage. Given how little time there is to pull it open, I expect some leg fractures will likely happen… but better to live.
"Are you terrified of heights?"
I used to be. But not recently. Because suddenly I am too busy being wary of non-nefarious unregistered meat vans: foxnews.com/us/man-unregistered-meat-van-massachusetts-police