Has anyone.......

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:00 am

.....done any absailing??:-6

It's something I would like to try:D

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:11 am

What's that Fuzzy? Is it like parasailing?:)

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:52 am

sorry not seen my abs in years :-3

SuzyB · Post by **SuzyB** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:08 am

pinkchick;662436 wrote: .....done any absailing??:-6

It's something I would like to try:D

Never done it and never will, fear of heights and all that

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:12 am

I have such a level of vertigo that standing a foot off the ground makes me shudder. Climbing onto a chair terrifies me. I tried once to break it by going to an abseiling centre in Holloway, booking an instructor and spending an afternoon throwing myself off their thirty foot edge with a rope round me. Oddly enough it worked. It allowed me to trust the equipment sufficiently to drag my mind away from the terror and concentrate on the mechanics. I qualified at the local climbing centre here - climbing and belaying instead of just lowering myself - a while later. I still have vertigo but I can, finally, cross the suspension bridge instead of driving round through the centre of town. All the symptoms of clenching up and breaking into a cold sweat are still there but I can do it.

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:00 am

Wendy, you are a blight. Here I am exposing myself and all you can do is laugh.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:24 am

Spot, you are the King of the Mountain!

Abseiling, I had to look it up. Here it is called rappelling. I have never tried it, I would like to roller skate though..................

SouthAPT · Post by **SouthAPT** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:28 am

I've never done it but I think I would like to try it. Isn't it dangerous though?

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:37 am

It depends on how you're connected to the rope. If you've a harness and karabiners then letting go still leaves enough friction to take you down in a controlled way. If you just wrap the rope round your groin and shoulder then you need to be more careful.

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:58 am

Thanks for your input guys. I've had this notion to do it for quite a while. I'd like to try and raise some money for charity I think:)

Spot - I'm so proud of you for overcoming your fear:-6

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:14 am

Wendybird;662602 wrote: Hey pc it is a great way of raising money for charity. The last time I did it I got sponsored over £500.00!

Hey Bird:) That's amazing;) Well done you

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:25 pm

spot;662508 wrote: I have such a level of vertigo that standing a foot off the ground makes me shudder. Climbing onto a chair terrifies me. I tried once to break it by going to an abseiling centre in Holloway, booking an instructor and spending an afternoon throwing myself off their thirty foot edge with a rope round me. Oddly enough it worked. It allowed me to trust the equipment sufficiently to drag my mind away from the terror and concentrate on the mechanics. I qualified at the local climbing centre here - climbing and belaying instead of just lowering myself - a while later. I still have vertigo but I can, finally, cross the suspension bridge instead of driving round through the centre of town. All the symptoms of clenching up and breaking into a cold sweat are still there but I can do it.

That's how I overcame my fear of flying... it's best just to face it head on.

You'll love it, PinkChick!

I like that idea about raising money for charity, WendyBird... I might just use that, in fact.